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Brenda Richardson stood before 31 young men and women in their final weeks of training to become D.C. police officers. They were on a street corner in Richardson’s neighborhood in Southeast…

Murmurs from a group-therapy session drifted down the hallway to Carolyn’s small office on the second floor of Regional Addiction Prevention Inc.'s building in Northeast Washington.

The D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS), a once-vaunted crime lab now mired in management woes, will cease its work on criminal investigations while a consultant conducts “a complete…

Washington Teachers’ Union President Elizabeth Davis was intoxicated and speeding on Easter Sunday when she crashed into another driver’s vehicle on April 4, killing both of them, according to a…

Lawyers for the Justice Department urged a federal judge on Friday to dismiss lawsuits against former president Donald Trump, former attorney general William P. Barr and other officials for last…

After last year’s pool season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, D.C. splashed down to the 2021 pool season from a newly renovated and renamed recreation center in Benning Park.

The Washington Teachers’ Union president was at fault in the crash that killed her and another driver last month, the Maryland State Police said.

Starting this weekend, outdoor pools are reopening for those who want to take a dip, after more than a year of restrictions in aquatic spaces.

D.C. has named a new director for its troubled crime lab. WTOP has learned Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Chris Geldart named Anthony Crispino as the interim director of the Department of Forensic…

The D.C. government will soon award long-term leases for some of the most valuable vacant land in the city’s portfolio, with the goal of creating a new neighborhood with thousands of residents in the…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposed fiscal 2022 budget includes $20 million to build a new community center at the Alexander Crummell School property in Ivy City, a major win for neighbors but a move…

A housing strike force released a report this month laying out its recommendations for helping DC’s rental housing market recover after more than a year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

More money for housing, less money for policing, and funding for an Ivy City community center

D.C. is getting a new 1.6 mile, two-way protected bicycle track years after the final study on the project was released.

President Biden’s proposed budget preserves longtime federal restrictions on selling and taxing marijuana in the District of Columbia, a disappointment to city leaders who are hoping to pass…

Parallel parking has returned to the D.C. DMV’s driving skills test.

Last month while biking, I was accosted by a man driving a car who screamed something racist at me. This incident is part of a bigger story, of my life, other Asian Americans, and other people,…

Despite the delay in opening, the in-arena sportsbook is still the first of its kind here in America, and could serve as the template for other teams across the country.

A federal judge is considering arguments in four lawsuits against former President Donald Trump, former Attorney General William Barr and local and federal police agencies, each claiming the…

The D.C. government has provided $9.4 million in rental- and utility-assistance grants to 2,917 city residents, Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio told the D.C. Council on Friday.