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D.C. Council Member Jack Evans said Tuesday that he will not testify under oath in response to an investigation that found he repeatedly violated ethics rules in his private business dealings with companies that had interests before city…

Survivors of sexual assault have expanded rights in D.C. under a new measure signed into law Tuesday.

Mayor Muriel Bowser has submitted plans to the D.C. Council that will allow developers to convert a popular subterranean gallery and performance space into a commercial night club.

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Tuesday signed legislation expanding the rights of sexual assault victims in the District, including lowering the age of victims entitled to an advocate and requiring notice when rape kits are destroyed. …

D.C.’s mayor has concerns about safety in public housing, and is placing some of the city’s new security cameras there following a number of killings that were not caught on existing cameras.

Embattled D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) has told his colleagues he won’t appear before them next week to address revelations that he violated ethics rules when he took official actions on behalf of paying clients at least 11…

The DC Lottery says the launch of its citywide app for sports betting will be delayed once again.

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is suing e-cigarette producer JUUL, accusing it of marketing its products to kids, understating how much nicotine they contain and lying about its efforts to fight youth smoking in the city.

Check It Enterprises might be easy to miss from the outside: a small building on Martin Luther King Jr. Ave in Anacostia, wedged between a historic radio station and a clothing store. Behind the glass window facade, mannequins don…

D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine (D) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Juul Labs alleging the e-cigarette giant marketed its products to teenagers and misled customers about their addictive quality.

A plaque on the corner of C Street, South Carolina Avenue and 13th Street in Southeast Washington, D.C., commemorates the location of St. Cyprian Church, once a landmark of faith in that neighborhood.

A new online heritage trail created by local historians takes visitors on a digital tour of 100 sites in D.C. significant to the civil rights movement.

D.C. United and Caesars Entertainment are deep in negotiations about opening a sportsbook at Audi Field next year, a proposal that would trigger a race among Washington pro teams to begin attracting gamblers to their respective venues.

A new fitness concept from three coworking executives — including the founder of MakeOffice and the former D.C. city lead for WeWork — is roughly two months from opening in one the busiest parts of the city.

Urbanico Realty Group is expanding its presence around the Bladensburg Road corridor with a striking new development designed by industrial designer Karim Rashid.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia is joining several states in suing the nation’s largest e-cigarette maker Juul Labs, saying the company’s online ads and promotions illegally targeted minors.

Clear majorities of D.C. and Montgomery County residents believe housing affordability is a major problem in the region and would support the construction of new homes in their neighborhoods, according to a new, industry-backed poll.

Following years of intermittent flooding, a new flood wall is being proposed in Georgetown.