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The DC Council is slated to vote this afternoon on emergency legislation that, if approved, would broaden access to medical marijuana by enabling anyone over 21 to self-certify their medical need.

Hundreds of workers at Howard University Hospital are planning a one-day strike next week to protest low pay.

The D.C. Council will consider a bill Tuesday that would boost the city’s handful of medical marijuana dispensaries while aiming to close dozens of “gifting shops,” where customers are able to obtain marijuana without violating the city’s…

The D.C. Council will consider allowing anyone age 21 or older to obtain medical marijuana, with or without a doctor’s prescription.

The former principal of St. Thomas More Academy, in Southeast D.C., pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of wire fraud.

D.C.’s alt-weekly newspaper Washington City Paper announced Friday that it is ending print publication and laying off five members of its staff. The final free print edition will be published on May 5.

A former D.C. police officer accused of racing another officer in Northeast D.C. neighborhood last spring that resulted in the crash of both cruisers has pleaded guilty to reckless driving and agreed to pay a $350 fine.

In a baseball-obsessed city that’s home to World Series winners, a public high school team just got the shaft. Again.

In the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd in 2020, D.C. put the brakes on police hiring. Anti-police sentiment had fueled a push to cut funding for police and reduce the number of sworn officers. Concern about city finances…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says a $30 million budget proposal to eventually hire 4,000 police officers for the District is necessary to improve 911 response times and increase the presence of officers in neighborhoods across the city.

A former D.C. police officer has pleaded guilty to reckless driving and agreed to pay $350 in penalties after he and another on-duty officer were accused of crashing two patrol cars last year during a drag race in a Northeast Washington…

Millstone, a new short film and dark thriller shot in Northwest D.C. and featuring CODA star Daniel Durant, is filmed entirely in American Sign Language. But according to its director and writer, Peter Kimball, that’s not the point.

Last month, when a man began a series of five shootings over nine days, targeting unhoused people in both D.C. and New York, the broader public responded with shock or anger.

Mayor Muriel Bowser continues to call for the DC Council to approve her proposed $30 million funding increase for the Metropolitan Police Department, with a late-morning event today at Dunbar High School to highlight the police cadet…

Bruce Johnson, a Washington broadcast journalist and television personality for more than four decades known for his street-savvy coverage of local politics and urban affairs and for moderating community forums and debates, died April 3 at…

The labor union for over 300 nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, and social workers at Howard University Hospital and the Student Health Center has announced plans to strike later this month.