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The communications director for D.C. Council member Vincent C. Gray (D-Ward 7) was arrested Thursday night and is among four people charged in a domestic assault that left a man injured, according to the lawmaker’s office and D.C. police. …

Health organization to open largest-ever facility at St. Elizabeth’s East

Special education lawyers and advocates are pushing D.C. officials to provide an extra year of special education services to students who aged out of these programs during the pandemic, arguing that these young adults did not receive the…

Several high-level actors, authors and journalists have joined the faculty of Howard University for the fall semester, but the provost said that’s only one reason enrollment is surging.

After closing for about a month following the emergence of a video that captured a woman being dragged by security personnel, Nellie’s Sports Bar in D.C. said that it has hired a longtime activist to help staff with diversity, sensitivity…

Construction to make Black Lives Matter Plaza a permanent art installation will begin Monday, with 16th Street NW between H and K streets closing to vehicle traffic.

The words “CUBA LIBRE” were seen painted in large letters on the street outside the Embassy of Cuba in Northwest Washington on Friday, an expression of solidarity with the thousands of anti-government protesters across Cuba.

Did you think for one second that the highly publicized March 23 carjacking of Uber Eats delivery driver Mohammad Anwar in Southeast D.C., which resulted in a horrific crash that left Anwar dead and two girls, age 13 and 15, under arrest,…

Beginning Tuesday, the Smithsonian Institution will no longer require visitors to reserve timed-entry passes at any of its D.C.-area museums, with the exception of the National Museum of African American History and Culture — which used a…

Shortly after the region saw coronavirus case counts drop to record-breaking lows, infections are on the rise again in the D.C. area.

Starting next week, the Smithsonian will no longer require timed-entry passes to visit most of its museums.

When the pandemic began, the real estate industry was gripped with anxiety about the emptying out of American cities. But in D.C., at least one part of the apartment market is making a comeback.

A coalition of missing-persons advocates, activists and law enforcement officials will gather Sunday at a convenience store in D.C. to renew interest in a high-profile case and encourage the public to better engage the Metropolitan Police…

Students and families in the D.C. public school system can get free rides to meal sites over the summer through a partnership with Uber, school officials announced on Friday.

Residents looking for transit options in the city may have more choices as the DC Department of For-Hire Vehicles (DFHV) brought back DC Neighborhood Connect, a shared on demand shuttle service that covers parts of wards 1, 4, and 5 last…

Jazz in the Garden, the National Gallery of Art’s after-work, summertime staple that offers pitchers of sangria, soulful singing, and sometimes, people jumping in the off-limits fountain, is coming back after being canceled last summer due…

Everyone is anxious for schools to reopen this fall. After more than a year of being away from our school buildings because of the public health pandemic, it’s imperative that students and teachers get back to school.

Critics say the Business Improvement District has benefitted insiders, while supporters say the organization has helped the overall neighborhood.

Since 1947, the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad has helped D.C. respond to medical emergencies in city neighborhoods near the Maryland border. But now, the longtime chief of the fire station is recommending that it’s time for that…

New coronavirus cases are slowly increasing in Virginia, Maryland and the District, and public health experts say the rise is being fueled by three factors: relaxed restrictions on gatherings and mask mandates, persistent pockets of…