December 2021

Days after Maryland and Virginia officials reported the first omicron cases in those jurisdictions, DC Health announced Sunday night that four DC residents have tested positive for the latest coronavirus variant.

Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are up throughout the region, as the Omicron variant spreads across the nation.

Brian Schwalb, a longtime trial attorney and partner-in-charge of the Venable law firm’s D.C. office, will run for attorney general in 2022, becoming the latest candidate to enter the city’s wide-open race for the next chief legal officer.…

A multimillion-dollar investment from the Department of Justice will be used by D.C. police to hire 25 additional officers.

An umbrella group for police unions in Washington violated six provisions of D.C. law by setting up a “Jack Daniel’s Fundraising Committee” that sold and shipped hundreds of bottles of whiskey without proper licenses, according to an…

Four unrelated cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus were confirmed Sunday in the District, the city’s health department said.

D.C. confirmed four cases of the omicron variant in the city on Sunday, DC Health said.

Until a motorist struck and killed her 5-year-old daughter, Jessica Hart’s life revolved mainly around motherhood and her job at a think tank.

A northeast D.C. Intersection was blocked by safe street advocates Sunday afternoon as they called attention to a crosswalk where a 5-year-old girl was killed.

Refugee resettlement groups in the Washington region are scrambling to keep up with a huge influx of Afghan evacuees, leaving families waiting for housing and other services in a situation that could soon worsen as U.S. officials prepare…

Two extraordinary women were honored at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Saturday for their heroic efforts on the home front during World War II.

Near the end of his testimony before the Senate Rules and Administration Committee Tuesday, the inspector general of the U.S. Capitol Police faced a “yes or no” question. “Do you believe the department is better prepared than they were on…

Rebecca Helgerson lifted up a white sheet that covered a bed of arugula outside of Whittier Elementary School in Northwest Washington’s Brightwood neighborhood. The class of kindergartners surrounding her just planted the vegetable the…

“It just happened so fast," one boy said. After hitting him, the driver immediately sped off. Neighbors say at that intersection, it's an ongoing problem.

The D.C. Council is considering legislation that would change the way police can investigate young people suspected of committing crimes, including banning consent searches of those under 18 and requiring an attorney be present for…

A group of D.C. teens will debut their first virtual public forum on Saturday as they look to change their communities through thoughtful conversations.

A 9-year-old boy is being treated in a local hospital after he was struck by a driver Friday afternoon on Wheeler Road SE, just two blocks away from where two children were seriously injured by a driver on “Walk to School Day” in October. …

The D.C. attorney invented a toy while working with children who have been neglected and abused in ways that have, at times, left him sobbing.