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A treehouse that looks like a castle has been the subject of a years-long battle involving allegations of government wrongdoing, arcane zoning rules and a federal lawsuit — all because it juts 20 inches into a public alley.

A D.C. Council committee approved a bill Monday that would give more prisoners the opportunity for early release, despite opposition from law enforcement.

Happy Monday. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced additional restrictions Monday to slow the spread of the coronavirus, limiting indoor gatherings to 10 people and halving the cap on outdoor gatherings to 25 people starting Wednesday.

A man struck in a hail of eight bullets Sunday afternoon had collapsed in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven in Southwest Washington. One bullet hit the window of the convenience store.

Over more than eight hours, 173 public witnesses — including members of tenant advocacy groups, landlords, housing provider organizations — testified at a Nov. 9 D.C. Council hearing for two bills: the “Rent Stabilization Program Reform…

WASHINGTON (AP) — All those warnings from public health officials begging Americans to limit gatherings this holiday season amid a surge in coronavirus cases aren’t stopping the White House from planning a host of festivities and holiday…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s capital is tightening its public COVID-19 restrictions in the face of spiraling virus numbers locally and around the country.

D.C. teenagers from marginalized backgrounds have written children’s books that respond to high-profile incidents of police brutality this year, including the killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Kentucky.

Last week, the Kennedy Center announced that it would close back up until April 25, 2021, and this week, Ford’s Theatre has been forced to make a similar decision.

The D.C. Council’s judiciary committee voted Monday to advance a number of bills, including measures to permanently ban ghost guns, strengthen D.C.’s “red flag” law, clarify how citizen initiative and referenda can get on the ballot, and…

“We’re going to nosedive," one bar manager says.

For months, the messages and artwork attached to the fence on the north end of Lafayette Square, near the White House, have sometimes been a source of tensions between racial justice protesters and supporters of President Donald Trump.

At the beginning of 2020, DC's Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) released a request for proposals (RFP) for the nearly four-acre Parcel 13 at the St. Elizabeths campus (map).

The holidays are usually crucial for local retailers that count on increased sales as customers stock up on gifts for friends and loved ones. This year’s season is especially important for businesses that have struggled during the…