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Part of a busy downtown intersection in the District is closed indefinitely because of concerns involving the durability of steel beams used to support an underground ventilation shaft at a Metro…

An overwhelming 82 percent majority of Washingtonians describe the friendliness of their neighborhoods as “good” or even “excellent,” according to a Washington Post poll conducted last month.

YOU MIGHT have thought congressional Republicans couldn’t get more contemptuous, or contemptible, in their disregard for the rights of people who make their home in the nation’s capital. But their…

D.C.’s homicide rate for 2019 has now surpassed that of last year’s, according to Metropolitan Police data.

The center lanes of 17th Street Northwest near D.C.’s Farragut Square are closed over concerns identified Friday about whether Metro ventilation shafts under the roadway are structurally sound enough…

This year draws to a close in our nation’s capital with attention focused on two of its most disreputable public officials: Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans, and President of the United States…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Dec. 19 submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services a letter expressing her strong opposition to a rule proposed by the Trump administration that would…

For Michael Philips, it started with an evening of jazz last spring.

A D.C. man has been sentenced to 41 months in prison after stealing more than $560,000 from a company that did business with the District.

The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission said Friday that Metro employees failed to follow policies during December incidents on a single day, when fires in the system created nightmarish morning…

Metro and the transit union that represents nearly 8,000 of its employees have finalized a four-year extension for a collective bargaining agreement that offers a path toward ending the outsourcing…

A monthslong, community-led school redesign process promises the expansion and diversification of educational opportunities for young people attending Ward 8’s two public high schools, both of which…

As she enters her sixth year as a public housing resident, Chearie Phelps-El remains resolute in staying in the dwellings she’s come to appreciate, especially since the D.C. Housing Authority (DCHA)…

The Columbia Heights neighborhood leads the pack for rat-related calls. But it might have more to do with gentrification.

When Alice Carter died Wednesday after collapsing on a Northwest Washington street, there was no immediate outcry.

A review of an incident on Metro’s Red Line that left passengers trapped on one train for nearly an hour found human error and insufficient training was to blame.

My wife and I moved to the District 14 years ago searching for a walkable city with a robust public transportation system. Because my wife and I both were working downtown, we bought a condo near the…

The mystery of Jack Evans’ other potential car collision

D.C. Brau, the trailblazing beer company that brought craft beer manufacturing back to the District in 2011, has raised $614,355 in new funding, according to a Dec. 19 U.S. Securities and Exchange…

Metro trains will run until 2 a.m. for New Year’s Eve revelers celebrating the end of 2019 and the start of 2020.