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A new DC Council bill being introduced by Ward 7's Vincent Gray aims to increase the number of Metropolitan Police Department officers by boosting retention.

On this Presidents Day, the National Park Service announced that a long-planned construction project at the Lincoln Memorial will kick off next month. Once it's completed in 2026, the new immersive museum will provide public access to the…

The Wilson Aquatic Center remains closed for emergency repairs days after DC Health inspectors found multiple regulatory violations, and officials haven't provided a timetable for when the popular indoor pool in Ward 3's Tenleytown…

The Tennessee senator who is leading efforts to block the Revised Criminal Code Act enacted by the DC Council says he now has the support of all 48 of his fellow Republicans in the Senate — setting up a scenario where just two Democrats…

McPherson Square was largely clear of tents early this afternoon as the National Park Service completes the removal of a homeless encampment on the federal parkland that had grown in recent months as federal and local officials closed…

With the National Park Service slated to clear the McPherson Square homeless encampment tomorrow, the chair of the DC Council's Housing Committee and four other council members are urging the federal government to delay its plans.

Mayor Muriel Bowser joined former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend this morning to celebrate the opening of The Ethel, an apartment building in Hill East that will house people formerly experiencing homelessness.

With about 100 beds in the city's homeless shelters available but unused each night, the DC Department of Human Services says there's no danger of maxing out the system's capacity, but advocates are predicting that the District may indeed…

The GOP-led House of Representatives voted late this morning to disapprove two laws enacted late last year by the DC Council, drawing support from several dozen Democrats who sided against calls from their party's whip to object to the…

The DC Council yesterday unanimously approved a long-awaited new contract for DC Public Schools teachers, but members called for a quicker resolution the next time around.

The House Rules Committee last night advanced efforts to overturn two laws enacted by the DC Council, including the Revised Criminal Code Act that has attracted headlines in recent days. A vote on the House floor is scheduled for Thursday.…

With the GOP-led House headed to a vote later this week to disapprove two bills enacted by local lawmakers, Mayor Muriel Bowser is proposing legislation to amend one of them: the Revised Criminal Code Act, the subject of a mayoral veto…

Mayor Muriel Bowser this afternoon announced new leadership in three agencies, including the Office of Unified Communications that runs the District's 911 call center.

The DC Council is focusing today on the District's fiscal position, with a public hearing underway on the financial report released yesterday that showed almost $835 million in unexpected revenue growth in fiscal year 2022.

A Metro employee is dead after taking what authorities described as "heroic actions" while trying to stop an agitated, armed assailant at the Potomac Avenue station this morning.

A DC Department of Parks and Recreation employee has been charged with second-degree murder while armed in connection with the death of 13-year-old Karon Blake in Brookland earlier this month.

A recent analysis puts DC among the top cities in the country for prospective renters to find a newly built apartment, with a 70% jump in the number of units over the past decade.

The future of downtown DC figured prominently in Mayor Muriel Bowser's inaugural remarks, and a new in-depth portrait of its current state helps explain why.

DC government officials, nonprofit outreach workers and volunteers spanned out across the District last night to conduct the 2023 Point-in-Time survey and count to determine the number of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing…

In October, Mayor Muriel Bowser visited Center City Public Charter School's Brightwood campus to surprise Jermar Rountree with the news that he had received the 2023 DC Teacher of the Year Award. This afternoon, her office announced that…