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  1. Services for Chuck Brown: Viewing May 29, Howard Theatre. Memorial service, D.C. Convention Center, May 31. wj.la/JwirTl about 5 hours ago via HootSuite
  2. Jury: Christy Littleford guilty of felony hit-and-run in the death of Natasha Pettigrew, U.S. Senate candidate. wj.la/KUZeuI about 6 hours ago via HootSuite
  3. RT @dcalerts: Due to MPD activity 1200 block of Talbert Street S.E. is closed in both directions. Avoid area. bit.ly/K1KT2m about 6 hours ago via HootSuite
  4. George Zimmerman called Sanford police corrupt at a public forum in 2011. WATCH: ABC7's Scott Thuman reports. wj.la/JHpk2p about 8 hours ago via HootSuite
  5. Only on 7: Army investigates. Did a soldier drive UMd. senior Katherine Morris to suicide as her mom claims. wj.la/JHeuJW about 9 hours ago via HootSuite
  6. ICYMI: Do c-sections and childhood obesity have a link? Some researchers have concluded they do. wj.la/KWRnwJ about 11 hours ago via HootSuite
  7. #BREAKING: Howard Brooks, a 2010 Vincent Gray campaign aide, has pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI. wj.la/KgZXaE about 11 hours ago via HootSuite
  8. Marion Barry apologized to the Asian community today, but in the process, did he use another derogatory term? wj.la/Khc9rN about 12 hours ago via HootSuite
  9. A teenager has been charged with a string of robberies in Bethesda, and police say technology helped track him down. wj.la/JqpoZz about 12 hours ago via HootSuite
  10. Have you voted in our poll about Marion Barry? You've still got time to get in on today's ABC7 Poll of the Day. wj.la/Jq2AJv about 13 hours ago via HootSuite
  11. More than two dozen new spots in D.C. will be monitored by speed cameras. Check out a map of where they'll be: wj.la/KXiHeh about 13 hours ago via HootSuite
  12. RT @tbdonfoot: Expect 16 sleek new MetroAccess vehicles on the road next month: tbd.ly/KXkD6r #wmata about 13 hours ago via HootSuite
  13. RT @alexliggitt: Near-normal hurricane season is expected this year... It only takes one storm for a BIG season though. wjla.com/blogs/weather/… about 13 hours ago via HootSuite
  14. Facebook unveiled a camera app for the iPhone. wj.la/KXe8R8 about 14 hours ago via HootSuite
  15. A series of parades and events will close down several roads in the District this Memorial Day weekend. wj.la/KXh2W6 about 14 hours ago via HootSuite
  16. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits dipped by 2,000 last week in hopeful economic news. wj.la/JpZnd3 about 14 hours ago via HootSuite
  17. Earl Benjamin Washington, a lifetime registered sex offender who didn't report his address change, is being sought. wj.la/Jq0s4t about 15 hours ago via HootSuite
  18. A new study found a potential link between children who are born by cesarean section and the likelihood of being obese. wj.la/KWRnwJ about 15 hours ago via HootSuite
  19. .@ABC7Brad is learning more about the father and two sons who were found dead in a manure pit in Kent County. wj.la/LchyCk about 16 hours ago via HootSuite
  20. All the latest on Marion Barry and the long holiday weekend is next on #ABC7atNoon with @ABC7Pamela! Watch it: wjla.com/live about 16 hours ago via HootSuite