Washington Post: Strangers huddled together under a tree. Then lightning struck.
The blast killed a retired couple from Wisconsin and a bank official from California. A woman raising money for refugees was badly wounded but survived.
Washington Post: After the People’s Convoy disbanded, this offshoot headed to D.C.
For the past few weeks, Rose Koepsell has awakened to one of the best views in Washington.
Washington Post: Summer programs help area students, educators with learning loss
“Can anyone tell me the definition of mental health?” Paulson Obiniyi asked the class of nearly a dozen seventh- and eighth-grade boys.
Washington Post: D.C. Funk Parade brings the ‘magic’ of music back to U Street
The music festival was back and fully in-person for the first time since before the pandemic
Theresa Vargas in The Post: A national museum about – but not just for – the Deaf community
A person could live in Washington and never know about the National Deaf Life Museum. But visitors come from across the world.
Washington Post: D.C. police release body-camera video from officer in fatal shooting
A D.C. police sergeant who fatally shot a man is heard on body-camera video yelling “gun” several times just before firing in a park last week in Northwest Washington, but the footage does not show what threat, if any, prompted the deadly…
WTOP: ‘I thought I had my training gun. Why did I do this?’ Retired officer charged in library…
The shooting of a special police officer during a training exercise at a D.C. library came as the group of trainees had gathered to take a picture and were “joking around,” according to court documents.
WTOP: DC releases bodycam footage of police shooting; man’s sister confronts mayor at news…
Officials in D.C. on Friday released body-worn camera footage showing the moment an officer fatally shot a man last weekend, saying the video doesn’t answer all the questions about the shooting but that an investigation is ongoing.
DCist: D.C. Releases Body Camera Footage Of Fatal Police Shooting As Victim’s Family Demands Answers
D.C. Police on Friday released body-worn camera footage and the name of the officer who fatally shot Kevin Hargraves-Shird in a park in Northwest last Saturday, an incident that has prompted calls for accountability from his friends and…
Colbert King in The Post: At rising crime’s core: An absence of hope
Ahead of a D.C. Council hearing in January 2020, the Bowser administration told lawmakers that one of the city government’s top priorities for the coming year would be reducing gun violence and making the District a model city for police…
Associated Press: Pentagon denies DC request for National Guard migrant help
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon rejected a request from the District of Columbia seeking National Guard assistance in what the mayor has called a “growing humanitarian crisis” prompted by thousands of migrants being bused to the city from…
Washington Post: Feds deny Bowser’s request for National Guard to help with Texas migrants
The Biden administration on Friday denied D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s request for assistance from the National Guard to help the city process the busloads of migrants that Republican governors in Texas and Arizona have been sending to…
DCist: Feds Deny D.C.’s Request For National Guard Support To Aid Migrants
The U.S. Department of Defense has denied D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s request for National Guard support to aid migrants who are being bused to D.C. by Republican governors.
DCist: Former MPD Lieutenant Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter In Fatal Shooting Of Library…
A former Metropolitan Police Department lieutenant has been arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter after fatally shooting a D.C. Public Library police officer Thursday afternoon.
Washington Post: Retired D.C. police lieutenant charged in shooting of library officer
The fatal shooting occurred at a training session at a library branch in Southeast Washington
Press Release: State Board Approves State Accountability Amendment
News Release — DC State Board of Education
August 3, 2022
Establishes Two-Year Schedule for ESSA Amendment Process
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Washington, D.C.—During its July 20 public meeting, the D.C. State Board of Education…
Michele Booth Cole, Ashley Harrell and Jordan Barksdale in WaPo: D.C. has a new law to help student…
In 2021, D.C. implemented the Sexual Assault Victims’ Rights Amendment Act of 2019 (SAVRAA), which gives 13- to 17-year-old victims of sexual assault in D.C. the right to an advocate — a trained professional from a community-based…
Axios: Meet the TikToker who’s visiting every museum in D.C.
Washingtonians might leave museums to tourists, but D.C. resident Noelle Harada set out to visit every museum in town in just one year. So far, she's crossed 73 off her list and has about ten left to go.
DCist: As The School Year Looms, D.C. Scrambles To Get Students Caught Up On Routine Vaccinations
Less than a month away from the start of school, a quarter of D.C. students are behind on routine childhood vaccinations, and city officials are in the final push of a summer-long campaign to get shots in arms.
Washington Post: Metro ordered to clean up, regularly inspect control rooms
The transit agency’s regulator said it found one control room in a condition of disrepair and neglect