A Sunday storm blew through the Washington region and knocked the top off a building on 4th and H NE. A work stop order offers a clue that something might not have been right there.

1. September 8 Storm blows through DC, knocks down building

In the wake of 17 year-old Amber Stanley's murder during a home invasion her Kettering neighbors wonder if this was a random act they should fear or a targeted killing. Prince George's County police assure people the killer wasn't looking for just anyone. Beyond that, they need help from those same neighbors.

2. September 10 Community Meeting on Amber Stanley Murder

DC Council Member Michael Brown had more than $113,000 go missing from his campaign fund. His campaign pins the blame on former treasurer Hakim Sutton. At a time when the mayor is under investigation for a shadow campaign, could a similar strategy have been afoot for Brown? The council member answered the question and bolted the podium.

3. September 11 Michael Brown's Campaign Finance Questions

For 90 years, a 40-foot cross has stood in Bladensburg has honored the 49 Prince George's County soldiers who died fighting in World War I. That cross now sits on public land surrounded by state highways where 450 and route 1 merge. Fred Edwords has asked the American Humanist Association to intervene and try to get the cross, arguing it' sides with Christianity, moved from such a public space. The local American Legion is up-in-arms.

4. September 14 Bladensburg's Peace Cross Controversy

Visit Chinatown the night of a Washington Capitals game and you'll see a sea of red jerseys not just in the arena but at the bars and taverns around the Verizon Center. 

From the reservations to the tips, Chinatown stands to lose a lot of money if the NHL lock out lops off part or all of this season.

5. September 16 NHL Lock-Out threatens Chinatown business

McDonald's now posts calorie counts on its menus. Does it make a difference?

6. September 17 McDonald's New Calorie Counts

According to DC schools and police, a student ended a fight earlier in the day by getting a gun and shooting his opponent outside the school. The victim survived.

7. September 19 Coolidge High School Shooting

Something went wrong and a tow truck driver ended up under his 60 ton truck.

8. September 17 Driver trapped under 60-ton truck

The Washington Redskins ran a 'safety combine' to teach kids on how to stay safe when they play sports.

9. September 18 Washington Redskins work with kids on playing safe

VRE Riders had their commutes home extended 1, 2, even 3 hours when a suspicious package of bones was found on the tracks near Manassas Park. It turned out to be animal bones.

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