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“SUCH A waste.” That remark was part of the running commentary on a video documenting the deteriorated building conditions at a D.C. public high school that closed seven years ago. It was a reference to the school’s peeling paint, the…

The number of homicides committed in the District with untraceable, home-built “ghost guns” has risen to four, D.C. authorities said Friday as they proposed new legislation to prohibit kits used to make these new types of firearms.

Officials in D.C. grappling with an increase in homicides unveiled emergency legislation aimed at a new threat: so-called “ghost guns.” Ghost guns are home-assembled firearms, often built from kits easily purchased online, and they’re…

Amid a surge in recoveries of so-called ghost guns comes a call for emergency legislation to deal with them in D.C.

After a false start last summer, a plan to use tax dollars to finance Anacostia’s Reunion Square redevelopment is set to move forward.

As Metro considers cutting or consolidating more than 50 bus routes across the region, some riders in D.C. are worried about how they’ll commute to work, travel to the doctor, or go to the grocery store in the absence of bus lines they…

The COVID-19 coronavirus might have drastic, long-term effects on Greater Washington's tourism industry, which relies heavily on Chinese travelers.

A new affordable housing project on the eastern edge of D.C. is moving forward.

Many of the exhibition's charcoals are from private collections; one is from the Queen herself

First it was promised in time for the World Series. Then the Super Bowl. Then by March Madness. But now D.C. officials say sports betting could finally be a reality by the time the Washington Nationals kick off their season late next…

Janet, a movie about disgraced Washington Post journalist Janet Cooke, is in the works, Nellie Andreeva reported for Deadline Thursday. The feature film, for Netflix, will be directed by the bestselling author and former journalist Janet…

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children released a new age progression photo of Relisha Rudd this week, six years after she disappeared from a D.C. family shelter.

A 138-year-old District charity that received a $28 million bequest is being sued by former employees who allege they are owed unpaid wages as the nonprofit battles for survival.

From parking to buying tickets.

Owners of La Vie and other restaurants accuse each other of fraud and financial mismanagement

Transit agency directors give briefing on preparations to handling coronavirus

Bird, Bolt, Lime and Razor have lost their appeals to a D.C. decision not to renew their permits to operate in the city, and will exit D.C. streets by the end of March.

One of the lushest spots in Washington celebrates its 200th anniversary this year.

A renovation job at a house in Georgetown has uncovered a piece of early D.C. history and has added to a mystery at the same time.

District transportation safety officials may be underestimating by half the city’s serious transportation-related injuries, according to two D.C. Council-appointed bicycle and pedestrian advisory panels. The failure comes during a time of…