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Six years after acquiring DCist in the wake of its abrupt closure by prior ownership, executives at public radio station WAMU today shut down the local news website and announced plans to lay off more than a dozen employees.

A newly released Bowser administration target for 2040 aims to reduce the citywide solid waste stream by 18% and achieve a waste diversion rate of 80% via a mix of reduction, reuse, recycling and composting initiatives over the next decade…

A second member of the DC Council — Ward 1's Brianne Nadeau — is facing a recall effort amid continuing concerns about crime and public safety.

Amid continuing dissension within Virginia's state legislature over the proposed financing deal for an Alexandria arena to house the Washington Wizards and Capitals, new details are emerging about the many months of negotiations with DC…

The DC Office of Planning this morning released the finalized Wisconsin Avenue Development Framework, which lays out parameters for up to 9,500 new homes in Friendship Heights and Tenleytown.

Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced plans to deploy the District Snow Team ahead of predicted snow starting Friday night.

Police Chief Pamela Smith provided updated figures on staffing levels for the Metropolitan Police Department at a performance oversight hearing yesterday, saying that the current 3,332 sworn members marks a decrease of 467 officers from…

Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials this morning opened a Safe Commercial Corridor Hub in the Chinatown neighborhood — the city's first such center, with two others expected to launch this spring along U Street NW and in historic…

The DC Council's annual performance oversight hearing for the Office of Unified Communications, which runs the District's 911 and 311 call center, brought renewed complaints yesterday about operational failures and inadequate transparency.…

The DC government is exploring ways to harness artificial intelligence tools to improve government services, with Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning signing a mayor's order outlining benchmarks as well as core values such as transparency,…

The DC Council yesterday gave initial approval to sweeping Secure DC public safety legislation, but lawmakers first voted to modify a few aspects and signaled that further revisions will be under discussion ahead of the council's second…

The DC Council is moving forward with the appointment of a returning citizen who served 27 years in prison for murder to a DC commission that works to promote consistency in the sentences handed out by judges.

With the DC Council scheduled to take up the massive Secure DC package at Tuesday's legislative meeting, the bill's author has introduced an amended version aimed at addressing issues raised in recent weeks by colleagues.

Top DC officials pointed to challenging budget deliberations ahead as they released last year's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, which showed a surplus for fiscal year 2023 that wasn't sufficient to fully replenish two key reserve…

Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon this morning on a modernized Ward 2 recreation center that is the District's first "Net Zero Ready" recreation center.

A new report from the D.C. Policy Center found that implementation of a new "Equitable Access" policy resulted in increased enrollment of "at-risk" students at most of the participating schools in entry grades.

A new bill introduced by DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton would allow DC residents 70 and older to opt out of local jury duty.

Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning touted increased activity downtown as well as millions in grant funding to help local businesses and create more family-friendly programming for visitors and residents alike.

The U.S. Department of Justice is touting a "surge in law enforcement resources" intended to reduce carjackings and other violent crime in the District.

The DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department and Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning announced a new pre-hospital blood transfusion program aimed at saving lives.

The DC Council opened discussion on the sweeping Secure DC Omnibus legislation yesterday afternoon, with an hour or so for questions and answers prior to the Committee of the Whole clearing the bill for consideration at the council's Feb.…

DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and Delaware Sen. Tom Carper today announced they are reintroducing legislation to make the District eligible for federal flood mitigation funding.

When the DC Department of Human Services opened applications Jan. 2 for the city's Emergency Rental Assistance Program, the window closed in just four hours with 3,500 requests — but a funding boost will increase the quarterly allotment…

Early this morning, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that DC Public Schools would be closed today for the snow but that the DC government would operate on a normal schedule with supervisors encouraged to offer liberal leave.

Mayor Muriel Bowser and others are praising firefighters for evacuating a child care center and adjoining buildings in historic Anacostia this morning in response to a reported gas leak — and less than a half hour before the situation…

The DC Council's Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety voted unanimously this morning to advance wide-reaching Secure DC public safety legislation, even as a coalition of social and racial justice organizations is urging against the…

A Cold Weather Emergency is expected to remain in effect for DC through Thursday, with cold temperatures accompanying the city's first substantial snowfall in two years.

The DC Department of Human Services provided details today on when the nearly 83,000 local households that receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits can expect to see the temporary increase approved by the DC Council last…