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The District issued more than 1 million speed-camera tickets last year, according to data released Wednesday, a record high for a city that has built a reputation as a “speed trap” for motorists in the nearly two decades since the automated…

Bucking a trend in other major U.S. cities where the homicide rate is heading down, the District has just passed a grim milestone: More people have been killed in the city so far this year than for the entire year of 2017. And there’s more…

The Washington Times reported on New Year’s Eve 2014 that “the city finished the year with 105 homicides, one more than was recorded in 2013 — a year that included 12 people killed in a mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard.” 2014 also…

Two gay men were physically attacked on U Street near 16 Street NW in an incident that D.C. police are investigating as a potential hate crime, according to a police report taken at the scene of the crime. The incident occurred on September…

Many of my neighbors and I were alarmed to see a message on our neighborhood email list near the start of September. Doug Hollis, Deputy Chief of Operations and Programs for DC Public Schools, wrote: "In the first 7 days of the traditional…

Four people were fatally shot in the District on Monday and early Tuesday, bringing this year’s homicide count to 119, surpassing the number of people killed in the city in all of 2017. The surge of violence has continued since this past…

Mayor Muriel Bowser has chosen Paul Kihn, a former consultant for D.C. Public Schools to be the District’s new Deputy Mayor of Education. As the highest education official in the city, Kihn would be charged with overseeing education…

WASHINGTON — Overdoses caused by “K2,” a form of synthetic marijuana, are skyrocketing — and the city is preparing to fight it with a new law aimed at cutting off the drug at its source: dealers. “It’ll let us take criminal action when…

WASHINGTON — On a rainy Monday night, dozens of people who live near D.C.’s Logan Circle crammed into a meeting room to talk about a crime that has left the neighborhood on edge. Last Tuesday night, 35-year-old Wendy Martinez, an avid…

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities wrapped city recycling trucks with original works from local artists as part of this year's Designed to Recycle project. This year, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration has,…

One case of Legionnaires’ disease has been confirmed at a retirement home in upper Northwest Washington, the D.C. health department said Monday. According to the department, the disease is serious, but can be treated successfully with…

Mitch Ryals is driving clear across the country to become City Paper’s next Loose Lips reporter. He will begin in mid-October. He comes to us from the Pacific Northwest Inlander where he’s been a staff reporter since 2015, covering stories…

WASHINGTON — The 7-mile stretch of the Anacostia River Tunnel project that’s been completed has surpassed expectations so far, and with more rain in the forecast, it may be put to the test this week. John Lisle, chief of marketing and…

A 74-year-old man was found alive Monday in a senior housing complex that burned in Southeast Washington last week and forced the evacuation of more than 100 occupants, according to two people familiar with the investigation.

D.C. police say they will take fewer people into custody when they are caught using marijuana in public, and instead cite them the way they would someone caught for a moving violation. The new policy was announced late Friday by Mayor…

Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ in Shaw will have a special “Celebration of Transition” next Sunday to mark its last service. The church has been serving Shaw for 150 years. Located at 1701 11th St. NW, the District congregation was…

After years of neglect, four historic homes in Anacostia are about to see new life as a local historic preservation nonprofit finalizes plans for their restoration. The L'Enfant Trust acquired the homes this spring, after months of back and…

A beleaguered Brookland apartment complex and the local regulatory agency tasked with monitoring it are the focus of a new report published Monday morning by the Office of the D.C. Auditor. In the report, a team from ODCA examined how…

D.C. Fire and EMS officials found positive signs in the first 90 days of a $1 million nursing phone line at the 911 call center, but have yet to see big dividends in one of the program’s intended goals: reducing ambulance trips for patients…

WASHINGTON — D.C. Fire and EMS crews are working over the weekend to secure the Arthur Capper Senior building, a Southeast D.C. senior housing complex that caught fire Wednesday, displacing around 160 people from their homes. Damage to the…