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Nearly two months after D.C.’s official convention and sports authority said it was the victim of a cyberattack that may have compromised sensitive information about its employees, a ransomware group now appears to have published a tranche…

The U.S. Senate late Thursday confirmed seven judges to D.C.’s local courts, a move that partly addresses a spate of judicial vacancies that District officials, in recent appeals directly to Congress and the White House, said was causing…

Right now it’s not great weather for taking a dip in the Potomac… plus it’s illegal. But someday in the not-too-distant future, going for a swim in the District’s rivers could be a real option on a hot summer day.

Andrew Logan may have tried to fly under the radar, but this week Elon Musk finally spotted him.

“Babe, it’s the last time, I promise.”

When the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development this fall released a report on the D.C. Housing Authority, it featured four photos of the decrepit living conditions under the agency’s care: mold everywhere, peeling floors,…

Some of D.C.’s leafiest neighborhoods in Northwest and east of the Anacostia River are blanketed with mush.

The D.C. Housing Authority’s crisis has revealed major differences in how city leaders prefer to address what federal housing officials have characterized as a complete failure to provide safe, clean and decent affordable housing for its…

The U.S. Senate has confirmed seven judges for D.C. Superior Court and the D.C. Court of Appeals, addressing what city officials and lawmakers had loudly complained was a growing “crisis” of judicial vacancies that was slowing down the…

For years, the Vanguard building in downtown D.C., once home to the Peace Corps, has sat empty. On Thursday, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) celebrated the future of the 1960s-era Vanguard — and housing in downtown — at a ceremony kicking off…

A top public safety official committed to implementing a gun violence reduction plan published earlier this year

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine has unveiled a series of proposals he says would help create a “truly independent” D.C. Housing Authority board and address some of the problems that have plagued the embattled agency charged with managing…

Shawn Townsend, D.C.’s first “night mayor,” will take over as the president and CEO of the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, the regional trade association that represents the D.C. area’s food industry.

The surge in shootings in D.C. in recent years, particularly among young people, has inspired discussions, debates and ideas from various city leaders, but the numbers keep rising and the violence continues to impact families.

The sound of fingers snapping in appreciation echoed across the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library auditorium.

Early in the pandemic, people were desperate for more room to safely spend time outdoors. Officials in the D.C. area experimented with making more space by closing certain roads to car traffic, and opening them to pedestrians. Now, motor…

The U.S.-Africa Leaders summit being held in the center of downtown D.C. is a giant show of diplomacy — and a giant headache for locals who live, dine, and own businesses between Shaw and Mt. Vernon Square.

The transit system will waive fares after 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 and stay open beyond normal service hours

Most of us think of our pets as family, and a new bill being considered by the D.C. Council acknowledges that fact, the Washington Post reports.

An exhibition of photos offers a rare look at the hard-to-see artwork that’s been atop the District’s John A. Wilson Building for more than a century.