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The lame-duck Senate has eased concerns about a judicial vacancy crisis in DC's local courts by confirming seven appointments last night.

For years, the Vanguard building in downtown D.C., once home to the Peace Corps, has sat empty. On Thursday, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) celebrated the future of the 1960s-era Vanguard — and housing in downtown — at a ceremony kicking off…

A top public safety official committed to implementing a gun violence reduction plan published earlier this year

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine has unveiled a series of proposals he says would help create a “truly independent” D.C. Housing Authority board and address some of the problems that have plagued the embattled agency charged with managing…

Shawn Townsend, D.C.’s first “night mayor,” will take over as the president and CEO of the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, the regional trade association that represents the D.C. area’s food industry.

The surge in shootings in D.C. in recent years, particularly among young people, has inspired discussions, debates and ideas from various city leaders, but the numbers keep rising and the violence continues to impact families.

The sound of fingers snapping in appreciation echoed across the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library auditorium.

Early in the pandemic, people were desperate for more room to safely spend time outdoors. Officials in the D.C. area experimented with making more space by closing certain roads to car traffic, and opening them to pedestrians. Now, motor…

The U.S.-Africa Leaders summit being held in the center of downtown D.C. is a giant show of diplomacy — and a giant headache for locals who live, dine, and own businesses between Shaw and Mt. Vernon Square.

With the DC Council's last legislative meeting of the year set for Tuesday, debate continues over how to go about reforming the District's public housing authority in the wake of a blistering report from the U.S. Department of Housing and…

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton December 14, 2022 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the possibility of a federal government shutdown on Friday night, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)…

The transit system will waive fares after 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 and stay open beyond normal service hours

Most of us think of our pets as family, and a new bill being considered by the D.C. Council acknowledges that fact, the Washington Post reports.