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Karima Holmes is returning to the helm of the agency that runs the District's 911 and 311 call center — a post she previously held for five years, drawing acclaim from some but criticism from others.

Councilmember Mary Cheh is introducing a pair of bills that aim to increase traffic safety.

A new “microgrid” on the Southeast campus would save D.C. money, but that could cut into the utility’s profits.

Fueled by funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, governments across the country are trying out “basic income” programs that send cash to low-income families, with no restrictions on how the money is spent. But a similar program was…

At the same time, District residents give Mayor Muriel Bowser low ratings on creating and maintaining affordable housing

D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton said a truckers’ protest, expected in the Washington area next week, may be losing some steam, but U.S. Capitol Police aren’t taking any chances and are planning, along with the U.S. Secret Service,…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is non-committal on attending a newly announced prime time debate hosted by Fox 5 DC and Georgetown University on June 1.

Demonstrators armed with flags and signs protested outside the Embassy of Russia in D.C.’s Glover Park neighborhood after Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday.

The first Whole Foods equipped with cashierless technology from Amazon opened today, allowing customers to avoid the register altogether.

By the end of the month, 733 Euclid Street NW, the large, three-story building known to many as the Emergence Community Arts Collective will have a new owner who has expressed plans to turn it into townhomes.

Protesters in the United States, inspired by the self-styled “Freedom Convoy” that occupied downtown Ottawa for more than three weeks, headed out from Southern California on Wednesday for a cross-country trip to the D.C. region. At the…

A D.C. Superior Court judge Wednesday refused to block the District’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate affecting police officers.

D.C. council members are considering a bill that would use surplus funds at the end of the fiscal year to provide each resident with $100 to use each month for Metro.

The National Park Service says it will remove Melvin Hazen’s name from a park and trail in Northwest D.C., a decision prompted by revelations that the former D.C. commissioner razed and displaced one of the only Black communities west of…

An area of Rock Creek Park is getting a new name.

Volunteers with a coalition of D.C. environmental and religious groups found almost 400 methane leaks throughout the city, including more than a dozen that were “potentially explosive,” according to a report released Wednesday.

The utility company has assessed fees of up to $20,000 for some customers before they can install rooftop solar panels. The D.C. Public Service Commission is looking into a cost-sharing requirement to reduce them.

In 2005, I was given a private tour of the Embassy of Ukraine in Georgetown. Today, my memory of that tour is filled with the sadness of hopes dashed.

As site work slowly persists at one of DC's most controversial major development sites, new Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) filings give hints of the phases to come.