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After two men from D.C. were killed within the span of three weeks at a federal prison in Louisiana, the Bureau of Prisons is moving some people from D.C. out of the facility. The deaths and…

More than 23,000 students in the District do not have all their routine shots

MPD was ordered to rehire 37 of the 49 officers it fired in about six years, costing taxpayers $14.3 million, the D.C. Auditor found.

Apartment-hunting is tough enough without every disappointment also becoming a mystery. The smoking gun, for an increasing number of us, lies in the rise of secretive technological tenant screening…

John Guggenmos, the owner of gay bars Trade and Number Nine, declines to speak about ending the tipped minimum wage in absolutes. He doesn’t support Initiative 82, the upcoming ballot measure that…

The Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum has been closed since the end of March, allowing for the museum to undergo a massive indoor makeover. Pretty soon it’ll be ready to open to the public again.

Two D.C. high schools will remodel their curriculum with the intention to better prepare students for college and careers.

D.C.-area officials responded to President Joe Biden’s pardon Thursday of thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law.

Thirty-seven fired D.C. police officers were reinstated between 2015 and 2021 and collectively received millions in back pay, according to a report released Thursday by the city auditor, who raised…

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a mass pardon of people charged with marijuana possession under both federal and D.C. law, a move that could erase the criminal records of thousands of…

The museum has underdone extensive renovations and upgrades

Dustin Woodward, a 29-year-old trainer at Gold’s Gym in Arlington, said he had just finished his last training session of the morning on Saturday when he walked out to meet his girlfriend, who had…

A partnership between the District’s public schools and a California-based nonprofit will allow students to shape their own curriculums

Three dozen D.C. officers were reinstated and awarded back pay years after being fired, including some deemed a “threat to safety,” according to a review by the District’s auditor.

The prevailing political wisdom in D.C. is that most of the contests for elected office are settled during the Democratic primary; more than 76% of the city’s voters are registered Democrats, after…

The Metropolitan Police Department was forced to rehire more than three dozen officers it tried to fire between 2015 and 2021 — and those rehirings led to the District paying those officers $14…

The mayor’s pick to lead the Department of Buildings, one of two agencies to replace DCRA, kicked off a lengthy fight.

A woman who previously worked for a D.C. government program designed to support people returning from incarceration was arrested Tuesday and is facing charges of embezzlement and fraud, according to…

Rhayda Barnes Thomas was indicted this week for stealing D.C. government funds. Another D.C. government agency hired her while the investigation crawled along.

A former D.C. government employee was arrested this week over allegations that she embezzled money from a city program designed to help formerly-incarcerated residents and others struggling with…