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WASHINGTON (AP) — The owners of a Washington, D.C., bar said Monday that they are investigating a weekend incident in which security guards were seen dragging a Black woman down a staircase and throwing her out of the bar.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser wants to create a new pot of incentive money to attract major employers to downtown D.C. and stop existing tenants from fleeing — perhaps providing a replacement, of sorts, for a tax break program that lawmakers…

As new coronavirus cases continue to decline in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, officials are debating whether — and how — to lift the states of emergency that gave them sweeping powers 16 months ago to respond to the spread of the virus.…

As the D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences challenges allegations of fraud in an attempt to win back its accreditation, federal prosecutors contend the crime lab is still failing to acknowledge some of the “significant issues” that led to…

A viral video of a young Black woman being dragged out of Nellie’s Sports Bar in Shaw sparked a protest on Sunday night and calls to boycott the establishment.

Chick-fil-A has signed on to lease part of a space in D.C.'s Chinatown neighborhood that Legal Sea Foods vacated in 2020 as it dealt with financial strain tied to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Locals are also calling on D.C. to protest and boycott Nellie’s Sports Bar.

Getting people back to work and businesses into empty office buildings downtown is the goal of a $250 million package being proposed by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. Much of the money would come from the federal American Rescue Plan.

D.C. hit a major milestone Monday according to the White House’s COVID-19 data director: 70% of adults in the District have gotten at least one vaccine dose.

Angel Gregorio had the idea for The Spice Suite six years ago on her way home from an appointment at the hair salon.

Last month, the D.C. Council passed an updated Comprehensive Plan for the District that the council members and Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) hope will pave the way toward more affordable housing, more inclusive growth, and streets that are…

Plans are out for another DC park, this time reimagining an existing space.

Inside the Congress Heights Metro development sham that left a crime-plagued neighborhood in decay

A new beer garden has been pitched to activate a long dormant hotel site along Georgetown's main drag, UrbanTurf has learned.

The District is preparing to elect a representative for the 1,400 inmates being held at the D.C. jail — and the candidates are also behind bars, making it the first election of its kind.

When Lisa Mallory left her last job leading D.C.'s Department of Employment Services, Mayor Vincent Gray quickly praised two standout qualities she'd used to change the organization: management skills and big-picture thinking.

An Episcopal priest at the Lafayette Square protest a little over a year ago is speaking out against an internal report released on the violence used to clear the area.

The Pridemobile Parade cruised through several D.C. neighborhoods on Saturday, bringing with it a much-missed celebration for the region’s LGBTQ residents. This year’s festivities saw a thick crowd of people turn out since last year’s…

As the Washington region’s coronavirus vaccination efforts continue, public health officials are homing in on segments of the population slow to get the shot — such as law enforcement officers.

For Andie U., coming out to D.C.’s pride celebration on Saturday was special — and not just because it marked an in-person return to the exuberance of the day that was lost to the pandemic last year.