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The number of chronically homeless people in the District increased by more than 20 percent last year, even as the total number of homeless residents fell by about the same amount, city leaders said Thursday.

Foreign hackers who claim to have stolen 250 gigabytes of internal D.C. police data and files have pulled back on threats to release the information if a ransom isn’t paid, but city officials have largely refused to say whether they are…

DC Health officials have relaxed guidelines on wearing face masks outdoors for people who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, matching recommendations released yesterday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

After federal authorities found the J&J vaccine is safe for the vast majority of people, D.C. resumes using the one-shot vaccine.

A year-round outdoor crab shack and bar is coming to D.C.’s U Street corridor later this year.

Republicans have contended in recent hearings that D.C. statehood is a “power grab” intended to ensure the election for life of two Democratic senators. They have ample precedent for that claim if one examines the actions of the local…

The office of D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine (D) said Thursday that it will offer to seal the arrest records of more than 200 people detained for violating curfew orders during protests in early June after the police slaying of…

It has been a while since outdoor swimming pools were open to the public in the nation’s capital, but that is about to change come next month.

Tyrone Stuckey remembers fighting over the future of the Alexander Crummell School two decades ago, when he was still a kid. These days, his 15-year-old daughter, Mya, has joined the fray.

The pandemic has added more stress for pregnant and new moms who need support with housing, health care, and other services. Housing instability creates challenges for the child and mother, according to health experts. And, mothers living…

On a single January night this year, 5,111 people were counted as experiencing homelessness in D.C. That’s according to numbers out Thursday by The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness, which leads the annual,…

When ANC 3C passed a resolution this year in support of more density along Connecticut Avenue in Cleveland Park, it was a significant moment. The neighborhood is a textbook example of a wealthy area that has preserved its exclusivity…

Shakespeare Theatre Company reopens Saturday after a year of pandemic closure.

Well, it looks like the new Cheesecake Factory location in downtown D.C. is a hit.

The heads of Planned Parenthood, the NAACP and hundreds of prominent women of color are throwing their support behind Washington, D.C. statehood efforts, claiming the issue is one of racial equity and public health.

Over the past several weeks, senior leaders at the D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences have come under intense scrutiny. The crime lab is under criminal investigation over its handling of a ballistics error in a murder case and, in a rare…

Raised in Southeast D.C. during the crack epidemic, Rodney Stotts, now a 50-year old man, became involved in illegal activities as a young person. But that was another lifetime for Stotts. Now, he is a licensed master falconer — the…

Efforts to vaccinate unhoused individuals not in the shelter system in the District have been underway since the end of March, but multiple community advocates have cited incidents of inequity when distributing to marginalized groups.

The D.C. Council voted on April 20 to advance the latest revision of the Comprehensive Plan amendment, amid confusion over the scope of the document’s influence and concern among councilmembers that it would reinforce racial inequity in…

At the start of her second term, Mayor Bowser declared a goal of creating 36,000 new housing units by 2025. One third of these units would be affordable to Washingtonians earning less than 80% of the District’s median family income, which…