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Facing soaring rates of gun violence, D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III has called for the city to reevaluate whether gun offenders should be eligible for the Youth Rehabilitation Act, a law that gives young adults a chance to receive…

The prices changes are intended to recoup costs and to allow for expansion and improvements

Local governments and the National Guard spent at least $792,500 to assist U.S. Capitol Police in its response to the Sept. 18 “Justice for J6” rally, a small right-wing rally supporting those arrested during the insurrection that prompted…

Officials in D.C. say they are on track to hand out nearly every penny of emergency federal funding to help residents pay rent and utility bills amid the coronavirus pandemic. Therefore, the city has set a deadline to apply for help under…

Victar Parker wheeled a metal dolly past empty tents in a small triangular park on Capitol Hill. He didn’t look at the line of U.S. Park Police officers who had assembled on the sidewalk to clear the park, which for the past several months…

Navigating fall's festivals, concerts, and marathons is proving tricky this year.

In April, DC's Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) announced the selection of a development team for the vacant parcel beside the former Malcolm X Elementary School a block from Congress Heights Metro…

The department lost its accreditation in May and recently came under fire for alleged policies in its crime lab’s quality-control system.

The National Park Service on Friday cleared a homeless encampment located on a small parcel of federal land at 3rd Street and Massachusetts Avenue NE, drawing criticisms from homeless advocates who say the effort amounts to little more…

The upcoming political season in the District could well become a seminal one. The old narrative, adopted nearly five decades ago with the advent of home rule — that this town is politically under the thumb of Black, mostly male Democratic…

Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners is pursuing a big new mixed-use project across the street from The Wharf — and it’s willing to embrace a strategy that’s spooked many other developers to make it happen.

D.C. has seen a significant jump in vaccination rates among emergency personnel, according to city officials.

Not all new apartment development is new construction, and a report says D.C. is the No. 2 city for apartment conversions, topped only by Philadelphia.

Could you use a good laugh after the heaviness of the past 18 months?

As it turns out, Mayor Muriel Bowser didn't actually ask the governors of Maryland and Virginia to adopt a reciprocity policy for traffic camera tickets so that their residents would be more likely to pay their fines and take DC traffic…

Legislation aimed at placing guidelines in D.C. around recent rule changes from the NCAA, which allow college student-athletes to be paid for endorsements or publicity deals, has been unveiled by six council members.

Excited at the possibility of having his 4- and 6-year-old kids’ return to a classroom after months of virtual classes, parent Mark Histed, of Ward 1 in D.C., decided to have the pair attend school in-person for the 2021-22 school year.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced plans to spend an additional $22 million to support COVID-19 mitigation measures in city schools on Thursday, an initiative that also creates a position in each school for someone to oversee…

The LGBTQ nonprofit Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders (SMYAL) began providing free mental health counseling to young and queer trans people this week at its Eastern Market location.