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D.C.’s homeless population is aging, introducing a new and urgent set of challenges to the city’s race to end homelessness.

May 18, 1896, saw the deadliest fire in history for D.C.’s fire department, and 126 years later, the city’s fire department honored the brave men who died during rescue attempts.

The Travilah Quarry, which yielded crushed stone to build the Intercounty Connector and widen Interstate 270, could become part of the solution to the drinking water supply challenge looming over the District of Columbia, Arlington County…

Tech billionaire Michael Dell, McLean-based hotel giant Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. and a small San Diego bank are among the key players in the deal that sent the Trump International Hotel into the hands of a Miami investment group.

Outgoing D.C. Council member Kenyan R. McDuffie (D-Ward 5), fresh from suspending his candidacy for attorney general after he was disqualified for the ballot, said Wednesday that he is endorsing Faith Gibson Hubbard to replace him on the…

It seems like the curtain on a years-long show of pandemic complications will never close for D.C.-area theaters, as they contend with another disruptive surge in COVID cases.

William Pearson came to D.C. about a year ago by way of North Carolina. After a stint living unhoused in the South, he thought the District would be friendlier to homeless people.

Four candidates for D.C. mayor appealed to the city’s youngest voters during a youth-led forum Tuesday night, clashing over issues such as homelessness and the presence of police in schools.

Captain White’s Seafood is now up and running at its new location in Maryland.

A group operated by tobacco giant Philip Morris has been calling D.C. residents in recent days, urging them to contact the D.C. Council to oppose a coming ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and menthol cigarettes.

Howard University has acquired 252 photographs by Gordon Parks, the prolific photographer known for his work documenting Black America — including Black residents in D.C. Parks is considered one of the most groundbreaking American…

Ward 5 D.C. Council hopeful Faith Gibson Hubbard won the endorsement of incumbent Kenyan McDuffie on Wednesday.

Ward 5's incumbent DC Council member announced his endorsement today of Faith Gibson Hubbard, one of the seven candidates vying to become his successor.

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…