WTOP: DC Adoption Day unites kids with forever families
The hallways at the D.C. Superior Court were packed with children and lined with balloons Saturday morning as families welcomed their newest additions during the 33rd annual D.C. Adoption Day Ceremony.
Washington Post: D.C. officials investigating death of inmate as his family, Black Lives Matter…
More than a month after an inmate in the District’s Cell Block died after being found unresponsive and slumped over a bed alone in his cell, the inmate’s mother and local civil rights groups are still seeking answers.
Washington Post: D.C. effort to decriminalize sex work won’t move forward after tense 14-hour…
A bill that would decriminalize the selling and buying of sex in the nation’s capital will not move forward this year, lawmakers said, after an emotional hearing and thousands of emails revealed deep divisions among the District’s…
WTOP: State-of-the-art health care facility coming to Southeast DC
District leaders are hoping a new health care center will give residents in Southeast D.C. more access to needed services.
Washington Post: Longtime black D.C. homicide detective alleges racism, ageism in violent incident…
After two gunmen fired into a group of people in Columbia Heights, killing one man and injuring five others, longtime D.C. homicide detective Jed Worrell spent more than 15 hours canvassing the neighborhood for evidence and witnesses.
WUSA9: DC isn’t keeping up with the signs
Residents are concerned about safety as DC's Department of Transportation works through a backlog of city sign work orders.
Technically DC: Here’s the data curbFlow collected on DC’s curbside space
As part of a 12-week pilot with the District Department of Transportation, the San Francisco-based company collected data at nine D.C. curbsides to help formulate policies.
Science News: For people with HIV, undetectable virus means untransmittable disease
To bring people into clinics, Washington, D.C. spreads the hopeful message that treatments and prevention work
WUSA9: Mamie Preston refuses to leave her house even though a structural engineer told her it…
The sign on Mamie Preston's 13th Street Northwest row house greeted us before we even before we even met her. But it still didn't prepare us for what we found inside.
WTOP: DC holds annual Adoption Day celebration to make dozens of families forever ones
For more than three decades, D.C. has hosted an Adoption Day and at this year’s annual celebration, dozens of families who have already created forever homes in spirit will add legal fusion to their family units when a judge signs their…
Washington Post: For D.C. students, lessons in growth, of the garden variety
When students returned to the District’s Capital City Public Charter School in September, they encountered old friends, new teachers and a one-of-a-kind classroom. Rather than walls and books, it bursts with plum and cherry trees,…
Washington Post: Teachers at D.C.’s only unionized charter school sign a contract, a first for the…
Teachers and staff members at Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School are nearing a historic moment: They’re a vote away from settling with their bosses on a union contract, the first time that has happened at a D.C. charter school.
DCist: Dupont Underground’s Days Might Be Numbered, CEO Says
A coalition of Washington arts leaders are urging city officials to preserve Dupont Underground, fearing that the popular arts space will be turned over to developers or another group after the nonprofit’s lease expires in April 2020.
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C.’s charter schools chief is stepping down at a critical time
THE LATEST scores on standardized tests show the District’s traditional schools outperforming the gains made by the city’s public charter schools. You might think that would rankle the executive director of D.C.’s Public Charter School…
WTOP: DC area’s top prosecutors team up to track illegal guns over state lines
The region’s top prosecutors are announcing a local rollout of a national crime initiative aimed at curbing illegal guns, called Project Guardian DMV.
Press Release: Norton, Beyer, Wexton Urge Park Police Internal Investigation on Killing of Bijan…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
November 15, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), and Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) released a…
Washington Post: One homeless man’s death possibly tied to severe cold weather; D.C. officials fear…
The death of a homeless man whose body was found this week at Freedom Plaza in downtown Washington may be linked to the recent cold snap and temperatures that have dropped below freezing on some nights, according to authorities.
Colbert King in The Post: It’s the season for politics in the District. But voters will decide who…
This week, I received an email announcing that Vivek H. Murthy has endorsed Kishan Putta for the D.C. Council. Thus, a trifecta: I don’t know: 1) who Murthy is, 2) who Putta is or 3) which council seat Putta is seeking.
WAMU: D.C. Will Enforce Stricter Prosecution Of Gun Crimes Under New Initiative
Law enforcement agencies in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, are partnering under a new initiative from the U.S. Justice Department that seeks to better enforce existing gun laws, state officials announced at a joint press briefing on Friday.
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Washington Post: Trump’s Washington hotel has fallen behind competitors, with rooms running nearly…
President Trump’s Washington hotel has fallen well behind competing properties despite continuing to charge among the highest rates in the city, according to financial information provided to potential bidders as his company tries to sell…