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The DC Council this morning approved its rules and committee assignments for the coming term without changes sought by Ward 7 Council member Vincent Gray, who had objected to his removal as chair of the Health Committee.

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) took the oath of office Monday, becoming the second person in history to serve three terms as mayor of the nation’s capital.

Amid a room full of cheering supporters, Muriel Bowser was sworn in as D.C. mayor for a third time — becoming the first mayor to serve a third term since Marion Barry did so.

Mayor Muriel Bowser pledged Monday to add 15,000 new residents to downtown D.C. over the next five years, raising the population of what she termed the city’s “economic engine” to help counteract the significant decline in daily office…

For D.C. police, 2022 ended with the loss of more than 200 people to violent crimes, a number that police chief Robert Contee said is “completely unacceptable” even as overall crime declined last year.

On Sunday, a historic bell from the Civil War era rang in the New Year at the steps of D.C.’s Lincoln Memorial and plans were announced for a new 65-bell tower and community amphitheater in Southeast.

For months, members of the D.C. Council have commiserated privately about a subject that many are reluctant to broach publicly: the health of council member Vincent C. Gray, their oldest and perhaps most prominent colleague, who had a…

Potential jurors appearing in court have said they have heard of the Proud Boys — and not positivelyPotential jurors appearing in court have said they have heard of the Proud Boys — and not positively

A woman has filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia Housing Authority and the police department, challenging a network of security cameras that she said has resulted in “a severe invasion of residents’ privacy in their most sacred…

Some groups have had to reduce the number of students they serve and scale back programming.

The number of homicides in the District and neighboring Prince George’s County dropped in 2022 but remained high compared with pre-pandemic years, as leaders struggled to confront gun violence and carjackings involving youth.

The District’s new Department of Buildings believes it has an answer to its staffing woes: train college students and recent graduates.

With just a few days left in his tenure, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is wrapping up more of the many lawsuits he filed against corporations in recent years. The latest? A $9.5 million settlement with Google to resolve allegations…

Three men were killed Thursday night and early Friday in separate shootings across the District, pushing the annual homicide count in the city to over 200 for the second consecutive year.

D.C. isn’t the same city as it was 10 years ago, and it won’t be the same in the coming years either.

The food delivery service Grubhub has agreed to pay an $800,000 civil penalty along with $2.7 million to consumers to settle a lawsuit brought in March by D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine, who alleged that the company charged customers…

Roughly 170 animals — including dogs, cats, snakes and rabbits — are looking for new homes, as adoptions drop and returns rise

Washington-area roadways are famous for their ability to instill fear. Try negotiating the confusing noodle soup of I-395-695-295 on any given rush hour. Or the curve-a-thon section of the Capital Beltway just east of Interstate 270.

For the second year in a row, the District of Columbia has surpassed 200 homicides, something that hasn’t happened in 20 years. And as 2022 winds to a close, the head of the District’s police union says the D.C. Council is at fault.

A D.C. public housing resident sued the city’s housing authority and D.C. police earlier this month, saying that “disproportionate surveillance” at her complex is an invasion of privacy.