Poll workers, voters and first responders were honored by D.C. leaders and the American Red Cross on Thursday for helping save a life on Election Day in November when a man had a heart attack at a polling location in Northwest.
As the D.C. Public Library’s flagship location undergoes a three-year renovation, the system is beginning to solicit designs for the entrance to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
In a spirited and robust meeting late Monday night, the D.C. Public Charter School Board voted unanimously to initiate revocation- essentially trying to close the doors- for National Collegiate Preparatory (NCP) Public Charter High School.
A D.C. Superior Court judge Thursday denied the District’s request for a temporary restraining order to stop Providence Hospital from shutting down most of its services.
The District’s population has been steadily growing since the mid-2000s, after half a century of decline. Now, for the first time in more than 40 years, it officially exceeds 700,000 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, which…
A D.C. Superior Court judge has denied the District’s motion for an order to keep Providence Health System fully open, less than a week after the city sued the Northeast hospital for shutting down many of its services on Friday.
WASHINGTON — The D.C. State Board of Education was told at a public hearing Wednesday night that the District government’s faulty investigation into families of students at Duke Ellington School of the Arts last spring has caused lasting…
Less than three months after they moved in to a brand-new homeless shelter in Ward 4, residents at The Kennedy, an “apartment-style” shelter on 5th Street NW, say maintenance issues have persisted in the building for weeks.
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Government (COG) is kick-starting transportation changes in the region with a resolution directing local jurisdictions to develop policies on highway tolls and bike trail expansions, among goals set…
There’s no sign on the small house on Minnesota Avenue SE—no way to know that this isn’t a home, but a kind of school, specifically meant for charter school students who are being transitioned between different parts of D.C.’s special…
D.C. education officials are investigating a learning center operating out of a Southeast Washington house where charter schools temporarily send disruptive students and children awaiting transfer to other schools — even though the facility…
D.C. lawmakers on Tuesday gave final approval to legislation that authorizes more than $26 million in property tax breaks for two companies that intend to move their current District headquarters to new developments in the city: EAB, a…
Sandwiched north of the Anacostia River and south of the U.S. Capitol, Navy Yard earns media attention most often for its ballpark, where the Washington Nationals strive each year for an elusive spot in the World Series.
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is suing Facebook Inc. for what he says is the social media giant’s failure to protect the privacy of its users and deception about who has access to user data coming out of this year’s Cambridge Analytica…