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Christopher Chambers' novel follows an unlikely detective taking on greedy, wealthy villains.

This region is full of crime fiction writers, and they share a unique bond, despite writing about terrible things (and people).

The people you’ll meet offer some humor, wisdom, and insight into this moment.

D.C.’s Kimpton-run Hotel Rouge, sold to new owners last fall and in the middle of a $20 million renovation, will reopen in early-2021 as the Kimpton Banneker Hotel.

The toxic dust from the 2020 elections has started to settle, now that the presidential race has been called for former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Sen. Kamala Harris. The U.S. Senate remains something of a question mark,…

A year ago, EDENS shared plans for a building on New York Avenue that would serve as a mixed-use "gateway" to Union Market. Now, the developer is pivoting to a more pared-down design and use combination.

Howard University has received a $1 million gift to open a center devoted to producing gender-based research and promoting Black female leaders, officials announced Thursday.

D.C. police are investigating an attack inside a Chinese tea shop near Dupont Circle on Tuesday as a suspected hate crime.

This week, the National Native American Veterans Memorial opens on the grounds of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, honoring a long tradition of service by Native American men and women. American Indians have served…

Happy Wednesday. The District reported more than 200 new coronavirus cases for Tuesday — a dramatic one-day increase that marked the city's return to a mark not seen since May.

The National Park Service will temporarily close some streets in Rock Creek Park, mostly between dusk and dawn, during the next several months, as part of the agency’s management of the park’s white-tailed deer population.

Every four years, each state and the District of Columbia selects a group of people who will be responsible for officially casting electoral votes for president and vice president. And in the District, those positions have typically been…

The father of Karon Hylton-Brown, the 20-year-old killed in a moped crash last month after being chased by D.C. police, said Wednesday that he wants justice, and police reform.

As the first full winter of the COVID-19 pandemic approaches the D.C. area, the region finds itself in a precarious spot: Cases are on the way up, with some jurisdictions hitting all-time highs — and that’s with the end-of-year holiday…

Every time I’ve visited the Heurich House Museum — the Dupont Circle mansion of wealthy brewer Christian Heurich — I’ve imagined how great it would be to be a wealthy brewer and live in a Dupont Circle mansion.

District leaders hope that President-elect Joe Biden’s win will deliver some tangible benefits for the city on the financial side of things. But they’re counting on some more symbolic impacts too.

Valley Brook Tea's owner, Yunhan Zhang, says he's experienced multiple incidents of verbal abuse this year.

Students sat two to a table, separated by plexiglass and wearing face masks.

Commuters should expect road closures starting Monday as the National Park Service begins to reduce the local deer population throughout Rock Creek Park in D.C.