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After years of having to pay for transportation to cross the Anacostia River to receive health care, residents of Wards 7 and 8, largely disconnected by the Anacostia River from D.C.’s high-quality…

The transit agency pulled more than half its rail fleet, slashing service as more riders were slowly returning

A D.C. police officer making an arrest in an alleged domestic assault fatally shot an unarmed man during what the District’s police chief described as an “intense physical struggle” Monday inside an…

As Metro scrambles to address the findings of a safety investigation that put about 60% of its fleet of rail cars out of commission, the transit agency is warning riders to expect headways of 30-40…

The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation that creates “baby bonds” for children born into low-income families.

D.C.’s police chief shared some more details about a shooting in which an officer killed a man Monday afternoon.

Neil Albert, the head of the Downtown D.C. Business Improvement District and a longtime D.C. government official, has stepped down from his post as chair of the D.C. Housing Authority’s governing…

Three Black former D.C. police cadets are filing suit against the department accusing a sergeant under scrutiny of retaliating against them for participating in an internal investigation.

Senate Democrats removed a provision from its appropriations proposal that for years has prevented D.C. from legalizing the sale of marijuana — but significant hurdles remain before D.C. can start…

D.C.’s Puzzle Huddle took off through the pandemic, taking its puzzles depicting diverse, career-driven characters to homes across the country, riding momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement —…

The D.C. Council has introduced a measure that would rename Woodrow Wilson High School in Northwest Washington to Jackson Reed High — an unusual objection to the Bowser administration, which proposed…

On Sunday night, WMATA announced they were pulling all of their 7000-series trains out of service Monday morning as part of the ongoing investigation into the Blue Line train derailment last week.…

A new audit of D.C.’s emergency call system finds that the people tasked with answering 911 calls in the city sometimes struggle to pinpoint a caller’s exact location and fall short of national…

Neil Albert, the chair of the D.C. Housing Authority’s board of commissioners, will resign, according to a source familiar with Albert’s thinking. Albert’s resignation comes after revelations that he…

Like the periodic invasion of cicadas, the blooming of the cherry blossoms, and dashed hopes that a certain football team will eventually do better, a predictable cycle in D.C. is upon us: elections.…

A package of spending bills unveiled by a U.S. Senate committee on Monday evening does not include language that had prohibited D.C. from legalizing the sale of marijuana for the last six years,…

D.C.’s 911 system has been hampered by inconsistent handling of calls, difficulties in determining the location of emergencies and has not met national standards for getting prompt help to callers,…

The public is getting its first glimpse at the project expected to bring the first full-service grocery store to Buzzard Point.

A new traffic safety investigation dashboard will enable people in the District to report a potential problem, and stay apprised of the D.C. Department of Transportation’s investigation, research and…

Metrorail’s reduced service pattern will continue through the weekend as investigators probe the derailment of a 7000-series Blue Line car.