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It’s official: Former chief of the Montgomery County Police Department Thomas Manger will be the new Capitol Police chief and he takes command Friday.

J. Thomas Manger, who spent 21 years as a police chief in the wealthy Washington suburbs of Montgomery and Fairfax counties, was named Thursday to take over the U.S. Capitol Police as it tries to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed Thursday that the Justice Department would crack down on gun trafficking corridors as part of a comprehensive approach to combat surging gun…

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware issued an order Thursday approving the former Marriott Wardman Park’s $152.25 million sale to an affiliate of Carmel Partners, likely marking a permanent end to…

This article is the second in a two-part series on the neighborhoods between the Anacostia and DC Route 295 in Northeast DC.

School starts in D.C. in about a month, but parents and teachers said they don’t have answers to simple questions. The District’s schools chancellor offered what information he has, but he said it…

Officials with DC Health said the relatively low rate of cases where vaccinated residents come down with COVID-19 — known as breakthrough cases — are an encouraging sign that the vaccines are…

Two hundred of the more than 375,000 D.C. residents who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus have tested positive for the coronavirus and four have died, according to a dashboard District…

D.C. Public Schools will continue to mandate face masks for all students and staff when campuses reopen for in-person learning in August, Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee said Thursday.

D.C. Council members voted unanimously in December to create a commission that would undertake a comprehensive review of the city’s tax code. It was a recognition of the need for careful study and a…

A private school serving children with hearing loss is looking to build a new campus in Tenleytown — but, like so many other projects near American University, the development is attracting some…

The District's first Amazon grocery store, the region's second overall, opened Thursday morning in Logan Circle.

Amazon’s first full service Amazon Fresh grocery store in the District opened for customers Thursday in Logan Circle at 1733 14th St. NW. It is just the second Amazon Fresh location on the east…

D.C. lawmakers approved a historic tax increase this week that, if implemented, could lift thousands of District residents out of poverty. But advocates say further steps are needed to make sure…

Markeith Muskelly, a barber who has spent half his 52 years cutting hair in Southeast Washington, has seen people get shot on the street outside the shop where he works.

After almost 15 years as director and chief executive of the Phillips Collection, Dorothy Kosinski will leave the Washington art museum at the end of next year, the museum announced Thursday.

The Metropolitan Police Department is establishing a new patrol unit focused on combating the recent spike in violent crime through what they describe as “intelligence driven” policing.

D.C. is officially outlawing the sale of flavored tobacco products and menthol cigarettes across the city.

D.C. leaders are encouraging residents to take advantage of the Building Blocks DC grant program, which is aimed at curbing gun violence in the district and it’s putting the resources needed to help…

D.C. residents will soon see more police officers on bikes and scooters as part of the city police chief’s effort to increase engagement. But, Robert Contee said, the new unit won’t only deploy to…