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On the bright, sunny afternoon of Nov. 29, I sat at my computer in Southeast D.C., putting in lessons for my students when I heard the chilling noise of gunfire: Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang. Seven, maybe eight shots rang out…

The 2019 Point in Time (PIT) Count in D.C. revealed a welcome drop in the number of homeless families — a nearly 45 percent decline since its 2016 count. Unfortunately, this count grossly underreports the numbers of women and children…

As the District’s mayor embarks on the politically fraught process of choosing a new police chief, pressure is building for a leader who embraces a public health approach to fighting crime and will find alternatives to relying on law…

Joel Caston has filled many roles during his 26 years of incarceration, from youth mentor to published author to financial literacy instructor for his fellow inmates.

Teachers at D.C. schools are one step closer to an agreement to return to in-person learning.

The District’s public school system and the Washington Teachers’ Union reached a deal late Thursday on how to reopen schools, capping months of contentious negotiations in a city that has so far been unable to bring teachers and students…

The interior of the Washington Monument will be temporarily closed to visitors beginning Friday due to a reduction in workforce from exposure to the coronavirus, the National Park Service said Thursday.

The Washington Teachers’ Union and D.C. Public Schools reached an agreement Thursday on how to reopen schools, putting to rest months of negotiations that hobbled the school system’s efforts to bring students back for in-person…

With so many delivery drivers on the roads this pandemic year, hopping out of running vehicles to drop off food and packages, police have noted an increase in “jump-in” thefts. It takes just seconds; you look back, and your car is gone. So…

A new report is again calling on D.C. to work toward decriminalizing sex work, saying the laws aren’t effective, and target vulnerable, low-income residents who face discrimination and are simply trying to make a living.

In a letter to the incoming Biden administration, the region’s leaders are asking the federal government to provide operational funding to Metro.

Metrobus riders will once again be asked to pay the $2 fare and board through the front doors starting January 3, 2021.

One of the D.C. area’s oldest strip mall-style shopping centers — one that dates back to the 1930s, in fact — has been sold for only the second time in its history.

The Washington region’s top leaders are calling on President-elect Joe Biden to nudge the federal government toward kicking in annual funding for Metro’s operating expenses.

The Ward 3 Councilmember left her car running while visiting a bakery, and a thief drove away in her vehicle.

Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh’s car was stolen on Thursday while she stopped into a local bakery, according to the councilmember and the Metropolitan Police Department.

"I’m still able to eat anything I want."

The restaurateur did not support Initiative 77, the ballot measure that would have done the same in D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC — Chief John Donnelly of D.C. Fire and EMS and Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, director of D.C. Department of Health, joined other front-line public health officials Thursday in receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. They were…

The longtime effort to bring Deanwood’s historic Strand Theater back to life is facing yet more delays as the project’s developers face additional hurdles in assembling financing.