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It’s a scene straight off a Hollywood stunt lot: in the middle of a sunny January afternoon, a building comes down like an avalanche as pedestrians scuttle through a crosswalk.

Howard University has received an African American art collection valued at more than $2.5 million.

A new 10-story parking garage planned as part of Union Station's redevelopment effort has come under fire from city officials and developers.

Marcus Goodwin on Wednesday joined the crowded race for an at-large seat on the D.C. Council, the latest entrant in a wide-open competition to join an increasingly liberal body.

Arrest made in row house fire: Happy Wednesday. The owner of a row house on Kennedy Street NW that burned down in August, killing two occupants, has been charged with murder. He was renting the property without a license — and the District…

One of D.C.'s most expensive homes is off the market, finally.

The owner of an illegal Brightwood rental where a fatal fire killed two people—one of whom was a nine-year-old boy—in August has been indicted on charges of murder.

News broke about a potential Georgetown location for the line-compelling DC bagel shop Call Your Mother more than six months ago, and the ensuing road to approval for the new location has been an uphill one.

In heavily Democratic D.C., the “R” label on a ballot has long been a difficult political sell. But Republican Katherine Venice, who is throwing her hat in the ring for Jack Evans’ Ward 2 seat on the D.C. Council, argues its time for “a…

A new deck over North Capitol Street could bring an amphitheater, cafe and splash park to Bloomingdale.

The owner of a crowded rooming house that burned in August in Northwest Washington, killing a man and a 9-year-old boy, has been charged with murder, D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham said.

The clearing of people and their possessions from the K Street underpass between First and 2nd streets NE will take place on Thursday, Jan. 16 regardless of weather conditions, according to Jessica Smith, a policy analyst for the Office of…

Washington Metropolitan High School is closing in May. But that didn't stop caring students from bringing hot food to the homeless being forced out of NoMa.

With the 2019 housing market in the rearview mirror, UrbanTurf breaks down a series of numbers that provide a picture of the DC market last year.

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is a monster of a company. The store it’s bringing to 14th Street NW? That’s a “small grocer.”

Bobcats are found throughout the contiguous United States but aren’t usually spotted in urban areas like D.C.

Dan Herrera’s job involves spending hours looking through photos captured by automated wildlife cameras in D.C. Recently, he was going through the latest batch of photos.

Population growth in the District continued to slow for the fourth year in 2019, but the District still grew by a net 4,200 residents last year, a growth rate of 0.6%.