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The last of the short-term family housing sites that were part of a plan to end homelessness and to close a massive shelter in D.C. has been completed.

A Republican congressman said Wednesday that it’s time to tear down the fence that was hastily erected last month around the Capitol, saying it’s turned the seat of American democracy into a fortress more akin to a military base.

DC's journey to fully replacing the former decrepit family homeless shelter at DC General has reached the finish line with a final planned opening in Ward 1.

Reacting to the latest proposal to grant statehood to the District of Columbia, the sole member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota recently introduced legislation to merge most of D.C. with Maryland instead.

Last summer, when the protests over the police killing of George Floyd led to calls for racial justice and equality, museum officials from coast to coast posted heartfelt statements of solidarity and promises of reform.

Social media posts by a Washington state member of the Proud Boys arrested Wednesday indicate that he and others were planning in advance to organize a group that would attempt to overwhelm police barricades and breach the U.S. Capitol on…

D.C. released early vaccine data on the race and ethnicity of residents who have received the coronavirus vaccine, but the District’s health officer said it is missing some key information — namely race and ethnicity.

On the first day of Black History Month, a time that calls for reflecting on the past, a well-known D.C. developer, a longtime city activist and three local lawmakers stood together on an outdoor stage in Southeast Washington and talked…

The District has completed construction of a new shelter for families experiencing homelessness in Ward 1, marking the end of a years-long process to replace the troubled D.C. General shelter with smaller shelters spread out across the…

“I do feel like the fence is really going to punish the people who live and visit here a lot more than it's going to actually protect anyone.”

At 9 a.m. Thursday morning, 1,800 vaccine appointments will open to senior citizens and health care workers in Wards 5, 7 and 8 in D.C. — an update from the earlier “priority zip codes” identified by the city, which included residents in…

Who better to advocate for what they need than the renters themselves?

The developers of The Wharf are seeking retail tenants to help generate more foot traffic for the mixed-use development along D.C.'s southwest waterfront, and an arcade-themed bar is among their targets.

A valet watched as a lone black SUV pulled out of the driveway and onto Pennsylvania Avenue. On a nearby lightpost, a tattered police flyer from an old protest read “First Amendment Activity Area”. Behind the 263-room luxury hotel’s…

Here’s a freebie for anyone attending the virtual Trivia Night on Feb. 27 for the 90th anniversary of Alice Deal Middle School: Who was Alice Deal?

Legislation to decriminalize street vending without a license is back in the D.C. Council after failing to pass last year.