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The culture of any institution emanates from its top leaders.

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) has tapped a top official in the General Services Administration to join her cabinet overseeing economic development in the District, a critical position that had been without permanent leadership after its…

House Republicans probed the rise of violent crime in D.C. in a contentious hearing Thursday, describing the District as embroiled in a “culture of lawlessness” and pressing authorities to impose harsher punishments on those convicted of…

A hazardous D.C. intersection once informally referred to as “Dave Thomas Circle” will be renamed to honor female African American baseball pioneer Mamie “Peanut” Johnson, officials said Wednesday.

GOP members of the House of Representatives convened a hearing on violent crime in D.C. yet again Thursday, echoing sentiments expressed in multiple previous hearings on the topic. Republicans lambasted local officials for what they…

We’re a society that doesn’t like to talk about death, and that’s not good for life

‘This is a really good business that we overshot on expense,’ interim CEO Patty Stonesifer said. Now the company is hoping to reduce staff through buyouts.

Beth Barkley was honored for her work with newcomers to the United States

The Thursday hearing, out of a House Judiciary subcommittee, is part of a continuing effort by GOP members to use crime in some Democratic-led cities across the country to their political benefit.

The WTU says DCPS still hasn’t come back to the table, even as the clock has started ticking to avoid another delayed contract.

Adams Morgan's concrete plaza has defeated its latest threat: luxury condos.

The staff reductions come after Post leaders determined that recent revenue projections were overly optimistic

A high school student and two of his mentors help rescue a woman from a burning building

A D.C. mother who was placed on hold when she called 911 says her daughter was a healthy 27-year-old and now depends on her for everything

AppleTree Schools, a network of prekindergarten charter campuses, opened in Spring Valley this year

Seven years ago, a prominent developer announced ambitious plans to build condominiums at a well-known Northwest Washington crossroads, a proposal that triggered fierce opposition, multiple rounds of still-pending litigation and cranky…

A hacking group claims to have breached D.C.’s Board of Elections records, accessing 600,000 lines of U.S. voter data, according to the DCBOE.

Red tape results in four-month average wait for approval despite ongoing reforms, costing some residents apartments

The D.C. Board of Elections announced Friday that in a data breach, hackers were able to access thousands of D.C. residents’ voter records.

Truist Bank has donated the former SunTrust Bank branch and adjacent plaza at the corner of Columbia Road and 18th Street NW in Adams Morgan to nonprofit Jubilee Housing, clearing the way for development of affordable housing on the…