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NEW YORK (AP) — The federal agency overseeing the lease of the luxury hotel that Donald Trump’s family company runs in the nation’s capital failed to carry out its basic responsibilities because it never tracked the millions of dollars…

The recent collisions involving children are part of a deadly rise in crashes on city streets

The District Department of Transportation says it’s narrowing Wheeler Road Southeast after a series of traffic crashes on the road in Ward 8, including one last week that left a 9-year-old in critical condition.

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Thursday announced several new initiatives to build nearly 2,000 new units of affordable housing west of Rock Creek Park, an area that contains some of the District’s wealthiest neighborhoods — but where…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is announcing a new idea to reach her goal of 36,000 affordable housing units by 2025: She’s asking faith-based organizations to live up to their mission and use part of their land for affordable housing…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday unveiled her plans to build almost 2,000 units of affordable housing in neighborhoods west of Rock Creek Park, the city’s wealthiest and whitest area — and the one with the smallest current stock of…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is pitching several new programs and initiatives, including one originally drafted by one of her rivals in the 2022 primary, in a push to finally spur new housing construction west of Rock Creek Park.

The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad (BCCRS) in Montgomery County, Maryland, will be ending its ambulance service to upper Northwest D.C. by the end of this year.

Politics and Prose, the bustling independent bookstore located on Connecticut Avenue in Northwest D.C., sells dozens of books about elections and election integrity. The store bills itself as the capital’s cultural hub, where it hosts…

After years of speculation, confirmation has come that housing will be built on a key public site in Ward 3.

D.C.-area deli Call your Mother has scooped up some extra space from Mercy Me, its sister "Sorta South American" restaurant in D.C.'s West End.

Incredibly, as the year 2021 draws to a close, not one D.C. public school is named for an African American female teacher. In fact, not one D.C. high school is even named after a woman. Now we have the opportunity to right that wrong.

As concern spreads about the omicron variant gaining a foothold in the United States, a rising number of COVID-19 infections has prompted a shift to virtual instruction at a public DC elementary school as well as changes at area…

The private museum has a new executive director, new exhibits, and big goals for climate change and equity.

D.C. Councilmembers are proposing more tools and solutions to combat the rise in traffic deaths and injuries on District streets. Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George says the community is frustrated and wants answers as the District…

To thrive in the future, bars and restaurants could become more efficient and better places to work.

Binitie’s role on a housing finance board raises questions about a conflict of interest.

During a town hall discussing the spread of COVID-19 in D.C. schools, health officials discussed what’s being done to mitigate the spread and how these efforts will affect students moving forward.