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Hitachi Rail selected a site in Hagerstown to build the 8000-series cars, which will start to see completion in 2024

Blond hair bobbing as she barrels through D.C. rush-hour traffic on her bicycle, 27-year-old Liz Sluchak is on a singular mission: to bring a 19th-century French novelist’s motivational words to a paying customer.

The “People’s Convoy” of truck drivers and supporters that has been honking its way around Washington area roads and highways, backing up traffic as they protest the federal response to the pandemic, has taken aim at government leaders,…

In just 24 hours, the cherry blossoms around the National Mall and Tidal Basin have moved from Stage 4, to Stage 5. That means peak bloom is just around the corner.

So far, Ken Woodward has walked more than 1,900 miles and spoken with more than 1,220 people. He’s also been thanked, ignored and threatened.

Traffic crawled Friday afternoon on Interstate 395 from Virginia into the District — as well as on major interstates through the city — as police responded to a convoy of protesting truckers paying the city another visit this week.

Interstates around D.C. were at nearly a standstill on Friday afternoon, as police responded to a convoy of truckers headed into the District.

The D.C. Army National Guard has opened a new recruiting office on 14th Street NW near the intersection with Florida Avenue NW, a location it hopes will be more accessible for people wanting to speak with recruiters.

The D.C. Clemency Board will review applications from people seeking shortened prison terms or forgiveness

D.C. residents share memories of unhoused individuals who faced attacks.

It's not the first time Jeff Bezos's ex-wife has shared her wealth with DC organizations.

A D.C. bar celebrated by conservatives as its liquor license was suspended in January for violating vaccine rules said it would reopen after the suspension was lifted Thursday.

The Dupont Circle Farmers Market, one of the biggest farmers markets in the D.C. area, will add some extra elbow room for shoppers and more vendors starting this spring. It is also adding a smaller midweek market.

After more than a decade of planning, discussing with neighbors, and replanning, DC Water has finally begun work on a project to rehabilitate a mile of aging, leaky sewer pipes in Rock Creek Park’s Soapstone Valley. Trails in Soapstone…

Thus far, no blood has been shed. There has been no loss of life or property. No bombs have been found.

In D.C., Maryland and Virginia, one of the most vaccinated regions in the country, 7,100 people have died of covid-19 since Christmas

Another DC arts space bites the dust.

We are volunteers who led teams from two very different congregations to walk our very different D.C. neighborhoods with a gas leak detector. We were alarmed to discover a common threat: Methane is leaking all over our communities, coming…

The adage is that “nature finds a way.” However, when it comes to the healing of many of this country’s great rivers, such as the Potomac River, nature needs our help to repair the damage we have done.