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Eight days after the drive-by shooting that took the life of six-year-old Nyiah Courtney and wounded five others, community leaders are calling for action.

Even as the delta variant of the coronavirus spreads throughout the United States, D.C. tourists and residents remained mostly unbothered Sunday as they shopped and toured along the National Mall.

Joel Castón is a newly elected city official with a few months left behind bars — the city’s first incarcerated person to win an election.

The public health emergency declared nearly 18 months ago in the nation’s capital expired at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, according to an executive order issued Saturday by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, but a public emergency will remain in effect until…

Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) extended the District’s public emergency but ended the public health emergency in response to the coronavirus on Saturday.

D.C. firefighters were back on the scene of a fire Saturday morning to control a hot spot at the Benning Road Trash Transfer Station.

The Chief Judge of D.C. Superior Court is defending the courts against harsh criticism leveled by D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee Friday, who accused the court system of allowing violent criminals to roam the streets of the District.

Gunfire erupted in my city on Thursday night, at the intersection of 14th and Riggs streets NW. For those unfamiliar with Washington, 14th Street serves as the main commercial artery for some of the city’s densest neighborhoods, and Riggs…

Cathy Feingold doesn’t know who the women were or what lives they had led.

More than six months after Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell battled the mob that stormed the Capitol, he remains hobbled, a hand scarred, a shoulder aching, recovering from surgery to an injured foot that swelled so large it no longer fit his…

It somehow seems fitting that Saturday’s memorial service for Karen Hastie Williams will be held at St. John’s Church at Black Lives Matter Plaza, in the heart of our nation’s capital. Her presence in St. John’s — her home parish — helps…

Bus and train service is returning to normal. Some systems are adding routes, reducing or eliminating fares, and rolling out new amenities to get riders back.

At the D.C. intersection where 6-year-old Nyiah Courtney lost her life while waiting for a bus with her mother, an artist is using spray paint to bring to life a mural honoring the little girl.

D.C. piloted its streatery program in May 2020 to keep businesses running through financial hardships posed by the pandemic. Now, the city wants to keep that momentum going and extend the temporary outdoor dining program through February,…

Thursday night's brazen shooting on 14th Street NW has people "mad as hell," in the words of DC's new police chief — particularly coming as it did only a few days after the murder of a 6-year-old in Congress Heights in another drive-by…

The District’s police chief stood Friday on one of the corners most emblematic of D.C.’s recent development boom, surrounded by a circle of more than 40 people with dozens of concerned questions.

Newly sworn-in U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger seems to understand why reporters keep asking him why he didn’t just enjoy retirement after serving as the police chief of Fairfax and Montgomery Counties.

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine’s office has reached a settlement with car-sharing company Getaround, claiming the company ​​allegedly misrepresented the safety of its services, operated without a license in D.C., and failed to pay local…

The District’s largest charter network wants to offer an all-virtual option in the fall to any student who meets certain academic qualifications — a break from the mayor’s announcement that only children who have doctor-approved medical…