2021

Four years ago, when she needed to name a new commissioner to the board overseeing D.C.’s public housing agency, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) nominated a well-known ally whose high-powered resume made him seem ideal for the role.

Residents said as they have waited for promises of better housing to come to fruition, ongoing issues have only gotten worse

Amidst the joy at a neighborhood pop-up clinic in Ward 7, some wonder where the neighbors are

Conditions were so deplorable that the U.S. Marshals Service decided to transfer 400 inmates facing charges in federal cases or awaiting placement in federal prisons.

Amid a nearly month-long student protest, Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick attempted to correct course during a semiannual state-of-the-university address, acknowledging some of the issues that have sparked an ongoing…

Eric Weaver has sat on both sides of a D.C. jail cell.

Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick said in an address to students on Friday that he is listening to concerns from students as protests continue on campus.

The D.C. area would share in $18 billion of federal money, paying for roads, transit, trails and rail infrastructure

For years, advocacy groups have been struggling to get more grocery stores opened up east of the Anacostia River.

Nearly 40% of women in D.C. have experienced intimate partner violence, which is higher than the national average of 25%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest report.

The city has also launched its own review of conditions at the facility, which will include a corrections expert.

One week after a damning inspection of the D.C. Jail by the U.S. Marshals Service found conditions inside didn’t meet federal standards, there are questions about the future of the facility.

The U.S. attorney’s office has issued a criminal subpoena to the D.C. Housing Authority seeking documents pertaining to former board chair Neil Albert and the owner of an architecture firm who is his companion, according to an internal…

Wayne A.I. Frederick addressed a community in the throes of protest.

A citywide celebration of her work is underway

MPD used tear gas on protesters around Lafayette Park in the summer of 2020.

Howard student Jessica Joof says the administration has threatened expulsion and removal of scholarships.

The agency received approval for tests that officials hope will allow Metro to get its 7000-series cars back into service

The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission has accepted Metro’s plan to test its 7000 Series trains, but the transit authority has said service will likely remain disrupted through at least the end of the month.