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The D.C. Council on Tuesday gave initial approval to a new map of ward boundaries, extending Ward 8 across the Anacostia River for the first time and moving Ward 7 further west into Capitol Hill. But the debate of the day actually centered…

Safety commission says Metro found the same issue afflicting its 7000-series rail cars on a 6000-series car

The D.C. Council on Tuesday advanced a measure that would mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for students.

The D.C. attorney general’s office said this week that it concluded that Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s choice to chair the board overseeing the city’s public housing agency is ineligible to serve because of her failure to pay taxes.

Washington's sticky solution to icy roads.

D.C. is not bound to gain control of its National Guard for the foreseeable future after a provision that would have made it happen was scuttled in Congress, a major blow for advocates who saw autonomy over the District’s own military unit…

The adult day care center at the Wah Luck House gears up for its official opening next month while doubling down on care services.

D.C. Council members say the city is losing thousands in unpaid fines and allowing dangerous drivers to stay on the road because the Department of Public Work’s traffic enforcement programs have a yearslong backlog.

The winning bidder for a nearly $70 million D.C. Lottery contract is breaking its silence as scrutiny of the award intensifies, arguing that it won the business “fair and square” despite accusations of impropriety from its chief rival.

Developers are beginning to plan a major affordable housing project on the 14th Street corridor in Columbia Heights.

The D.C. Council on Tuesday approved a measure changing the name of Woodrow Wilson High School to Jackson-Reed High School, recognizing years of calls from community members to remove the former U.S. president’s name from the school — and…

The D.C. Council approved a measure Tuesday that renames Woodrow Wilson High School after two Black educators with deep ties to the school: Edna Jackson and Vincent Reed.

No one relishes forking over a co-pay when visiting a doctor. Most of us realize it’s just the cost of doing business in a country where health care is, well, a business.

One driver racked up 245 tickets and $32,150 in fines.

The legislation gives the Department of Motor Vehicles authority to issue electronic versions of credentials

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine wants his antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc. that’s now before a D.C. judge to evolve into anticompetitive legislation to hold tech companies accountable, he told a U.S. Senate panel Tuesday.

The DC Council meets this afternoon and is slated to vote on at least two thorny topics — redistricting and homeless encampments.