Explosions caused by leaking natural gas Thursday morning leveled a Southeast D.C. convenience store, damaged other building and slightly injured one person.
The D.C. Council has put off considering the appointment of a former prison inmate and convicted murderer to the city’s criminal sentencing commission.
The D.C. Council will debate whether Joel Castón, released from prison after 27 years, should be appointed to the city’s criminal sentencing commission.
The District recorded 274 homicides last year, the fifth-highest murder rate among the nation’s biggest cities, with victims in every ward, from babies to the elderly.