2021

With Metrorail saying that riders on most lines can expect 30- to 40-minute waits between trains, regional leaders are also warning of the potential impact of prolonged disruptions on an economy still slowed by the ongoing pandemic.

With over half of Metro’s trains still out of service, yesterday morning’s rush hour gridlock is expected to last for several days until the 7000 series trains are cleared to return for service.

Nearly every person who died of COVID-19 in D.C. since June was a Black resident, according to an analysis of DC Health data by DCCovid.com.

It will be another long morning for Metrorail riders as delays amid a Blue Line derailment investigation enter their third day.

On Oct. 12, near Arlington Cemetery, a Metro subway car partially derailed, forcing about 200 passengers to walk about 600 yards through a tunnel to reach the station exit. At that, we got off lightly, for the accident was the train’s…

After years of having to pay for transportation to cross the Anacostia River to receive health care, residents of Wards 7 and 8, largely disconnected by the Anacostia River from D.C.’s high-quality health facilities, have a new option.

The transit agency pulled more than half its rail fleet, slashing service as more riders were slowly returning

A D.C. police officer making an arrest in an alleged domestic assault fatally shot an unarmed man during what the District’s police chief described as an “intense physical struggle” Monday inside an apartment in Southeast Washington.

As Metro scrambles to address the findings of a safety investigation that put about 60% of its fleet of rail cars out of commission, the transit agency is warning riders to expect headways of 30-40 minutes on all lines except for the Red…

The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation that creates “baby bonds” for children born into low-income families.

D.C.’s police chief shared some more details about a shooting in which an officer killed a man Monday afternoon.

Neil Albert, the head of the Downtown D.C. Business Improvement District and a longtime D.C. government official, has stepped down from his post as chair of the D.C. Housing Authority’s governing board.

Three Black former D.C. police cadets are filing suit against the department accusing a sergeant under scrutiny of retaliating against them for participating in an internal investigation.

Senate Democrats removed a provision from its appropriations proposal that for years has prevented D.C. from legalizing the sale of marijuana — but significant hurdles remain before D.C. can start opening up recreational pot dispensaries.…

D.C.’s Puzzle Huddle took off through the pandemic, taking its puzzles depicting diverse, career-driven characters to homes across the country, riding momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement — and even landing a spot on Oprah’s…

The D.C. Council has introduced a measure that would rename Woodrow Wilson High School in Northwest Washington to Jackson Reed High — an unusual objection to the Bowser administration, which proposed renaming the school after playwright…

On Sunday night, WMATA announced they were pulling all of their 7000-series trains out of service Monday morning as part of the ongoing investigation into the Blue Line train derailment last week. The 7000-series trains make up about 60%…

A new audit of D.C.’s emergency call system finds that the people tasked with answering 911 calls in the city sometimes struggle to pinpoint a caller’s exact location and fall short of national standards for dispatching services in a…