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Officials say the new shelter near downtown would serve adults with acute medical conditions and other populations that can’t be properly served in the city’s other shelters

Twelve youths have been killed by gunfire in the city so far this year, including three over Father’s Day weekend

Council members and others appeared to oppose the measure that would make it easier to detain youths before trial

The D.C. Council held a lengthy hearing Tuesday on a package of laws meant to address the continued rise in crime across the city.

Former D.C. schools official Willie Jolley is keeping them smiling

After a third accuser comes forward, the Ward 1 councilmember’s bill would task the inspector general with hiring an outside firm to conduct the investigation.

While they are improving, the wait times for ambulances to leave hospitals in D.C. and get back on the streets for more calls still need work, according to new data.

For the first time in more than 50 years, people will have a chance to (legally) swim in the Anacostia River this summer. Organizers of the one-time swim event announced it will take place on July 8 at Kingman Island.

D.C.'s mosquito season — already in full force — is getting a little longer.

Maya Martin Cadogan and her husband faced a difficult choice: buy a home in D.C., where six generations of her family have lived, or seek expensive infertility treatment to start a family. Like many couples in the District and around the…

A woman seeking contracts with the D.C. government has come forward with further accusations of sexual harassment against John Falcicchio, claiming that the former high-ranking government official propositioned her for sex and denied her…

Even if you don’t recognize the American beech by name, you’ve surely seen the tree: it has distinctive, smooth, gray bark, often carved with people’s initials. In fact, beeches are the most common tree in much of the D.C. area, and now…

Metro says it will run more trains than at any other point in time during its 47-year history starting today, as service and fare changes go into effect with the beginning of a new fiscal year. Bus service is also returning to pre-pandemic…

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s most trusted adviser, John Falcicchio, resigned after he was accused of sexual harassment by multiple women.

Most of the roughly 75 people who were living in McPherson Square remain unhoused, according to the District

One year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, more people are seeking abortions in D.C. as Congress threatens to limit access.

By creating two new housing opportunities in D.C., Best Buddies is fostering more than friendships between people with and without disabilities

Accuser, in her first interview since John Falcicchio resigned, alleges sexual harassment

D.C. resident Lee Mayer is adamant that putting bike lanes on each side of Connecticut Avenue NW in Ward 3 will be disastrous for businesses in the Northwest neighborhoods of Woodley Park and Chevy Chase.

The pilot program, led by the city’s Department of Transportation and The Lab @ D.C., will send mailers and text messages to drivers with previous citations and traffic violations