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As the stories go, almost a dozen specters haunt Old Stone House, including a violent one named George. Then there's the Halcyon House and the M Street Bridge. But are there any actual hauntings in Georgetown? Maybe. WTOP's Will Vitka…

Growing up in Pittsburgh, Miriam Rieger participated in youth activities at Tree of Life synagogue. Her father ran the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh for 24 years. Her friends from summer camp attend Tree of Life. Her brother and…

Last month, the Office of State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) informed Capitol Hill Cooperative Play School (CHCPS), a parent-run playgroup for 2-year-olds, that they would be shut down if they fail to comply with legal requirements…

WASHINGTON — Young people and local celebrities alike turned out Saturday to show off their tennis chops at the annual Heart to Heart Tennis Experience, a fundraiser which is held each year at the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center in…

WASHINGTON — In light of Saturday’s shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that killed 11 people, multiple groups throughout D.C. are holding vigils Sunday and Monday to mourn one of the deadliest attacks on Jewish people in U.S. history.

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Hundreds of people with different religious beliefs gathered in front of the White House Saturday evening for a candlelight vigil in honor of those who lost their lives in the synagogue shooting.

Firefighters were called to Metro stations at least 813 times for smoke- and fire-related incidents from January 2014 through December 2017 — calls that were most prevalent at stations along the western end of the Red Line, in the downtown…

A new division in the D.C. Office of the Attorney General has been specially trained to prosecute crimes committed against vulnerable groups, such as children and victims of sexual assault, in an effort to spare them further trauma.

WASHINGTON — After a shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh that killed 11 people and injured six others, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has ordered heightened police presence at synagogues throughout D.C. In a statement, Bowser said she will be…

WASHINGTON — Of all the allegedly haunted locations in the District, Lafayette Square Park and the immediate area surrounding it is like a supernatural stew. The buildings purported to be visited by otherworldly forces include the park…

It is impossible to fight inequality unless you first bring it into the light. That’s why we were alarmed when, earlier this year, the Trump administration threatened to strip questions from two of the largest national health surveys that…

In DC and Puerto Rico, roughly 4 million American citizens are denied representation in Congress. By any normal application of democratic principles, this is an outrage. But Democrats are oddly complacent about it, in part because fixing it…

Regardless of who wins or loses on Nov. 6, the impact of this year’s election for D.C. Council seats will reverberate in local politics for some time. Rarely has a mayor devoted so much personal time and campaign funds — and so many…

Business owners face plenty of challenges these days; one of them should not be the damaging results of climate change. But businesses are just as vulnerable as individuals to the extreme weather events made more frequent and more…

I live two blocks from 11th and P streets NW, where a young woman was stabbed to death in September while jogging. This unfortunate incident might have been avoided if the media had given more coverage to the man who was stabbed in the area…

On Saturday night, dozens of people crowded near the tomatoes, lettuce, and avocados at BestWorld Supermarket in Mount Pleasant to watch a punk show. Organizers dimmed the lights, a DJ set up shop in the corner, and local bands Priests,…