2023

When you walk into Mike Savage’s house in Waldorf, Maryland, one of the first things you see is a table full of medals, awards, and photos — a shrine to his career as a police officer.

The preliminary data show D.C. continues to outpace pre-pandemic growth in schools

Preliminary figures released today by the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education show increased enrollment this year in DC Public Schools as well as charter schools, with both posting totals above those before the pandemic.

The ofrenda at the Mexican Cultural Institute will have all the traditional elements and pay tribute to a woman whose legacy shows the complexity of history

You now have until Nov. 4 to submit feedback on a proposed plan to remove 1,200 trees from Rock Creek Park in D.C.

Acting police Chief Pamela Smith’s nomination to become the permanent leader of the District’s police force has been approved by a key D.C. Council committee. The nomination now heads for a final vote by the entire council next month.

There’s overtime pay, and then there’s this. A small group of MPD officers works 12-18 hours nearly every day. What’s going on?

Mayor Bowser is doubling down on building a new football stadium at RFK, freeing up her top confidant to focus on it and hiring consultants who worked on Nats Park.

The DC Council is on track to vote Nov. 7 on Mayor Muriel Bowser's nomination of Pamela Smith as the permanent chief of the Metropolitan Police Department.

The D.C. Council is considering a bill that would provide grant funding to revive and sustain local news outlets amid declining revenues, increased layoffs, and shuttering newsrooms. Councilmembers Janeese Lewis George and Brianne Nadeau…

The 18-hole golf course in Rock Creek Park is in dire need of rehabilitation: 4 holes are completely unplayable, fairways are overgrown, and the turf has large patches of bare dirt. But a project to restore the course has some residents…

A "gray market" of marijuana sales and other drugs on the street are "fueling violence" in Washington, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday — as she sought to enact new policing measures.

Acting in conjunction with 41 counterparts across the country in a bipartisan coalition, DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced a local lawsuit today alleging that Meta for has endangered youth because of the addictive nature of its…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser introduced a public safety package on Monday reneging on several police reform measures passed in the wake of George Floyd’s murder in 2020, including restrictions to use-of-force, vehicular pursuits, and body-worn…

With crime on the rise in staggering numbers in D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled new legislation on Monday that she said would give law enforcement additional tools to keep the District safe.

There are still a lot of empty offices and cubicles in downtown D.C. office buildings, but real estate services company JLL reports overall office occupancy jumped to post-pandemic highs after Labor Day.

The Bowser administration unveiled new crime and policing legislation Monday intended to crack down on “organized retail theft” and open-air drug markets in the District, while undoing or amending a number of policing changes passed in the…

Lewis George is backing a first-of-its-kind program to prop up local media outlets of all sizes.

Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed new public safety legislation today amid intense public concern about increases this year in homicides, gun violence and overall crime.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser plans to propose anti-crime measures on Monday that would loosen some reforms enacted after the police killing of George Floyd.