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High school students at the D.C. Jail have reached a settlement in a lawsuit over the city’s failure to provide incarcerated students with adequate education during the pandemic.

A small group gathered on Sunday, Sept. 24, to say goodbye to the impatient political commentator.

The D.C. Housing Authority shirked condo board duties, thwarting repairs, owners said. But the agency said the owners are responsible for repairs.

The school no longer qualifies for Title I, a source of federal funding reserved for high-poverty schools.

The District’s authorities say that a relatively small number of perpetrators is responsible for a disproportionate share of the city’s recent surge in violent crime.

In 1951, we students at Stevens Elementary School in Northwest D.C. were taught a tune that city commissioners declared the “Official Song of Washington.” The lyrics were drilled into our heads:

The District owns some 500 acres of wooded natural areas, but some have become overrun with invasive species or dumping grounds for trash

It’s the latest bit of turmoil for the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection, following employee complaints about its former director.

The D.C. Council approved an incentives program to cut the cost of e-bikes for city residents, primarily those with lower incomes

On Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee passed legislation that would extend the city’s lease long-term and allow the District to redevelop the RFK Stadium site–and potentially lure the…

A House committee advanced a bill on Wednesday that could one day make possible a football stadium on the RFK site.

Students at the University of the District of Columbia say they’ve only recently learned about a plan that, if approved, will destroy more than a building

A bill that would allow D.C. to redevelop the RFK Stadium site advanced from a key House committee Wednesday — but not without significant debate over whether the District should be allowed to use…

The D.C. Council unanimously approved a bill Tuesday that aims to get fewer cars and more e-bikes on D.C. streets.

As the opioid crisis worsens, the community must find ways to help

Ward 2 D.C. councilmember Brooke Pinto unveiled a comprehensive and controversial public safety legislative plan on Monday to increase carceral penalties for violent crimes and heighten law…

A growing share of renter households in D.C. are spending more than half of their income on housing costs, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.

Well after closing time, the staff at Abunai, a poke restaurant in Northwest D.C., grew accustomed to leaving on the lights for a single customer. They had good reason to treat this 27-year-old…

D.C. just took a big step toward providing relief in a part of Northeast prone to chronic flooding.

The Ward 2 councilmember’s crime legislation drew rebuke from judicial leaders who say warrantless searches might violate the Fourth Amendment.