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A veteran D.C. police officer says the Metropolitan Police Department’s Gun Recovery Unit deploys illegitimate tactics in a war on guns that have fostered an adversarial relationship between the department and the communities they are…

For as little as $150, you can rent an electric-powered Scandinavian-designed picnic boat, large enough for eight passengers, at The Wharf Marina, and no boating license is required.

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform will vote Wednesday on legislation to make D.C. the 51st state, a once-fringe idea that has become a key part of the Democratic platform.

A near collision, a runaway Metro train, trains running red signals, worker protection guideline violations — those are a few of the incidents the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission highlighted in its virtual April meeting Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A blistering internal report by the U.S. Capitol Police describes a multitude of missteps that left the force unprepared for the Jan. 6 insurrection — riot shields that shattered upon impact, expired weapons that couldn’t…

DC canceled appointments for people scheduled to receive doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Tuesday, in line with federal recommendations.

Members of the independent commission charged with monitoring Metro safety said the transit system is trending in the wrong direction when it comes to ensuring that trains stop for red signals and that proper protocols are followed to keep…

The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission says Metro needs to be more diligent in properly investigating, identifying and classifying incidents when they happen.

Twenty-two Republican attorneys general are threatening legal action if Congress passes and President Joe Biden signs a bill making D.C. the 51st state, claiming such an effort is “unconstitutional” and “bad policy.”

Students incarcerated in the D.C. Jail have not regularly interacted with teachers for more than a year, according to a lawsuit filed last week that alleges the city has failed to educate the students during the coronavirus pandemic.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has unveiled a loaded 2021-22 theater schedule with the aim of getting patrons back in seats as the region’s Covid-19 vaccination effort allows.

Following the recommendation of federal authorities, DC Health tells vaccine providers to temporarily discontinue the use of the J&J vaccine.

“I’ve got a few things … that I’ve been wanting to say to my whole city,” Tony Lewis said to a crowd of hundreds gathered at Black Lives Matter Plaza Saturday. He was on speakerphone, calling from a federal prison in Cumberland, Maryland,…