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The Paul Wiedefeld era has ended in a sputter, without any of the optimism once inspired by initiatives such as Back2Good and the Rush Hour Promise.

The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission audit that preceded 72 train operators being pulled from service is packed with troubling safety issues within the agency.

But the D.C. Chamber of Commerce won’t release the video.

The Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of several cancer centers that will share a $25 million gift from the Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation to address cancer care in undeserved communities.

East of the Anacostia River, in D.C.’s Ward 8, efforts are underway to give neighbors something that residents in other parts of the city take for granted — access to wooded nature trails.

The seven young chefs, all between 10 and 12 years old, mesmerized the audience. They sliced and diced onions, peppers, tomatoes and garlic. They sauteed spinach, boiled noodles and toasted tortillas. They worked with hot skillets and…

It was an audacious crime in the heart of the nation’s capital that garnered news coverage from outlets across the world: A stealthy red fox — a wild animal native to the D.C. region — managed to break into the heavily fortified flamingo…

Metrorail repeatedly powered the electric third rail while workers were still on the roadway in recent weeks, bypassing safety procedures and putting people at risk of injury and death, according to a new report issued by the Washington…

Georgetown University plans to expand its cancer services, thanks to funding from a big-name foundation.

A group of truckers calling itself the “People’s Convoy,” which protested vaccine mandates and aired other right-wing grievances by driving around the Washington region in March, returned to the Hagerstown Speedway in Maryland on Tuesday. …

Second drinking water source for DC, swimming in Potomac to be studied

The transit agency’s top two leaders departed Monday after a training lapse involving about half of its train operators

Metro is speeding up the transition to new leadership of the region's rail and bus service.

The D.C. primary election is coming up next month, but voters won’t have to wait that long to cast a ballot, because ballots are currently being mailed directly to the homes of registered voters across the nation’s capital.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser defended her record while three other Democratic hopefuls spelled out their positions in a 90-minute virtual debate Monday night.

Metro General Manager and CEO Paul Wiedefeld has retired over a month earlier than planned, and the D.C.-area transit agency’s Chief Operating Officer Joe Leader has stepped down effective immediately.