2021

Transit agency officials say they will install fare targets near rear doors, cutting down on the time it takes for riders to board

The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission is two years old, but last month it issued its most consequential order

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is partnering with D.C.’s police department to offer more reward money in hopes of getting illegal guns off the streets. ​​The ATF is offering up to $5,000 through the end of 2021 on…

Thanksgiving is a time to show off your chef skills, but all that cooking and baking means more risk for kitchen fires.

On the morning indoor masking restrictions relaxed in D.C., Calvin Watson strode out his front door barefaced — and almost immediately regretted it.

TSA and airport officials advise passengers to allow plenty of time during the holidays

Thanksgiving is going to be a little happier for some D.C. families, thanks to donations from the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy.

Masks are no longer a requirement indoors in D.C., as Mayor Muriel Bowser’s mandate was lifted Monday. Despite that, some small businesses have decided to require customers to keep the layer of safety in place.

Regardless of when federal rental assistance can be expected, DC’s renters should not go without assistance especially as the pandemic continues to be a threat. Local leaders should collaborate to revitalize the program as soon as…

"It's not about public safety. It's about dollars."

Authorities in the District announced Monday the temporary expansion of a monetary reward aimed at helping police find and seize untraceable “ghost guns” made from home kits, as well as other illegal firearms that are modified to fire as…

A D.C. Superior Court judge extended the suspension of the ‘speedy trial’ rule until next year, despite recent federal scrutiny about the D.C. jail’s poor living conditions.

The Cleveland Park residential pipeline may be growing a bit, but it will require moving a house.

Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, a national leader of the far-right group the Proud Boys, has been denied early release from the D.C. jail by a judge who ruled that poor living conditions in the facility are not sufficient reason for Tarrio to be…

As homicide rates remain worryingly high in the District — up 12 percent compared to this time last year, according to D.C. police data — the city is raising the monetary incentive to get illegal guns off the street.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The regional train system serving the Washington, D.C., area will remain on drastically reduced service levels through at least the end of this year, as authorities grapple with a safety problem that has forced the…

“Chicken or veggie?” Cheryl Bell asks again and again. “Chicken or veggie?”

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, the D.C.-based global law and lobbying firm, is committing $1 million to the Howard University School of Law and establishing a new paid fellowship for its students, all in honor of its late partner,…

Mayor Muriel Bowser lifted the District's broad indoor mask mandate as of 5 a.m. today, but face coverings are still required in many circumstances — and the mayor's decision remains a point of contention.