2021

Federal safety investigators said problems with wheels on 7000-series Metro trains could have led to a “catastrophic incident,” and said the problems were widespread and longstanding. Metro has known about the issues since 2017, according…

Steps away from a cot tucked under a tarp, David Graves, 42, smoked a cigarette and prepared to leave a homeless encampment near Union Station late last week. On Friday morning, the National Park Service enclosed the small park with a…

Metro service will be severely reduced Monday and likely for coming days and potentially weeks or months as the Metrorail Safety Commission ordered WMATA to pull the transit agency’s newest trains, the 7000-series.

An NTSB investigation revealed that multiple 7000 series train car axles are out of compliance with manufacturer specifications

Following an investigation into the derailment of a Blue Line train, the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission has ordered Metro to put roughly 60% of its railcars “out of service” starting Monday.

Last week students at Howard University took over the Blackburn University Center to protest against housing conditions and lack of student representation on the school’s board of trustees. The board of trustees responded Saturday in a…

This weekend 200,000 hand-folded origami boxes were displayed on the National Mall, each representing a person killed by gun violence.

The District plans to spend nearly $40 million to hire additional contact tracers, substitute teachers and workers who would handle coronavirus logistics in schools, marking an attempt to address staffing shortages that have hampered the…

Darlene Cain strolled across the Mall Saturday morning, passing tens of thousands of small origami boxes that each represented a victim of gun violence, until she arrived at the one she had carefully folded.

A provision in the bipartisan congressional infrastructure bill earmarks $1 billion for “reconnecting neighborhoods” torn apart by interstate highways. If passed, it will be the federal government’s first effort to address inequities in…

For years, the African American Civil War Memorial Museum hosted visitors in the gym of the Old Grimke School on U Street in Northwest D.C. But the historic building just underwent a multi-million dollar renovation and the museum is moving…

Facing soaring rates of gun violence, D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III has called for the city to reevaluate whether gun offenders should be eligible for the Youth Rehabilitation Act, a law that gives young adults a chance to receive…

The prices changes are intended to recoup costs and to allow for expansion and improvements

Local governments and the National Guard spent at least $792,500 to assist U.S. Capitol Police in its response to the Sept. 18 “Justice for J6” rally, a small right-wing rally supporting those arrested during the insurrection that prompted…

Officials in D.C. say they are on track to hand out nearly every penny of emergency federal funding to help residents pay rent and utility bills amid the coronavirus pandemic. Therefore, the city has set a deadline to apply for help under…

Victar Parker wheeled a metal dolly past empty tents in a small triangular park on Capitol Hill. He didn’t look at the line of U.S. Park Police officers who had assembled on the sidewalk to clear the park, which for the past several months…

Navigating fall's festivals, concerts, and marathons is proving tricky this year.

In April, DC's Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) announced the selection of a development team for the vacant parcel beside the former Malcolm X Elementary School a block from Congress Heights Metro…