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The number of incidents that involved a D.C. police officer using force last year increased again, but at a much slower clip than in previous years.

In March, when the District reported its first cases of COVID-19, the D.C. government scrambled to rent hotel rooms and secure leases for facilities where people experiencing homelessness could quarantine. There were fears about mass virus…

More than 60,000 ballots have already been mailed to the D.C. Board of Elections or left in a secure drop box. Before they can be counted, each must be inspected for a valid signature.

One of the protesters who was demonstrating in D.C. on a night when the military was captured on video flying helicopters closely over crowds is seeking financial compensation for physical and mental injuries.

Everyone who runs the Marine Corps Marathon knows it’s going to be hard to do — that’s often the point.

WASHINGTON — Purchase orders show that just after 6:00 p.m. on June 1, at the very same hour that federal police were using tear gas canisters and tear gas grenades to clear protesters from Lafayette Square Park, the D.C. Metropolitan…

After two nights of chaotic protests near the White House at the end of May, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department found its supply of rubber ball grenades, high-impact sponge rounds, long-range tear-gas projectiles, and pepper spray…

On Saturday, Lottie Mae Thomas Wright celebrated her 100th birthday.

Before Deshala Royster ended up in D.C.’s foster care system, decorating her bedroom with vision boards that tell of the life she hopes to create, she spent years taking on adult roles in the life she was handed.

The ACLU has filed a complaint against the D.C. National Guard for using a helicopter tactic usually reserved for war against demonstrators in D.C. during protests against police brutality racial injustice.

D.C. has released new data that shows what people were doing in the days before they got a COVID-19 diagnosis — or at least what they said they were doing.

D.C. is ringing the warning bells, saying that residents may be getting a little too lax with health safety guidelines at social gatherings, a warning that is being echoed across other parts of the region and the country.

When the D.C. Council’s judiciary committee meets for a hearing on Thursday morning, it will take public testimony on two high-profile policing bills: one that would ban the use of tear gas and other chemical irritants during peaceful…

The number of new coronavirus infections across the greater Washington region jumped to a two-month high Wednesday as D.C.’s top health official said small social gatherings are helping to fuel the virus’s spread.

The American Civil Liberties Union of D.C. filed an administrative claim against the D.C. National Guard for damages Wednesday on behalf of a woman who says she was injured by the military’s aggressive use of helicopters to disperse…

When Pompeii was rediscovered in 1748, archaeologists marveled at the detailed mosaics freed from the ash, scenes depicting Roman gods, gladiators and sea creatures.

The D.C. Council is considering a bill that would take steps towards repealing the prohibition on returning citizens working in the medical marijuana industry.

Privacy concerns prevent providing DC inmate information to Board of Elections, Bureau of Prisons says

WeWork confirmed that it plans to close three of its locations in the District, including its maiden home in the nation's capital, as it looks to streamline its portfolio and find a path toward profitability.

Independent report reviews use of force incidents by D.C. Police in 2019