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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.

The proposal, which is co-signed by each member of the D.C. Council, is the city’s latest effort to boost EV adoption

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau have co-introduced the Street Vendor Advancement Amendment Act of 2023. The bill is a combination of two prior bills that would decriminalize street vending,…

A D.C. man, who fatally shot a 13-year-old who was reportedly breaking into cars, has been charged with second-degree murder after police say video evidence turned up discrepancies in the man’s account of what happened.

Jason Lewis is charged with second-degree murder while armed. He will make an initial appearance in D.C. Superior Court today.

An employee with the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Karon Blake earlier this month. Jason Lewis turned himself in to the Metropolitan…

The new lawmakers both have experience on school issues, which could upend the current dynamic on the Council.