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Two people in custody died and another was hospitalized in two separate incidents at the D.C. jail

Two people have died at the D.C. Jail since Friday, a Department of Corrections spokesperson confirmed Monday afternoon.

“I um,” my son’s text began, “forgot the tickets.”

High-speed wireless internet at low or no cost is coming to people who qualify in some D.C. neighborhoods.

The time has arrived: the D.C. Board of Elections will start mailing out ballots to most D.C. voters starting today, meaning that in the coming days you’ll be able to perform your civic duty ahead of the June 21 primary. (The ballot…

Last year, the Anacostia-based performance group Theater Alliance put on a series of four short recorded plays titled “City in Transition,” each one focusing on one of D.C.’s four quadrants and written by a playwright of color from the…

Metro took 72 train operators out of service on Sunday evening after a review from the agency’s chief safety officer found they had not undergone a required recertification training in a year.

Improving D.C.’s walkability should go beyond infrastructure fixes to account for levels of policing, environmental quality, and other factors that affect how much people walk, according to new research.

Several D.C. Council members are probing DC Health on why the agency failed to submit COVID-19 data to the CDC for two weeks.

COVID-19 may be moving into a more manageable phase, but some D.C. businesses are keeping their pandemic-era protocols alive for the foreseeable future.

D.C. Council candidates shared their plans to address the District’s housing crisis, a major focus during a forum Sunday, hosted by the D.C. Tenants Advocacy Coalition, TENAC.

Five large heritage trees, protected by D.C. law, are standing in the way of a project to build nearly 200 apartments a site near the Minnesota Ave. Metro Station in Ward 7, according to a developer. The company, City Interests Development…

A group of 252 works spanning the influential Black photographer’s long career will be housed at the Washington HBCU’s research center.

Nearly half of Metro’s 500 operators have lapsed recertification, WMATA said in a statement Sunday. As a result, train services will be delayed beginning Monday.

An operator shortage on top of an ongoing train shortage is expected to create longer wait times this month, Metro said

If you have a medical condition and have to get to a bathroom fast in D.C., a new bill may make it easier.

A data-driven report published by D.C.’s independent Criminal Justice Coordinating Council outlines 16 short- and long-term strategies for reducing violent crime.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is asking residents not to hoard baby formula as a nationwide shortage has sent parents searching in the region.

In a downtown Washington retail space that was once the real Woodward & Lothrop building before it was a real Forever 21, Michelle Allen examined a real coffee mug in a faux version of Central Perk, the fake coffee shop from the sitcom…

In a mayoral election headlined by three candidates who already hold city office, James Butler’s pitch to D.C. voters is straightforward: The lawmakers on the ballot have had years to remedy issues plaguing the District, he says. And if…