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A D.C. police captain is speaking publicly about what he said was retaliation from his superior for how he handled a robbery call earlier this year.

Public safety and schools. Those two issues are key to the health of any city, and they explain in large part why the District of Columbia rebounded from its hard times in the 1990s to thrive. Mayor Anthony Williams (D) overhauled police…

The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council published the plan as the city struggles to address a surge in violent crime

Randy Clarke, chief executive of Austin’s public transit system, has been hired to replace retiring Metro general manager Paul J. Wiedefeld

A niece of Gilbert Hartke says a dress that is set for auction was donated to him, not to Catholic University, and she should inherit it

An D.C. police captain is suing the department, alleging that he was retaliated against after he reported the decision of his supervisor to authorize a police chase that violated MPD’s General Orders and ended in a 16-year-old being…

The hire comes amid lawsuits filed by current and former members alleging discrimination and sexual harassment

The D.C. Housing Authority is advancing the long-delayed redevelopment of Bruce Monroe Park and, eventually, the Park Morton public housing complex.

MidCity Financial Corp. has new plans for a major development in Shaw close to Howard University.

It started during the pandemic, and now D.C. officials say a hotline aimed at helping residents struggling with their mental health isn’t going anywhere.

As the District’s first elected attorney general, Karl A. Racine gave shape to the office, elevating its importance and prominence. He instituted reforms of the juvenile justice system, established an office of consumer protection, cracked…

D.C. residents will soon see a ballot appear in the mailbox, giving them a chance to vote on the city’s mayor, six seats in the city’s legislature and, for the first time in four years, a new attorney general to replace Karl A. Racine (D),…

The most detailed rendering yet has been unveiled for one of the largest new residential developments on the boards in Friendship Heights.

D.C. councilmembers are calling on the city’s health director, LaQuandra Nesbitt, to investigate how two weeks of COVID data went unreported to the Centers for Disease Control.

One day before Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), the Georgetown University Law Center hosted a well-attended event featuring notorious antisemitic conspiracy theorist Mohammed El-Kurd. El-Kurd is infamous for promoting the…

Three weeks after her daughter was born, Lena Nguyen could no longer find the formula that worked best for the baby in any local stores. Her family was on their last can and starting to panic.

All schools in D.C. are facing enormous challenges as they work to serve students and close the opportunity and outcome gaps that have widened during the pandemic. But for many schools, these challenges are exacerbated by chronic…

D.C. educator Jenelle Bryant brought home one of the nation’s top teacher recognition awards, $25,000 and praise from Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Oprah Winfrey during a Milken Educator Award assembly at Seaton Elementary…

D.C. is exploring adding public restrooms near Union Station, Dupont Circle, and Starburst Plaza as part of a pilot program for 24/7 restroom access.

Six members of the D.C. Council are calling for an investigation after the city’s health department didn’t update COVID-19 data for nearly two weeks.