2019

You might expect a transitory city like Washington, D.C., to have high teacher turnover rates, but the actual numbers are alarming. That’s bad news for students who miss out on the service of veteran educators, but it can also lead to…

The federal government’s latest partial shutdown is now the second longest in history and will likely break the 21 day record of the 1995 shutdown.

A year ago, the Forest City-led development team behind The Yards filed a one-year time extension for the portion of a planned-unit development (PUD) that would deliver a 16-screen movie theater. Now, plans for that movie theater may change…

Adele Robey knew she’d been burglarized as soon as she walked into the Anacostia Playhouse on the day after Christmas.

They’re on the front lines, talking and listening to those who might be close to pulling the trigger.

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Monday that she is nominating her current deputy chief of staff, Lindsey Parker, to serve as the city’s next chief technology officer.

A D.C. lawmaker wants to probe crime statistics, and he wants “snitches” to spill the beans.

Six people were killed over the weekend in the District during an unusual spate of violence at the start of the year.

But if the shutdown lasts for a few months, it could harm thousands of low-income residents

On the 18th day of the partial government shutdown, American University plans to host a free skills and management training session for affected federal workers.

MRP Realty recently began construction on the first phase of a project that will bring over 1,500 units to Rhode Island Avenue NE, and the developer has just landed a new partner.

The TV documentary series “Surviving R Kelly” laid out a history of abuse and sexual assault allegations against R&B Singer R Kelly.

The Southwest Community Foundation (SWCF) has granted the Southwest Business Improvement District (SWBID) $250,000 to establish a “Greater Duck Pond Park” stretching from Sixth Street to Delaware Avenue SW. The SWBID will use to this money…

The office of Attorney General Karl Racine filed a lawsuit last month against property management company 220 Hamilton Street LLC, which owns its namesake apartment complex, a 34-unit building in Brightwood Park. The District is suing the…

It was the meeting that everybody and nobody saw coming all at the same time. In a wood paneled room last week at Rayburn House Office Building, in D.C., in a space designated for Committee on Oversight and Reform, D.C. representative to…

A significant revitalization project on the Amtrak concourse at Union Station is set to begin this fall, more than three years after it was initially announced. The national rail service said in a release on Friday that it is seeking…

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced Monday that she will reappoint Police Chief Peter Newsham and State Superintendent of Education Hanseul Kang, bringing continuity to key posts in her administration as she launches a second four-year…