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During the covid-19 pandemic, D.C. officials could safely say the nation’s capital was not alone in struggling to reduce deadly gun violence, as homicides spiked here just as they did in cities…

A bench-clearing brawl of sorts has broken out over alleged cheating in a Little League serving one of the District’s wealthiest neighborhoods.

“We are clearly in a war zone.” Judging from media coverage, that declaration by D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. (D) about his Ward 8 district has been heard across the country. A tad…

Multiple volunteers at the Humane Rescue Alliance, the region’s largest animal rescue service provider, allege that understaffing at the agency’s D.C. shelters has led to unacceptable living…

As climate change takes hold, chronic flooding is not affecting all residents equally.

A former employee of JLT Trucking says his boss, Jerome L. Taylor, took an envelope full of cash to a meeting with DCHA’s Lorry Bonds before receiving the five-year trash contract.

D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s office and federal investigators are looking into John Falcicchio, a former aide to the city’s mayor, a source close to the investigation tells WTOP.

The Metropolitan Police Department announced Thursday that it would be handing out more money as part of its ongoing effort to beef up the District’s police force.

In order to help prevent devastating flooding in the area of Northeast D.C., the District Department of Transportation told WTOP that a plan is in the works that would initiate a road closure if…

Investigators with the FBI and Office of the Attorney General have begun asking questions about the former top Bowser aide, who was found to have sexually harassed city employees.

D.C. officials released limited new details Thursday about the emergency response to flooding that killed 10 dogs at a doggy day care in Northeast Washington, saying they were still reviewing radio…

D.C. officials announced Thursday they will enforce the city’s juvenile curfew law in particular areas where crime is concentrated or where disruptive youths are known to hang out.

The District will enforce a youth curfew in eight neighborhoods across the city, including on U Street NW and Congress Street SE, Police Chief Pamela Smith announced in a press conference on…

Starbucks workers at the Chevy Chase D.C. location are the latest to vote in favor of union representation.

More than 35% of calls made to the 988 crisis hotline in D.C. between April and May were redirected outside the District, per a new analysis from health research outlet KFF.

When heavy rains led to flash flooding in D.C. on Monday, Rhode Island Avenue Northeast wasn’t the only area to see devastation.

Union Station is in line for a major expansion, an investment that railroad and city officials say will help to move more passenger trains through the Northeast Corridor while modernizing an…

Since Memorial Day, hundreds of thousands of people have walked into one of the many neighborhood pools around the District to take a dip and cool off.

Colleen Costello said her dog, Maple, was always excited to go to doggy day care. When her family would park in front of District Dogs in Northeast Washington, the 1½-year-old Shepherd mix would…

A decade ago, Uber and Lyft’s arrival transformed transportation in D.C. While ride-hailing brought convenience, it also brought negative consequences to the city.