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Legislation aimed at placing guidelines in D.C. around recent rule changes from the NCAA, which allow college student-athletes to be paid for endorsements or publicity deals, has been unveiled by six council members.

Excited at the possibility of having his 4- and 6-year-old kids’ return to a classroom after months of virtual classes, parent Mark Histed, of Ward 1 in D.C., decided to have the pair attend school in-person for the 2021-22 school year.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced plans to spend an additional $22 million to support COVID-19 mitigation measures in city schools on Thursday, an initiative that also creates a position in each school for someone to oversee…

The LGBTQ nonprofit Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders (SMYAL) began providing free mental health counseling to young and queer trans people this week at its Eastern Market location.

The hundreds of millions of dollars intended to help struggling renters in the District pay overdue bills and avert eviction amid the pandemic is running out so quickly that the city will stop accepting applications for aid on Oct. 27.

D.C. Council member Charles Allen said he is considering rewriting the legislation that formed the District’s independent crime lab, and the D.C. Attorney General’s Office and federal prosecutors are making plans to launch reviews of past…

The shuttered Fletcher-Johnson Middle School and Recreation Center located in the Marshall Heights neighborhood of southeast Washington remains in the early stages of its transformation to a mixed-used development, Mayor Bowser’s project…

In efforts to reduce food insecurity, a prevailing problem in several D.C. communities, Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Southeast recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the expansion of its highly touted…

As community members rally around a father and his two daughters severely injured after being hit in a crosswalk while on their way to school, the D.C. Department of Transportation (DDOT) continues to receive criticism for its inadequate…

As states continue to implement a federal child welfare reform law, local organizers have joined a national movement to compel local and state child welfare agencies to stop the removal of children from homes that could benefit from…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser never reached out to the governors of Virginia and Maryland to negotiate reciprocity for automated traffic camera tickets, despite a District government report — signed by the mayor and submitted to the D.C.…

Metro will embark on a series of renovations to a 1970s-era bridge spanning the Potomac River and nearby tunnels next year, resulting in an “extended shutdown” of Yellow Line service between L’Enfant Plaza and the Pentagon.

The accreditation for the firearms examination unit may take longer than others.

Despite its spot at the heart of D.C.’s bustling U Street corridor, the Grimke School has sat largely empty for a decade. Until now.

Focus on traffic safety comes after four kids were hit by drivers in less than a month.

When the Uptown Theater closed in March 2020, it was a gut punch to D.C. moviegoers.

Six months ago, Property Group Partners submitted a second-stage planned unit development (PUD) application for the next phase of the Capitol Crossing development. Now, that phase could be close to approval.

Campaigners to raise tipped minimum wage began collecting signatures yesterday for a similar ballot initiative that voters approved in 2018 — only to be overruled by council members.

Howard University students are staging a sit-in to demand school officials address safety concerns and give students representation on the board of trustees, Paige writes.