2020

For a few months in 2020, as COVID-19 spread across the country, D.C. residents were delighted by a family of hawks that built a nest in a tree alongside a Connecticut Avenue bridge that spans the Klingle Valley Trail below.

Over the past five years, the D.C. government has spent millions of dollars settling dozens of police misconduct lawsuits — settlements that, even as officers acknowledge no wrongdoing, document a trail of nonfatal encounters that went…

Central Union Mission in Northwest D.C. is making Christmas special for some of the District’s homeless population.

At noon on Christmas, Robert Martin arrived for lunch at Central Union Mission in downtown Washington. At the door, a man handed him a bottle of water and a brown paper bag containing a bologna and cheese sandwich on white bread, an apple,…

It’s a winter weather problem, made worse by the pandemic: fewer places to stay warm during the day for those without a home in the D.C. region.

The bank notification popped up three days before Christmas — timing that presented Cynthia Spencer with as many problems as solutions.

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — We in the media are sometimes criticized for failing to do follow-up reporting. In this case, ABC7's Sam Ford has been following one story for nearly 32 years.

A data scientist took it upon himself to create a new tool for parents, and it's being shared as DCPS prepares to reopen for in-person learning.

During the season of giving, Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer and his wife, Erica Scherzer, are sponsoring the adoption fees for 11 animals that have been under the care of the Humane Rescue Alliance through Dec. 31.

Wise men and prophets come in lots of different packages.

In many ways, D.C.’s real estate industry has been insulated from the worst effects of the pandemic — but property owners and prospective buyers are clearly pulling back from the commercial market.

The beard was natural, though more gray than white, which didn’t make Chris Martin the most convincing Santa ever.

In an effort to ensure social distancing on public transportation, WMATA unveiled a tool Wednesday that allows commuters to see, in real time, how full a bus is before it arrives.

Readers of this column know that I’m not one to start trouble. The last thing I want, especially during this Christmas season, is to get crosswise with Cardinal Wilton Gregory, archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington,…

The attorneys general of D.C., Maryland and Virginia are supporting a federal lawsuit seeking to have the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives regulate the widely sold parts of homemade “ghost guns” as firearms, in an…

Officials at the Museum of the Bible said Wednesday they are considering suing D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) over the city’s latest round of coronavirus restrictions, saying they prevent the museum’s employees from exercising their…

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - In November, the CEO of Solidcore announced the boutique fitness brand would defy a D.C. order banning indoor group fitness classes, leading to an investigation by regulators that revealed the company's eight…