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The number of buses arriving in the city has doubled, exhausting donations and exceeding the ability of city volunteers and mutual aid networks to respond

The nonprofit, which had closed a shelter for homeless LGBTQ youth in the fall after the city withdrew funding, closed the rest of its programs last week

D.C. is experiencing the largest outbreak of monkeypox per capita in the nation, and the District is distributing monkeypox vaccine by appointment as quickly as vaccine deliveries come in from federal sources.

cA new D.C. Council bill could prohibit solitary confinement in D.C.’s jails and youth detention facilities. The bill, introduced by Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh, would also impose stricter limits on the D.C. Jail’s use of so-called…

D.C. is reporting the most monkeypox cases per capita in the U.S. as officials undertake another vaccination campaign, constrained by federal supply woes and sluggish testing.

There are still many questions surrounding a deadly shooting at The Wharf on Saturday. D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee gave some information on Monday as the investigation continues.

On Saturday evening, two off-duty police officers were dining at the Wharf, when they saw a someone outside brandishing a gun during a confrontation on the busy waterfront, according to police. The officers told the person to drop the…

Casa Ruby is a household name for providing services to the local LGBTQ+ community. A new report from the Washington Post alleges the decade-old nonprofit based in D.C. has failed to pay staff, their landlord, and some vendors before…

D.C. has more cases of monkeypox per capita than any state, prompting public health officials to launch an aggressive vaccination campaign aimed at blanketing the most at-risk communities.

New legislation would ban the use of solitary in nearly every circumstance, ending the city’s frequent reliance on the practice.

The sea wall has been sinking into the mud for years as water levels rise

The library’s Main Reading Room, included in a $60 million renovation of the Thomas Jefferson Building, lands on the D.C. Preservation League’s list of endangered places

About 80 Black-owned vendors and creators gathered in D.C. on Sunday for the first Black on the Block immersive pop-up festival, a Los Angeles-inspired event to showcase Black-owned businesses that often find limited access to exhibit…

The city canceled an $800K contract with the nonprofit last fall, and executive director Ruby Corado stepped down soon after. Questions remain about where its funding and donations went.

Call it the Great Hustle.

There are now several more images for a massive mixed-use development set to be built just south of Nats Park.

D.C. Council members on Tuesday heard from the public about two bills they’re considering that would bolster abortion protections in the city.

An outbreak of monkeypox in D.C. has the health department contact tracing to help control the number of people who are exposed.

Staring Saturday, July 16, D.C. residents experiencing a mental health crisis can call 988, the new nationwide hotline for suicide prevention.

Six months into 2022, there have been 1,528 traffic crashes involving injuries in D.C. Nineteen people have been killed. The deaths follow a year in which the city saw the most traffic fatalities since 2007, including the death of a…