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After a photo believed to have been taken last year of a D.C. Fire recruit class showed three white men making what looked like an “OK symbol” with their hands, an internal investigation found they were not aware the hand gesture is…

Relatives and friends of inmates at the D.C. jail have gone on Twitter and other social media seeking information behind the jail’s decision to temporarily bar visitors.

It's the biggest sports betting day of the year in the U.S. But even with Washington, D.C.'s rush to get in the game last summer, the District's sports betting program will miss out on all of the Super Bowl action. One insider values the…

Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick and his family have a unique New Year’s tradition.

Two decades ago, D.C. was barely emerging from a fiscal crisis that had left the city almost bankrupt and taken over by a federal Control Board. But the last few years have seen explosive growth that has swelled D.C.’s coffers, so much so…

The Library of Congress abandoned plans last year to showcase a mural-size photograph of demonstrators at the 2017 Women’s March in Washington because of concerns it would be perceived as critical of President Trump, according to emails…

The Central Detention Facility has restricted visitation and outdoor activity as its staff conducts searches for contraband.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser opened the application process for this summer’s youth employment program on Friday.

Of the 564 citations written over three years, $5,600 worth of tickets were unpaid, some dating back years.

The number of people dying from opioid overdoses is up significantly in D.C., and some city leaders are calling for quick action to address it.

For the first time, Iowa voters in the D.C. area will get the chance to caucus where they live.

It was seven years ago that Peruvian Brothers first opened its doors as a food truck operation in the District, eventually growing to three trucks. Now, actual Peruvian brothers Giuseppe and Mario Lanzone are opening up their first…

Worried their symptoms resemble those replaying on the news, patients have streamed into Washington-area hospitals and medical centers this week wondering whether they have contracted the deadly coronavirus tearing through mainland China. …

Earlier this month, Virginia Delegate Dave LaRock mused that, based on political leanings, he would support receding Arlington and Alexandria back to the District of Columbia. Yesterday, a Virginia state senator tried to legitimize that…

The old Vinoteca space on 11th Street NW will soon become … another wine bar.

In his political heyday, Jack Evans was a prodigious fundraiser, regularly raking in hundreds of thousands of dollars for his re-election campaigns for the Ward 2 D.C. Council seat he held for almost three decades. But as he seeks to…