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The full D.C. Council is scheduled Tuesday to consider legislation aimed at stopping drivers from turning right on red lights in the District.

DC's first Lidl store will open soon, bringing a new grocery option to wards 7 and 8.

The District will spend nearly $25 million to help 600 low-income families transition out of homelessness, including up to $10,000 in cash, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announced Monday.

If you get caught by a traffic enforcement camera in the D.C. area, the ticket results in a fine. But some District lawmakers think the tickets also should include a point on the driver’s licenses of vehicle owners.

As a part of a new pilot program, D.C. will be giving up to $10,000 in cash to 600 families transitioning out of homelessness, to support housing, food, and income assistance as they advance their career or find employment.

In good news for D.C. streateries, the city’s Office of Risk Management has dropped a proposed increase on insurance rates for businesses seeking permits to operate in outdoor spaces.

Despite losses of commuters to telework, ridership has outpaced expectations, potentially helping Metro avoid major service cuts

The District’s many traffic cameras are well-known for slapping drivers with steep fines for everything from speeding to running a red light, but under a new bill introduced in the D.C. Council they’d also be able to issue something else:…

Metro is in better financial shape next year than previously hoped, but the transit agency will still face a tough fiscal road in the years ahead. Leaders say addressing the shortfall will require a wholesale look at the operation — from…

The speed limit on some of D.C.'s major commuter corridors is dropping from 30 mph to 25 mph, in the latest effort by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) to curb the rising number of serious traffic crashes in the nation’s capital.

D.C.’s Hispanic Heritage Month calendar of events this year will have more than just festivals and parties. Along with the traditional festivities, the Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs is focused on trying to “preserve and promote” the…

The District’s Nov. 8 Election Day ballot calls to mind the old wedding rhyme: “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.” Whether those ballot choices collectively promise good fortune for the city is another…

Clinton Lacey, the former head of the city’s Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, is working to create credible messengers nationwide

In the day, the National Mall is bustling. Middle schools march around on class trips, visitors stream into the Smithsonians and intramural athletes compete on the lush-green lawn, sending the site’s visitor count to 32 million a year.

A little piece of D.C. history is safe again from the wrecking ball, for now.

Stadium owner Events DC has failed to deliver the development it promised in its original agreement with the city

D.C. is lowering the speed limit on certain roads from 30 mph to 25.

The District Department of Transportation announced Friday that some of the city’s busiest and fastest roads have reduced the speed limit from 30 to 25 mph:

Since I took the helm of America’s transit system and began asking customers, staff and stakeholders about Metro, I’ve heard tremendous support for our system as the region’s opportunity connector. Everyone wants us to deliver safe,…

The portion of people working primarily from home in Washington, D.C., last year was the highest of any large city in the nation.