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Almost two dozen D.C. schools suspended the private operator of their before and after school programs this week after allegations were raised that an employee kissed and inappropriately touched a minor student.

D.C. lawmakers are refusing demands from the city’s chief financial officer to modify their recently passed budget, setting up a test of wills between the District’s legislative branch and its top fiscal official that observers say is…

In a typical year, Washington, D.C. gets about 40 inches of rain. In 2018, the city got 63 inches — the wettest year on record. The excessive precipitation is not good for water quality, and that was reflected in the latest report card on…

Legendary DC blogger Ana Marie Cox will be the paper's new public editor—sort of.

A hotel tax hike could soon take effect and millions in public housing repairs could go unfunded as a consequence of a not unexpected last-minute budget dispute between the D.C. Council and the city’s independent chief financial officer.

Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White is pressing for targeted services and funds

D.C. officials this week proposed a $215 million sole-source contract to manage online sports gambling and the lottery, a deal that would benefit several politically connected individuals as well as executives of a company that the city…

A planned city project spans the avenue from 2nd to 14th streets NE

This Christmas park looks like a home run, even if it’s a bit early to start thinking about the holidays.

St. Elizabeths has a long history of misusing seclusion.

A lot of novelists try to capture Washington, D.C. but not many get it right. So what makes a great Washington book? That depends on which D.C. the author is trying to portray: The storied halls of power? The infamous swamp? The unsung…

“Well, will you look at that?” said an elderly British woman in a mustard yellow skirt suit and tasteful pearls. She was staring at a light bulb.

CFO Jeff DeWitt won't certify the 2020 budget because it contains funds pulled from Events DC's reserves.

The D.C. Housing Authority has struggled for years to provide enough housing and economic opportunities for the city’s low-to-middle income families. Such is the authority’s financial plight that its director, Tyrone Garrett, recently went…

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — A D.C. elementary school student, Saul Melendez, is being hailed as a hero after he found and returned a woman's laptop last week.

WASHINGTON - This weekend, the Capital Pride Parade marched through one of DC’s most historic gay neighborhoods. But, over the years, a lot has changed in Dupont Circle.

Sousa Middle School in Southeast Washington will be closed again on Tuesday for cleanup after fire extinguishers were sprayed throughout the halls over the weekend, according to police and school system officials.

As a young reporter, I once prowled the city’s red-light district looking for prostitutes to tell me what life was like, and several were obliged to talk as long as I walked with them.

The D.C. Council and Mayor Muriel Bowser are focusing on how city agencies are applying policies on medical marijuana, which has been legal in the District since 2010.

The fate of the budget approved by D.C. Council in late May was thrown into doubt on Monday, after D.C. Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey DeWitt said he could not sign off on the Council’s plan to take $49 million from Events D.C., the…