2022

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) is turning to an unconventional source to chip away at the affordable housing shortage in the city: extra space in the homes of Washingtonians.

The commander of the D.C. police’s 5th District opted to retire after the internal affairs department launched an investigation and he was placed on administrative leave when police officials learned he was the subject of “an investigative…

Metro’s board on Thursday voted unanimously to replace the agency’s top watchdog without publicly commenting on the decision.

From the DC Circulator to Metrorail, DC has a lot of transportation options. But the District also has a number of lesser-known specialized transportation services that help specific groups get around. One of those is VetsRide, a free…

The new owner of a high-profile office building near the White House is moving on plans to rehabilitate it for residential use.

The restaurant industry initially signaled it wasn’t ready for a repeat of the Initiative 77 debate, but that could be changing.

Getting more D.C. residents in local jobs with paid training is the aim of several new grants announced by Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday afternoon.

Metro’s board gave preliminary approval Thursday for its budget that includes several fare discounts and increased train service — if the 7000-series trains are back on the tracks by the time the $2.2 billion budget goes into effect.

Several changes popular with Metro riders are on track to be implemented — or made permanent — this summer.

D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine (D) is endorsing Brian Schwalb, a longtime trial attorney and partner-in-charge of the Venable law firm’s office in the District, to become the city’s next chief legal officer.

The D.C. government has more than 500 job vacancies—and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is pushing to fill them at a virtual career fair next week.

Igor Slabykh has begun each day since the Russian invasion on Feb. 24 messaging his close friends in Ukraine. He keeps the questions short and simple.

Renee Perrier and her spouse, Karen Combs, had their first child in 2009. Perrier had carried the baby through pregnancy, so the law automatically considers her a parent. But the monthslong “home study” process required for Combs to become…

Residents and elected officials fear the housing authority won’t stay committed to its promised “build-first” strategy.

A DC retirement board has ruled that the death of a Metropolitan Police Department officer in the days after the Jan. 6 insurrection occurred in the line of duty and that his widow is entitled to his full pension.

Six months ago, Federal Realty presented preliminary plans to redevelop the firm's Friendship Center building in Friendship Heights. Now, the public is getting a more detailed look at what will be proposed.