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The District government is working to make an accessory apartment (or accessory dwelling unit or ADU) a bit easier to build. The legalization of accessory apartments as part of the 2016 zoning…

Former teachers and staff of Whittle School & Studios, who were terminated abruptly in early July when the private school campus in D.C. was shuttered, on Monday received a portion of one missing…

A panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has upheld a provision in a city law that makes it easier for the police chief to discipline officers, a measure that lawmakers…

Independent at-large D.C. Council candidate Karim Marshall is asking the city’s Office of Campaign Finance to investigate whether Council member Elissa Silverman (I-At Large), one of his opponents in…

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton has introduced a bill in the House to provide $50 million in emergency aid for thousands of migrants being bused into the District from Texas and Arizona.

Head to Kingman Island today, and you might be able to catch a rare glimpse of a certain graceful, long-necked bird with a slate blue, white, and copper feathers, dipping its long bill in the water. …

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton has introduced an emergency appropriations bill that would provide $50 million in additional assistance to the migrants being bused from Texas and Arizona to the…

Diane Huff-Lyons is pretty sure her late mother, Lillian, would be pleased to know that the new library building in the District’s Riggs Park neighborhood was renamed in her honor. But something else…

NoMa’s Hampton Inn – a hotel D.C. uses for COVID-19 isolation and temporary quarantine for unhoused Washingtonians – has effectively become a family shelter for asylum seekers sent to D.C. by red…

For the second time this summer, D.C.’s Audi Field has been picked to host a significant soccer match — this time, it’s this year’s National Women’s Soccer League Championship game.

As lawmakers debate the permanent expansion of mail-in voting, Southeast activists describe its impact in June.

D.C. drivers are disregarding school zone speed limits and in particular, driving faster in lower-income communities, a traffic safety report found.

The former councilmember vows to appeal the ruling.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Monday once again denied a request from the District of Columbia seeking National Guard assistance in dealing with thousands of migrants being bused to the city from…

As Arizona and Texas continue to bus migrants into D.C., the Defense Department has again rejected Mayor Muriel Bowser’s request for “logistical support” from D.C.’s National Guard.

The District government released body-camera footage that shows a D.C. police officer shooting and injuring a man after a foot chase on Aug. 12.

The Defense Department on Monday again said it will not help the District deal with the thousands of migrants who have arrived on buses from Texas and Arizona, upholding the department’s previous…

The District has announced that it is increasing the financial assistance it offers low- and moderate-income residents who want to buy a home.

The Biden administration again denied Mayor Muriel Bowser’s request to deploy the D.C. National Guard to assist the thousands of migrants who are being sent to the city by charter bus by the…

American University staff kicked off what is set to be a five day long strike Monday morning, demanding higher wages and equitable pay. The strike comes after failed contract negotiations last week…