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In an attempt to drum up legal business, some D.C. law firms used “runners” to gain illegal access to traffic accident reports taken by police and then tried to solicit individuals in the crashes to become clients, new filings in a…

Long-promised fixes to the cooling system for riders on the platforms at Farragut North and Dupont Circle stations are delayed again.

Photographer Barry L. Gfeller took the photos between 1976 and 1996

A restaurant concept called Modena — sharing its name with the Italian city known for Ferrari, Lamborghini, Pagani and Maserati — has been chosen to replace Ashok Bajaj's Bibiana Osteria-Enoteca in downtown D.C.

Owner Kostas Fostieris talks 3 AM mornings and keeping regulars happy.

If you walk into the storefront at 1100 New York Ave. NW next month, don’t expect “Italian-Italian” food—get ready for “Italian-inspired” cuisine instead. At least, that’ll be the case when 10-year-old Bibiana Osteria-Enoteca shutters and…

Construction on the next phase of the Washington Gateway project will begin soon

A Douglas Development-owned building in Northwest D.C.'s Takoma neighborhood could soon be used as a shelter for unaccompanied immigrant children.

A man who was struck by a hit-and-run driver on North Capitol Street NW on Tuesday night has died of his injuries, D.C. police say.

Over the past year, medical emergencies involving the illegal street drug known as “K2” have become significantly more prevalent in the District, fire officials said Thursday.

Step outside in the D.C. region and you’re bound to see a few rentable vehicles. Cars, scooters, bikes and now mopeds abound.

Researchers say that improvements could help reduce crashes and falls in the 15th Street lane.

Good Hope Road is a time-honored slice of Southeast Washington, a path followed by generations of travelers, from early settlers to suburban commuters, not to mention President Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, after he fled Ford’s…

A pedestrian struck by a vehicle whose driver did not stop on North Capitol Street on Tuesday night has died of his injuries, according to D.C. police.

Bei Bei is about to turn four, and that means it’s almost time to say goodbye.

The Washington Marriott Wardman Park, D.C.’s third largest hotel, has named Dan McKeon as general manager. McKeon's prior role as general manager of the Tysons Corner Marriott was the latest in his 30-year tenure as a Marriott employee.

A primer on the debate over felony drug charges, the future of small local weed businesses, and the city’s gray market arrests.

The Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II pays tribute to the 120,000 Japanese-Americans incarcerated in World War II, and the 20,000 who fought for the U.S. during the same war.