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Mayor Muriel Bowser spent $130,000 in taxpayer money to send residents a booklet boasting about her administration in the middle of her re-election campaign, public records show.

Out in a barn in Accokeek, Maryland, three horses wait patiently for a bus load of girls making their way out of the district.

D.C. released a new strategic plan to address gun violence this week, part of an ongoing effort to organize the city government’s response to a significant rise in homicides over the past several years.

As D.C. emerges from the covid-19 pandemic of the past two-plus years, it faces numerous challenges. Combating a rise in violent crime, addressing student learning loss and spurring D.C.’s post-pandemic recovery are just some of the issues…

A non-scalable fence and concrete barriers have been added around the Supreme Court building this week, amid ongoing demonstrations over the future of abortion access.

Gay former D.C. police officer Salah Czapary, who’s running in the city’s June 21 Democratic primary for the Ward 1 D.C. Council seat, and gay D.C. school board member Zachary Parker, who’s running in the primary for the Ward 5 Council…

The Council has already worked to ensure abortion access in the city, but Nadeau is aiming for more changes in the wake of the astonishing Supreme Court leak.

Signs of spring are popping up around D.C. Warmer temperatures are drawing people outdoors, masks are coming off and neighborhood restaurants are seeing more foot traffic. Hopefully, these are early indicators that the worst of the…

The move ends a three-day strike and sets the stage for the return of regular service on the system

In 1974, Caroyln Stieff was 22 and training to be a member of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s first cohort of female bus operators when an older co-worker stopped her from entering work. He placed his foot gently on…

D.C. Circulator bus operators voted in favor of a new agreement with manager RATP Dev on Thursday, bringing an end to a three-day strike.

The Federal Railroad Administration is scrapping plans for an above-ground parking garage to serve a modernized Union Station as part of a major expansion of the landmark transit hub.

The closures come a few weeks before the same stations will close for four months for platform replacements.

Experts drew blood, took a feather sample and measured the baby eagle. Based on its size, they believe it’s a boy.

D.C.'s struggling tourism industry has regained some of the ground it lost due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but still has a substantial amount of catching up to do.

The good news is that DC already has a car trip reduction goal. The bad news is that it’s definitely not going to cut it.

An IRL pop-up grocery store that looks straight out of an Instagram feed featuring innovative food, beverage and body products is coming to D.C. But get ready to stock up your pantry soon — because it’s going to be around only for a month.…

Local abortion funds have been preparing for a post-Roe world for years, in part because their work puts them in constant touch with people who can’t get an abortion, even if the law doesn’t prevent them, because they can’t afford it.

Students say recent events underscore a culture in which the needs of racial and religious minorities are often ignored

The union representing D.C. Circulator workers and their employer say the two parties reached a tentative contract agreement Thursday, after contentious months-long negotiations and a three-day strike. Union members will review the…