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The findings troubled board members who have fielded criticism in recent months over concerns about lax management

Officials say they have sufficient funds to complete the project and hope to begin construction next year

The current memorial for fallen D.C. police officers is about 80 years old, but for the retired cops who find it especially meaningful, it looks even worse than that.

D.C. will have its first homeless shelter serving LGBTQ+ adults in August when a 40-bed emergency shelter intended for queer people 25 years and older opens at 400 50th St. SE.

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved an amendment to a major defense bill that would give D.C.’s mayor the power to deploy the National Guard during an emergency.

For some D.C. residents, Dupont’s Swann Street might be associated with the iconic gingko trees, who simultaneously shed their leaves in one dramatic drop each year, blanketing the sidewalk and road.

On a largely party-line vote, the U.S. House of Representatives last night backed the transfer of authority over the DC National Guard from the president to the District's mayor — a change described by backers as a major advancement in…

Advocates fear the city has missed a golden opportunity to gain more autonomy and help incarcerated people.

The bill would also require the city to report the percentage of students not up to date on their routine vaccines at each school

The District has begun the process of drafting a new five-year economic development plan that will take into account the lasting impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the city's economy.

By 2026, all new buildings and substantial renovations in D.C. will have to be net-zero construction, meaning they produce as much energy as they consume, under legislation passed unanimously by the D.C. Council Tuesday. The legislation,…

D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine’s office has filed a lawsuit alleging a company providing local janitorial services hammered employees with illegal fees and denied workers sick leave.

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is suing a janitorial company and its franchise, alleging it did not allow employees to take sick leave and gave them multiple fees.

School enrollment numbers in D.C. are projected to decline, the latest shift after years of growth in its public and charter schools.

The shift is driven by declining birthrates and people leaving the city or changing schools during the pandemic, study finds

Aid groups helping migrants coming to D.C. on buses from Texas and Arizona were overwhelmed this week after coronavirus quarantines sidelined many volunteers and area shelters filled up, leaving some of the migrants to sleep at Union…