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D.C. residents harbor ‘extreme prejudice,’ hostility toward pro-Trump defendants, some defense attorneys argue. Judges say they are on guard.

Just weeks away from Pandemic Year Three, the scene on Saturday along D.C.'s U Street NW — that premier corridor for lines, liquor, and late-night traffic — may as well have been captured in 2019.

A constant line of customers showing their support kept Ukrainian, business-owning sisters Anastasiia and Vira Derun busy throughout the day Saturday at their Adams Morgan bakery, D’Light Bakery.

A Northwest D.C. beer garden with several Ukrainian staff members is raising money to help refugees and others in the war-torn country.

Former D.C. fire chief Kenneth B. Ellerbe was found dead Sunday morning inside his home in Southeast Washington, according to a police spokesman.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fencing installed around the U.S. Capitol for months after the January 2021 insurrection will be put back up before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday as concern grows about potential…

Fencing around the U.S. Capitol is being reinstalled in advance of Tuesday’s State of the Union address, authorities announced Sunday in a statement that also referred to potential protests in the city over the next two weeks.

Inspector general says officers who signal for help aren’t immediately identified, dispatchers lack training, and birds leave droppings everywhere

D.C. will get more than $47 million from a settlement with drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and three distributors for their role in perpetuating the opioid crisis, according to the Office of the Attorney General for the District of…

In a powerful essay, one of the D.C. doctors describes a painful phone call she had to make to a covid-19 patient’s wife

Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena say city’s plan for skating arena shrank in size and ballooned in cost

Hundreds of low-income D.C. families reported better mental health and food security after participating in a direct cash pilot program that could be a model for efforts elsewhere, according to an Urban Institute analysis of the program’s…

Four teams of composers and librettists take inspiration from D.C.'s historical landscape

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced that Karima Holmes will be returning to the Office of Unified Communications as acting director, less than two years after an audit determined the city’s 911 system fell short of national standards.

Ukrainian Americans have taken to the streets all over the country to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A large rally is expected in D.C. on Sunday asking for more U.S. support of Ukraine and harsher sanctions against Russia.

The District's ambitious plan to reconfigure K Street NW through downtown to ease traffic congestion, prioritize buses and better accommodate cyclists and pedestrians is advancing ever closer to construction.

D.C.’s second statue of Pierre Charles L’Enfant, an engineer who designed the city’s basic layout, will be unveiled in the U.S. Capitol on Monday, putting the District on par with states allotted two statues within the hallowed halls.

After days of attacks from Russia, many Ukrainians in the D.C. region are facing fear and anxiety from the ongoing assault abroad. As the invasion continues, many organizations and activists in the community are quickly putting together…