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Seven D.C. residents, a majority of whom are street vendors, filed a lawsuit against D.C. over its Clean Hands Law, arguing that disqualifying them from getting an occupational or small business license because they cannot afford to pay…

Mayor Muriel Bowser said today that she doesn't see a need for a new, independent investigation into the allegations of sexual harassment by former deputy mayor and chief of staff John Falcicchio sustained by the Mayor's Office of Legal…

More than half of the D.C. Council’s members — including almost all of the women — are calling for an independent investigation into accusations that a former deputy mayor and close confidante of Mayor Muriel Bowser sexually harassed…

I had hoped it would be a weekend without a killing in D.C. Just 48 hours to let Father’s Day flow into Juneteenth without any family experiencing a loss from gun violence. And what happened?

D.C. bars will be allowed to stay open for 24 hours for a month this summer to accommodate the Women’s World Cup, thanks to an emergency bill passed by the D.C. Council.

Despite a narrow victory in 2020, Pinto may have consolidated enough support in the ward to stave off serious challengers.

It’s been a long few years for Metro. A pandemic that decimated ridership. A derailment that sidelined most of its fleet. But more recently, there have been signs of hope. Sixty percent more trains are running compared to this time last…

A three-month investigation by the Mayor's Office of Legal Counsel has substantiated allegations that former deputy mayor and chief of staff John Falcicchio sexually harassed an employee in his office, making sexual advances and sending…

The D.C. attorney general announced the settlement in a deal reached with the Jesuit university

Late last November, Taniya Rogers was living in her car. Even when other neighbors in her Langdon apartment building began trickling back in – after a gas leak documented the day before Thanksgiving sent several of them packing – Rogers…

John Falcicchio, a former D.C. deputy mayor, made unwanted physical sexual advances toward an employee, according to a city investigation that also found evidence he "used the workplace as a 'dating pool.'"

When Rylinda Rhodes needed some peace, she turned to her soaps.

Officials also point to a push for employees to return to in-person work and an expansion of D.C.’s bike lanes as reasons for the May record

An investigation has found former D.C. deputy mayor John Falcicchio sexually harassed a female employee, according to a summary of findings released Saturday night.

Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 8 leaders are looking to build on the momentum from last week’s ribbon cutting of a new retail village, Sycamore & Oak, in the Congress Heights area of Southeast D.C.

Empty store fronts and a quiet grand hall currently define D.C.’s Union Station — now a shell of the once bustling and thriving transportation hub for the nation’s capital.

A report surreptitiously released by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration over the long weekend found that her longtime senior aide sexually harassed a subordinate by making “unwelcome” sexual advances towards her and sending her…

Every year, the District comes alive for Juneteenth.

The D.C. Council last week held its first-ever hearing on a bill that could lead the District to provide reparations to African American residents harmed by slavery, making the city the latest jurisdiction to seriously explore restitution…

John Falcicchio resigned in March after woman’s complaint