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J. Brett Blanton used government SUVs for personal affairs and misrepresented himself as a law enforcement official, inspector general alleges

A proposal to shrink the size of the zones where D.C. residents can get free on-street parking faced some skeptical questions and opposition during a D.C. Council committee hearing last Friday, and…

The comedian turned politician has never run for office before, but his long-shot candidacy has won over some residents

Silverman’s critics are demanding federal investigations into her Ward 3 polling. Will this fight impact the at-large race?

WMATA CEO Randy Clarke has officially been on the job for 100 days. While most of the big problems he inherited remain – the large budget deficit, the long Metrorail waits – there’s cautious optimism…

The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to delay enforcement of the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for some students to the next school year.

Those who knew 14-year-old Antoine Manning described him as a jokester with a magnetic personality. His death reverberated in D.C.’s youth football community.

The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to delay its coronavirus vaccine mandate for students age 12 and older until next school year, despite reservations from some members.

The bill, which is not without controversy, must still pass another vote and be signed by the mayor to become law

The D.C. Council on Tuesday gave unanimous initial approval to a sweeping rewrite of the city’s criminal code, while also delaying — again — a requirement that many school kids get the COVID-19…

The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden will undergo the largest renovation to its building and central plaza in its 48-year history, its leaders announced Monday.

Metro says it will start to increase rail service in the next two months, now that it has more 7000-series trains available. It should help reduce crowding during peak periods, which has developed…

In recent weeks, Metro has been issuing warnings to riders who do not pay the fares required to ride the systems trains and buses. And starting Tuesday, police will begin issuing tickets again.

A growing number of decisions that affect our lives are being made by machines. A new study highlights automated decision-making systems used by the government of the District of Columbia, and…

There’s a dispute among members of the D.C. Council over renaming a road in Ward 8 after the “mayor for life.”

D.C. federal prosecutors say they expect to scrap dozens of gun and drug cases as an internal investigation of officers in the 7th District continues

A proposal to rename a Southeast D.C. thoroughfare after Marion Barry is inflaming passions and sending threats flying.

“While the Councilmember is seeking Re-election in the November 8, 2022, General Election as an At-Large Member of the Council who is elected citywide, she chose to expend Fair Election Funds on a…

For years, D.C. has debated the merits of renaming a major thoroughfare in Southeast Washington in honor of Marion Barry, the four-term leader known as the “mayor for life” who died in 2014.

The 11.5-mile extension has been delayed by more than four years of construction issues.