2018

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) is urging President Trump to work with Congress to end the partial federal government shutdown, saying the indefinite closure hurts the city’s residents and businesses.

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - The Anacostia Playhouse is devastated after burglars broke into their theater, ransacked their offices and made off with thousands of dollars worth of equipment.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is urging President Donald Trump to end the partial shutdown of the federal government.

D.C. police on Thursday arrested the driver of a tour bus in connection with the deaths of two tourists who were struck and killed last week as they crossed Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Washington.

WASHINGTON — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser penned a letter to President Donald Trump Wednesday urging him to end the partial government shutdown.

A Northeast hotel that houses homeless people is dealing with a mold problem that homeless advocates say could be widespread.

In the backroom of a red-brick Capitol Hill rowhouse, Frances Reed laid out yoga mats, rollers and blocks, setting up for a class later that day. The space had the look and feel of a traditional yoga studio, with the sound of crickets…

In response to recent Catholic Church clergy sex abuse scandals, lawmakers in the District and Virginia say they will soon propose legislation that adds clergy to the list of people mandated by law to report child abuse or neglect.

THE 116TH CONGRESS will convene Jan. 3, seating 53 5 lawmakers — 100 in the Senate and 435 in the House — who will be able to cast votes on matters affecting the interests and lives of people from across the country who sent them to…

The goal at the Bright Beginnings preschool in Southeast Washington is a simple one: to ensure every child who attends is ready for kindergarten by the time he or she leaves. Sometimes, there are challenges along the way.

The community is looking for answers after three young boys between 9 and 12 were detained by up to seven police officers on the Hill last Saturday, Dec. 22nd.

Ruby Corado looked around the joyous party in the living room of a split-level apartment in Langston Terrace, and her heart broke.

Washington, D.C. is on track to set a more ambitious timeline for fighting climate change than any state.

The number of people who died from opioid-related overdoses in the District more than tripled over three years. Now, D.C. has released a plan aimed at dialing back those numbers.

In 2011, Good Stuff Eatery’s Spike Mendelsohn, fresh off an appearance on Top Chef: All Stars, stirred up controversy by calling DC a “second-tier city where you can be a big fish in a small pond.” Mendelsohn wasn’t altogether wrong at that…

In most of D.C., the alleyways tucked behind rows of houses serve only as trash collection points or access to parking spots. But a few are home to hidden surprises—enclaves of artists’ workshops or community parks. So how exactly did these…

“I’m making this card for a policeman or fireman… because they don’t have off today,” one girl said.

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump attended Christmas Eve services at one of the city’s most prominent — and liberal — houses of worship, Washington National Cathedral, and heard a sermon about the Christmas narrative — in…

Two months ago, Cardinal Donald Wuerl stepped down early from his position as archbishop of Washington, faced with a Pennsylvania grand jury investigation that condemned him for his mixed record on handling abusive priests under his…