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A lawsuit filed in July alleges staff members at two separate schools physically abused four D.C. Public Schools students during the 2019 school year.

Tracy Lincoln doesn’t know exactly when she left her native Houston — it’s been months, she says — but she knows she wanted to “come and see the world.”

The D.C. Shorts International Film Festival has become such an annual tradition that even a global pandemic can’t stop it from showcasing the world’s best short films.

There may be opportunities for small groups of students to return to D.C. classrooms starting this month.

D.C.’s Office of the Attorney General has filed three lawsuits aimed at protecting residents from housing discrimination.

Despite a campaign to urge residents to vote early or at voting supercenters, D.C.’s mayor said each of the city’s 144 precincts should be open for in-person voting. The D.C. Board of Elections has indicated that’ll be tough.

Neighborhood Restaurant Group is officially opening its long-awaited food hall The Roost under less-than-ideal circumstances given the Covid-19 pandemic.

Metro’s bad week got worse Wednesday when the transit agency said it had started planning service cuts because fare revenue continues to lag due to the pandemic and federal relief aid is running out.

Happy Wednesday. With some DC charter and independent schools hosting small groups of children on their campuses, Mayor Muriel Bowser suggested today that similar offerings might be in the offing for DC Public Schools.

Metro is proposing closing two hours early most weeknights, running trains less frequently during regular rush hours and requiring riders to start paying bus fares again as part of a plan to close a more than $200 million budget gap caused…

Jessica A. Krug, a white history professor at George Washington University, resigned from her post following claims that she has spent nearly her entire adult life (and her professional career) pretending to be Black. Krug’s name was…

In the days after the release of body-camera footage showing Deon Kay’s last moments, debates have raged on about his alleged possession of a gun, and to what degree he and other young people in his Southeast community should hold…

Local Organizations Look to Engage Ward 8 Residents

Six Are D.C. Council Candidates for Nov. 3 Election

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine has filed three lawsuits against seven real estate companies and professionals who he says have discriminated against D.C. residents.

Nonprofit developer Jubilee Housing plans to create immediate temporary housing for people returning from incarceration and long-term affordable housing for returning citizens who have found a source of income.

Since being the site of the country’s first all-Black public housing development at Langston Terrace Dwellings, DC has been one of many centers for innovative approaches to public housing, both through adoption and implementation of newer…

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it will fund 129 transitional housing beds for veterans who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of doing so in the District. The agency will disburse grants to three…

In 2018, when Julius Terry was on parole and living in a shelter, the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement gave him an opportunity to turn his life around. All that was asked from him was commitment. Terry now has a full time job…