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The government's pilot program to clear homeless encampments continues, as do calls from advocates and key DC Council members for at least a temporary halt.

A digital version of your DC driver's license may not be far off — and an advocacy group is hoping to convince DC leaders to let voters cast ballots from their phones.

An assistant principal who drew praise for his work at Kramer Middle School in Anacostia and previously Truesdell Education Campus in Brightwood Park now faces possible sanctions for working jobs in DC and Rhode Island simultaneously.

Yesterday's announcement of stepped-up police enforcement around selected school zones drew flak from a number of school and traffic safety advocates who had hoped for more in response to recent traffic fatalities.

With the onset of cold weather, four DC Council members are urging Mayor Muriel Bowser to suspend any further encampment clearings until spring, though the mayor's initial reaction does not suggest a change is imminent.

This year isn't the first time DC Council members have proposed bringing ranked-choice voting to the District, but last week did mark the first time a council committee held a public hearing on legislation to do so.

The District has recorded its highest number of homicides since 2003 and is headed toward ending the year with the third-highest tally of the past 20 years.

Mayor Muriel Bowser lifted the District's broad indoor mask mandate as of 5 a.m. today, but face coverings are still required in many circumstances — and the mayor's decision remains a point of contention.

The DC Council's Twitter account has joked about the "joint" hearing going on today, but it's serious business on several counts: Council members are discussing legislation to legalize and regulate the sale of marijuana for recreational…

Residents in Ward 6 neighborhoods along the Anacostia River from the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge east to the Whitney Young Memorial Bridge may soon find themselves in a different ward.

Mayor Muriel Bowser's announcement yesterday that the city will drop its mask mandate as of Monday in most indoor settings has drawn some heavy criticism among the mixed reactions.

The District is dropping the mask mandate in most indoor settings as of Monday, saying that the third wave of COVID-19 infections peaked locally in mid-September and has declined since then despite a recent plateau.

Over the past month, Howard University students have drawn prominent figures such as the Rev. Jesse Jackson to campus as they sought to push administrators to address their key complaints. Now protesters say they've reached a satisfactory…

A new study published by the journal GeoHealth says that air pollution disproportionately affects the District's southern- and eastern-most sections despite an overall reduction over the past two decades.

A new agreement calls for the U.S. Marshals Service to have a role in correcting unsanitary conditions and other systemic failures at the DC jail that its recent inspection brought to the forefront.

A daylong hearing on DC's homeless encampment pilot project aired stark differences in assessments of the program's primary purpose and effectiveness.

DCity Smokehouse, HalfSmoke and Highlands cafe are among the businesses prepping new locations east of the Anacostia River thanks to a new DC grant program.

The U.S. Marshals Service says it will begin moving about 400 pretrial and sentenced defendants charged with federal crimes out of the DC Jail today, relocating them to a federal penitentiary in Pennsylvania.

One of the most visible anchors of the Municipal Fish Market has departed, leaving a visible hole along the Washington Channel and an emotional one for many Washingtonians who remember getting crabs and other seafood from Captain White…

It's been a long time coming, but this morning Muriel Bowser made her long-awaited announcement that she'll run for another term as mayor.