December 2021

D.C. Council members say the city is losing thousands in unpaid fines and allowing dangerous drivers to stay on the road because the Department of Public Work’s traffic enforcement programs have a yearslong backlog.

The winning bidder for a nearly $70 million D.C. Lottery contract is breaking its silence as scrutiny of the award intensifies, arguing that it won the business “fair and square” despite accusations of impropriety from its chief rival.

Developers are beginning to plan a major affordable housing project on the 14th Street corridor in Columbia Heights.

The D.C. Council on Tuesday approved a measure changing the name of Woodrow Wilson High School to Jackson-Reed High School, recognizing years of calls from community members to remove the former U.S. president’s name from the school — and…

The D.C. Council approved a measure Tuesday that renames Woodrow Wilson High School after two Black educators with deep ties to the school: Edna Jackson and Vincent Reed.

No one relishes forking over a co-pay when visiting a doctor. Most of us realize it’s just the cost of doing business in a country where health care is, well, a business.

One driver racked up 245 tickets and $32,150 in fines.

The legislation gives the Department of Motor Vehicles authority to issue electronic versions of credentials

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine wants his antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc. that’s now before a D.C. judge to evolve into anticompetitive legislation to hold tech companies accountable, he told a U.S. Senate panel Tuesday.

The DC Council meets this afternoon and is slated to vote on at least two thorny topics — redistricting and homeless encampments.

Langdon may be the next DC neighborhood in line for a residential development on a triangular plot.

Omicron hasn't been identified in D.C. yet, but most experts believe it’s just a matter of time before the new variant is found all across the U.S.

D.C. Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent Gray is recovering from a stroke he experienced over the weekend, according to aides.

The D.C. Council on Tuesday will vote on new ward maps, as well as a bill to stop the city from further clearing homeless encampments.

The pedestrian bridge that was hit by a truck before collapsing on D.C. 295 on June 23 will be replaced by a still-in-design bridge that includes safety improvements for pedestrians, and will tweak a hard-to-navigate merge for drivers…

D.C. Council member Vincent Gray was hospitalized for bronchitis over the weekend, but a spokesperson said he is feeling well and eager to go home.

D.C. lawmakers will vote Tuesday on a plan to redraw the boundaries of the city’s wards, making the fast-growing Navy Yard neighborhood a part of the historically low-income Ward 8 and the easternmost section of Capitol Hill a part of Ward…