Extra Mile

14th and F Street Sinkhole Repair May Last Until Friday

14th Street between Pennsylvania Avenue and New york Avenue continues to be blocked in downtown DC

7:01 AM, May 23, 2013

DDOT officials say the 14th St NW and F St NW raod closures will continue through the overnight hours and likely into Friday.

Drive For Charity Hits New Record For Donations

11:23 AM, May 17, 2013

Thursday, officials set a high goal for donations collected on the toll road for this year's event.

Drive For Charity On Dulles Greenway Marks 8th Year

Money raised at the tolls today will go to five charities. Terry Hoffman talks about the big goal and more about the charities.

8:08 AM, May 16, 2013

All proceeds from the Dulles Greenway on Thursday go to several charities and organizations

Bike To Work Day Is Friday

Biking is a healthy way to get to work. 10,000 of us are expected to just that on Friday! May 17th is Bike to Work Day.

9:22 AM, May 15, 2013

Biking is a healthy way to get to work. Ten thousand of us are expected to do just that on Friday!

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Why We're Proud

Ko Im met Connie Chung at Penn. Chung paved roads for future Asian American female broadcasters.

11:33 PM, May 12, 2013

Distracted Driving Caused Teen To Hit Tractor Trailer

A teen who was distracted and driving, slammed into a tractor trailer and is now an advocated for youth traffic safety. We talked to her and Captain Norman Dofflemyer about the case and sharing the road safelty with trucks.

7:45 AM, May 9, 2013

Amanda Kloehr was driving to see a friend near Norfolk when she slammed into a tractor trailer at full speed.

'Long Short Walk' Comes to DC

A walk raising awareness about South Africa comes to DC

8:10 AM, May 8, 2013

In today's Extra Mile report, our Monika Samtani says out of tragedy the Mandela family brings awareness, and a global campaign right here today in Washington.

New Device Aims To Stop Texting And Driving

ORIGO is trying to get your teen to not text and drive.

10:01 AM, May 6, 2013

May is Global Youth Traffic Safety Month...and one thing which comes to mind is the dangers of teens texting and driving.

DC Begins Annual 'Potholepalooza' Street Repair

Let DC officials know about all the potholes you see so crews can fix them

10:44 AM, Apr 22, 2013

For the next month the District Department of Transportation will work to repair identified potholes within 48 hours instead of its normal 72-hour response time.

Car Booting Makes DC $1 Million

DC made more than 1 million off of boot removal fees in a year. AAAs Lon Anderson talks to us about the practice.

7:20 AM, Apr 15, 2013

In 2012, the District of Columbia made more than one million dollars off of boot removal fees.

Movie Review: Trance, Scary Movie 5, 42

Film critic Dennis Moore joined us to talk about the Jackie Robinson movie 42 and the actor who starred in it

7:26 AM, Apr 12, 2013

USA Today film critic Dennis Moore talked to us about the newcomer in the title role, Chadwick Boseman, who is a Howard University graduate and who worked really hard to perfect Jackie Robinson's swing.

Chef Prepares Signature Dish Off New Brunch Menu

12:56 PM, Mar 26, 2013

Looking for some place special for Sunday brunch? The Curious Grape Wine Dine and Shop debuts it's Sparkling Sunday brunch this weekend.

Sequestration Frustrations: How Will Sequestration Impact Air Travel

10:21 AM, Feb 28, 2013

We expect long lines at the airport, but if Congress doesn't come up with a budget plan, we are in for long lines and major delays at the airport beginning March 1.