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Projects large and small east of DC's H Street Corridor are in various stages of coming to fruition. Some have stalled (like the Valvaere) or they path forward remains unclear (like the redevelopment of Hechinger Mall), while others seem…

FOR ONLY the second time in the nation’s history, the Senate this week held a hearing on whether to grant statehood to the District of Columbia. Not much new was said, and it is unlikely the testimony will change any votes. Nonetheless,…

During a public event to promote city tourism on Wednesday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser was confronted by the mother of a man killed during a police chase last year.

A day after a pedestrian bridge collapsed in Northeast D.C., residents say that an underserved, predominantly Black community in the city now faces yet more barriers to crucial amenities.

The police report of the truck crash that brought down a pedestrian bridge over D.C. 295 Wednesday morning details some very near misses that easily could have caused serious injuries or worse, with one car hit by falling concrete and…

The incident injured five people, snarled traffic and closed the highway for more than 12 hours

Preston Mitchum among those calling for boycott of U Street bar

A group of men and women experiencing homelessness in the nation’s capital have produced a new podcast series called “Look At This.” Each episode features the voice of an unhoused D.C. resident talking about their artistic or…

After a pedestrian bridge over D.C. 295 collapsed on Wednesday when a truck ran into it, D.C. officials want people to know that the city already has plans in motion to repair other bridges in poor condition.

COVID-19 vaccination rates among teenagers vary across D.C.’s eight wards, a disparity that has some officials concerned about this fall’s return to schools and the possibility of outbreaks, as the more easily transmissible delta variant…

The building directly above the U Street Metro station is moving closer to a major transformation, as its owners prepare to redevelop it into residential.

The transition comes amid a rapidly changing political and technological landscape.

By the time Dominique Bishop reaches her medical assistant class at the LAYC Career Academy in Mount Pleasant shortly after 9 a.m., she has already sent her 9-year-old son off to school and crossed the city by bus and train to drop her…

Twelve hours after a pedestrian bridge collapsed over D.C.’s Route 295 in Northeast Washington, the highway has reopened, fire officials said.

D.C. officials clarified the status of a pedestrian bridge that collapsed onto D.C. 295 in Northeast D.C., after a truck hit the structure, shutting down a major roadway for thousands of drivers and causing traffic delays.

The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services (DMHHS) completed a full cleanup of an encampment at 10 Q St NW on June 15. Tents, garbage, and all remaining belongings were thrown away.

Applicants to the District’s new program for tenants struggling to pay rent or utility bills due to the COVID-19 pandemic have waited the last two months for funding that’s on track to go unspent by the millions.

Eighth-grade field trips are once again populating the nation’s monuments, visitors can be seen atop double-decker buses and Segway tours are filling the sidewalks.

The shutdown of DC-295 caused by a bridge collapse Wednesday morning could last through Thursday, D.C.’s deputy mayor for public safety said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A pedestrian bridge collapsed over a highway in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, sending five people to the hospital. Traffic was expected to be snarled for hours.