TheDCLine.org - Local News, Views & Events

Metro Transit Police largely evades public oversight. So lawmakers and residents are brainstorming ways to bring more accountability and transparency.

City leaders have set aside a number of parking enforcement officers to focus strictly on violations that happen in bike lanes throughout D.C.

Residents Say They Just Want Opportunity to Give Input

The Foggy Bottom West End Village is one of 12 similar organizations in Washington D.C.

After sitting vacant for nearly 10 years, a historic West End school is under construction and will reopen as a citywide infant and toddler development center.

The last time Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited the White House, his security detail was filmed shoving, beating and kicking protesters outside the Turkish Ambassador’s residence. More than a dozen people affiliated with…

Subway riders and their advocates told a D.C. Council hearing Tuesday that more accountability, oversight and engagement would help improve the Metro Transit Police Department’s relationship within communities.

D.C. leaders are questioning the policing practices of Metro Transit Police after a rash of reported racial profiling incidents.

Councilmember (and former mayor) Vincent Gray officially filed for re-election on Tuesday, his campaign announced in an email. Gray will face at least three challengers in the race for his Ward 7 seat.

Over the summer, Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans cast a decisive vote about … well, Jack Evans. His vote ensured that he would remain on committees, even as he was removed as the chair of the Finance Committee amid a D.C. Council…

A community garden, a patio, and a standing exhibit decorated with artifacts are just some of the new renovations found at the Anacostia Community Museum in Southeast Washington.

One day next week, after they arrive in China, Laurie Thompson hopes to get a few minutes alone with Bei Bei, a giant panda at the National Zoo.

“Leading pedestrian intervals” are becoming more common in the city

A $32B automotive giant chose the D.C. area as the first market for its new car-sharing concept and has just leased space to support the service.

A 57-year-old man from Southeast D.C. has pleaded guilty to two counts of voluntary manslaughter related to a July traffic collision that killed two men on a park bench in Northwest D.C.

An office building three blocks from the White House has just traded hands for more than $200M.