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A PhantomAlert device in the car of District resident Joseph Scott, owner of the company that makes the gadget, uses Global Positioning System technology to warn him when he nears speed cameras and red-light cameras.
District resident Joseph Scott owns a company that developed a system known as PhantomAlert, which feeds the locations of speed cameras and red-light cameras into standard Global Positioning System devices and prompts the devices to warn drivers when they are near one. PhantomAlert has subscribers throughout the nation, including more than 2,000 in the Washington region. (Michael Temchine - For The Washington Post)

If it had only taken a few moments more to herd seven wet children into the silver Toyota Sienna minivan. If one of the girls had announced that her sandal was missing and a couple of minutes had been spent retrieving it. If the summer storm that hit Connecticut Avenue had managed to gum up traffic...


A 44-year-old Maryland woman accused of killing two adopted girls and stuffing their bodies into a freezer was arraigned in Montgomery County this afternoon, a day after new court documents revealed the girls showed signs of abuse before their deaths.


Montgomery Schools News

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Montgomery Schools Made Teen Wait and Wait and Wait
(Post, June 30, 2009)

MONTGOMERY COUNTY: 'Hunger Doesn't Take a Summer Break'
(Post, June 30, 2009)

School System Relents After Blocking Student's Admission
(Post, June 29, 2009; 5:58 PM)
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Government News

With the Crash of a Branch, They Lost Their Supermom
(Post, July 4, 2009)

Planner's Extended Presence Matters
(Post, July 2, 2009)

MONTGOMERY COUNTY: Council Defeats Bid to Impose Ambulance Fee
(Post, July 1, 2009)

Montgomery History Open for Viewing at Heritage Days
(Post, June 25, 2009)

Montgomery Notebook: Council Agrees to Delay Planning Board Departure
(Post, June 25, 2009)
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Crime News

Accused Mother Arraigned in Deaths of Two Girls
(Post, July 2, 2009; 4:22 PM)

MARYLAND: 2 Girls Found in Freezer Had Signs of Prior Abuse, Court Papers Say
(Post, July 2, 2009)

Facility Cleaned After Officer Is Hospitalized for Strep
(Post, June 30, 2009; 8:04 PM)

INTERNATIONAL DRUG CASE: Justice Dept. Wants Charges Against Mexican Man Dropped
(Post, June 23, 2009)

Officials Seek Alternative To Moratorium
(Post, June 18, 2009)
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