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For years, a debate over the name of Woodrow Wilson High School has gripped the surrounding community in northwest Washington. This year, things changed.

The father of Karon Hylton, whose death while being followed by District police while riding a moped touched off angry protests in the city, was one of nine people arrested outside a D.C. police station Saturday night, police said Sunday. …

Several friends and family members of Karon Hylton-Brown, including his father, were arrested during protests outside the 4th District police station Saturday night.

Saying goodbye to Johnny's Half-Shell—and many other places.

The father of Karon Hylton-Brown was one of 9 people arrested during Saturday night protests over what they believe was the police’s involvement in his deadly moped crash on Oct. 23.

For Andrew Hammond, a Scotsman and the historian and curator of the International Spy Museum in D.C., the loss of iconic actor Sean Connery this week at the age of 90 hits particularly hard.

Eight months into the pandemic and Columbia Heights’ Latin American Youth Center has seen an increase in its youth enrollment in counseling services. The Wash spoke with four people connected to the center to better understand how…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser extended the District’s state of emergency to deal with the coronavirus pandemic through the end of the year. That means landlords are not allowed to evict tenants who can’t pay the rent.

Lorraine Marie Thomas was key to brokering peace in a one-square-mile portion of the Washington Highlands neighborhood in Southeast Washington. The 21-year-old is credited with helping community leaders forge relationships with…

D.C. leaders are at odds with federal officials over key parts of a multibillion-dollar plan to remake Union Station into a new commercial hub and transportation anchor for the region’s economy.

Two home improvement businesses, Ace Hardware and the Home Depot, are working with D.C. to help its restaurants prepare for the coming winter.

There’s still remnants of the old restaurant and bar that used to occupy this space at 2340 Wisconsin Ave. NW in Glover Park. For one, the bar is still there. But everything else on the inside has changed.

A D.C. resident who sued the city over the sole-source sports betting contract awarded to gaming firm Intralot has lost his appeal.

As the U.S. faces record-breaking spikes in coronavirus infections, D.C. reported its highest number of daily new cases in months on Saturday.

This week, the GALA Hispanic Theatre became the first theatre to reopen and resume live indoor performances in the District. On Friday, ABC7 got a look inside the careful and cautious return to the stage.

The consummate newsman has traveled many roads to reach retirement.

He's got support from Jack Evans, Harry Thomas Jr., John Ray, Harold Brazil, and Sandra Allen, to name a few.

Isaac Smith had been talking to voters in the streets of a historic Black D.C. neighborhood for barely 10 minutes before a passerby shouted a warning.

Chanting “Only when it’s safe,” some teachers, parents and students gathered at Lincoln Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of D.C. to march and rally against a decision to return to some form of in-person learning in the District…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Activists in the nation’s capital are banding together for Election Day, pooling resources, running training sessions for demonstrators, forming rapid-reaction teams and organizing events that are expected to draw large…