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A new study by District, Measured reveals that LEED-certified multifamily buildings in DC carry a rent premium compared to their non-LEED counterparts.

D.C. officials say they remain in the dark as to the specific changes President Trump plans on making to the Fourth of July celebrations, changes that could require the city to deploy police in more places to handle security and road…

The District would join other U.S. jurisdictions in permitting the practice

Few cities have as rich a jazz history as the nation’s capital, the birthplace of Duke Ellington.

As the temperatures in D.C. continue to rise, so do the number of boats on the Potomac and Anacostia rivers. But this summer, one barge will stand out from the rest.

A D.C. Councilman plans to introduce legislation Tuesday to bring more scrutiny to special police officers after a News4 I-Team investigation found the Metropolitan Police Department failed to investigate complaints against special police…

After a news conference Monday by a D.C. council member calling for the decriminalization of sex work in the nation’s capital, two activists scaled flagpoles across from the John A. Wilson Building with a banner to make their point.

D.C. could become the first U.S. city to decriminalize prostitution involving consenting adults.

New bus-only lanes went into effect on H and I streets Monday morning. The summer-long pilot project aims to move 80,000 riders a day through the corridor faster during peak congestion.

A two-story commercial building in Navy Yard caught fire this afternoon. According to Public Information Officer Vito Maggiolo, who was on the scene, the fire originated in the kitchen of Osteria Morini at 301 Water St. SE. "It extended…

A new mural in Congress Heights memorializes the life of Maurice Scott, a 15-year-old Somerset Prep DC student, days after he was killed in a shooting in Southeast.

They're trying again after a similar bill failed in 2017. They have no plans to give up. They want the community to talk about this.

A bill that would decriminalize sex work in Washington D.C. will be reintroduced at the D.C. Council on Tuesday, this time with four councilmembers in support.

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine has filed suit against drug manufacturer Purdue Pharma and the company’s former president, alleging the company misled patients and doctors to increase opioid drug sales.

The District's primary vehicle for funding affordable housing is coming under scrutiny, with a new audit raising concerns over the selection process for over $100M in affordable housing awards last year.

Two locations for stand-alone toilets will be recommended by a working group

Skip has suspended its scooter service in the D.C. area after one of its vehicles caught on fire last week.

The Supreme Court Monday rejected an appeal from right-wing provocateur Pamela Gellar, who had sought to post advertisements throughout Washington’s Metro transit system depicting the Prophet Mohammad.