2021

D.C. Fire and EMS used a tower truck to rescue the dog, photos show. Fireboats stood by in case he jumped into the water

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — A tweet from Mayor Muriel Bowser on auto theft is getting backlash less than a week after a man was killed during a carjacking in DC.

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — One of the original Tuskegee Airman had his 95th birthday celebrated Sunday with a motor parade in front of his home Sunday in Northeast Washington.

Echoing the sentiments of many Americans itching to get out after a year of hibernation, Washington’s cherry blossoms burst Sunday into full-on cotton-candy splendor, several days earlier than predicted.

The Yoshino cherry trees along the Tidal Basin in D.C. sped their way to beak bloom on Sunday, the National Park Service announced.

Many activists for DC statehood have a new message for Democrats: add the measure to the broader package of voting reforms being considered in Congress, including H.R.1 and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.

In a change in tactics, advocates are pushing for statehood to be included in a broader bill taking shape.

WASHINGTON (WJLA) — There wasn't any swinging from tall buildings, but members of the DC Fire and EMS Department did make one child's birthday a tad more super.

A big infrastructure bill is next on the list for Congress, and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and Mayor Muriel Bowser want to make sure money for redeveloping and expanding Union Station is included.

Sports betting has been legal in D.C. for almost two years now, but it got off to a slow start for a number of reasons, including the coronavirus pandemic.

Paul Lewis, a 34-year-old who works from home for a think tank, recently received an unexpected but very welcome email.

Now that spring has really sprung around D.C., it’s natural to want to get outside and enjoy the warm air.

The Rev. Michele Morgan was at home recovering from a coronavirus vaccine shot Friday when she got a disturbing call from an employee at her church, St. Mark’s Episcopal on Capitol Hill. He told her there was a green-roped noose, dangling…

Police are investigating a noose that was found hanging from a tree outside a D.C. church.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday DC does not qualify for a mass vaccination site because of its population size — smaller than all but two states.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has tapped the commander of the D.C. National Guard to become the next House sergeant-at-arms, selecting the first African American for the post that is responsible for the chamber’s safety, as Congress…

Upper Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park has been closed to cars for most of the pandemic, and a lot of people would like to see that become permanent in D.C.

Howard U, Community Organizations Partner With Allen to Improve Vaccine Access

If you’ve traveled anywhere near the Capitol over the last few months, you’ve seen them.

A noose was found hanging from a tree Friday morning at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Capitol Hill. The church’s rector, the Reverend Michele Morgan, says a local choir was getting ready to rehearse in the church’s nave when they…