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Two D.C. community organizations are getting a total of $750,000 in grants in an effort to decrease crime and violence in the District.

D.C. police say they are now conducting an investigation after video of an arrest Thursday night in Southeast has drawn outrage from a D.C. Council member, who says he believes it shows excessive force.

D.C. police are investigating a Thursday night incident captured in a viral video, which shows officers pushing one man into a fence and tackling another to the ground during a chaotic confrontation. A city council member, a local activist…

The unanimously passed D.C. Council bill imposing needed reforms upon the deficit-riddled D.C. Housing Authority (DCHA) can also be viewed as a vote of no confidence in Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration. The council, confronted with a…

After a week of public back and forth over the safest way to bring back more 7000-series trains, Metro has submitted another plan to its oversight body, the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.

MPD wants to fire Officer Manuel Reyes after he picked up criminal charges in Virginia and D.C. Reyes appealed his case to a panel of police brass.

The at-large councilmember is taking every opportunity to associate herself with the outgoing attorney general.

Migrants who were bused to D.C. by Republican governors and decided to stay local are facing difficulties in accessing local resources — including identification cards and health coverage — they told the D.C. Council on Thursday.

Howard University said it took a step toward joining the top tier of U.S. research universities after raising $122 million in research funding, a record for any historically Black college or university.

The District, Maryland and Virginia are getting $186 million in federal funding to improve electric vehicle infrastructure as part of a $5 billion nationwide program

Seven candidates vying for two at-large seats on the D.C. Council debated topics from term limits to statehood at a debate on Wednesday, aiming to distinguish themselves as Election Day nears. As in previous debates and forums, political…

The request came after Metro and Washington Metrorail Safety Commission officials met with Virginia senators, where the agencies were told to cooperate

The District is beginning some experiments with new options for public transportation.

Three real estate firms will pay millions after settling in a housing discrimination lawsuit brought forward by the D.C. attorney general’s office.

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine on Thursday announced that three related real estate companies and its executives will pay a “landmark” $10 million fine for illegally discriminating against low-income renters who use housing vouchers.

Children’s National Hospital is among local pediatric hospitals operating at or near capacity due to viral respiratory infections. A spokesperson tells DCist/WAMU that the volume at the hospital is changing hour to hour, but expects to be…

“Mountains” of evidence pointed to discrimination against Section 8 voucher holders, but AG Karl Racine is only beginning in the battle for equitable housing in the District.

Negotiations over a new contract between the Washington Teachers’ Union and the city are headed to arbitration.

Three real estate firms and some of their executives are required to pay penalties for turning away or imposing illegal requirements on renters with housing vouchers or other housing assistance

On Nov. 8, D.C. residents will go to the polls to elect two people to hold at-large seats on the D.C. Council representing the entire city rather than just one ward — and many residents are already voting, thanks to ballots that arrived in…