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U.S. Park Police arrested a driver they allege killed two people as they walked through East Potomac Park in a fatal hit-and-run incident in April 2021, officials said.

A national landmark located at D.C.’s Howard University is getting a massive $50 million makeover, school leaders announced Wednesday.

Finding a bathroom when you’re out and about in D.C. can be tricky. Many businesses have their restrooms exclusive for customers, and sneaking into a nearby office or restaurant just isn’t as easy as it used to be.

Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) found an odd bedfellow Wednesday in support of his bill compelling federal workers to return to the office in person: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) — who would have voted for the bill if Congress gave D.C.…

A D.C. man has been charged with negligent homicide for allegedly hitting two pedestrians as they walked at Hains Point in April 2021, killing them. The U.S. Park Police announced that Melvin D. Conley, 61, was arrested Tuesday had his…

The city’s campaign finance watchdog attempted to appeal the board’s previous decision to strike down its fine of Silverman.

D.C.’s beleaguered crime lab isn’t set to regain its accreditation until at least 2024, continuing a messy saga of mistakes costing the city money and potentially compromising investigations.

While Congress considers a revamp of D.C.’s archaic criminal code, one of the bill’s most outspoken critics has a message for federal lawmakers during their review process: Justice for the victim matters, too.

The National Parks Service (NPS) will close an encampment at McPherson Square on Feb. 15 at the request of D.C., two months earlier than planned.

The utility company’s flowery messages on customer’s monthly bills have drawn the ire of environmental and consumer protection groups.

President Biden appears to be snubbing D.C.’s “End Taxation Without Representation” license plates.

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.

Having garnered the neighborhood support it needed, a development team is preparing to seek final approvals for its prominent U Street redevelopment.

Voters in D.C.’s predominantly White and wealthy Ward 3 did something remarkable: They elected an unabashed progressive education advocate over a moderate budget analyst to represent them on the D.C. Council.

The National Park Service plans to clear a homeless encampment on federal land in McPherson Square on Feb. 15, two months ahead of its previously planned clearing.

Jason Lewis is being held without bond and faces second-degree murder charges in Karon Blake’s death.