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You’re probably familiar with the phrase “Not in My Back Yard,” and the NIMBY-ist mindset that people take whenever change threatens whatever way of life with which they’ve grown comfortable. But what happens when it’s not the backyard in…

We said goodbye to a lot of restaurants this year.

It was a week of big bills passed over the last several days as legislators in both the District and federal government pushed through landmark bills addressing the environment and prison reform. But a bill that may have gone under the…

When the H Street Playhouse was priced out of the Atlas District more than five years ago, its relocation to 2020 Shannon Place SE as the Anacostia Playhouse was widely embraced, and its black-box theater space has been utilized by a number…

A D.C. firefighter faces armed robbery and other charges after police say he held up a person at gunpoint in Silver Spring during a dispute over $700 sneakers he was trying to buy, according to Montgomery County authorities.

The day after Christmas, Adele Robey showed up to work to find a scene that offered little Yuletide cheer: Her theater had been burglarized.

WASHINGTON — What’s known as “bystander CPR” saves lives, and city leaders in D.C. want as many people as possible to learn how to perform hands-only CPR and gain automated external defibrillator (AED) awareness.

“There is a way to get out. Keep pushing, keep going. Get that extra mile until you get a million miles away,” said JaQuan McGhee.

Mayor Muriel Bowser has penned a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to end the federal government shutdown, which has now gone on for six days with no end in sight.

Washington has plenty of picturesque residential streets lined with colorfully painted rowhouses. But you can also find vibrant scenes—from Instagrammable murals and art workshops to cafés and pocket parks—playing out in the alleyways that…

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) is urging President Trump to work with Congress to end the partial federal government shutdown, saying the indefinite closure hurts the city’s residents and businesses.

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - The Anacostia Playhouse is devastated after burglars broke into their theater, ransacked their offices and made off with thousands of dollars worth of equipment.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is urging President Donald Trump to end the partial shutdown of the federal government.

D.C. police on Thursday arrested the driver of a tour bus in connection with the deaths of two tourists who were struck and killed last week as they crossed Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Washington.

WASHINGTON — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser penned a letter to President Donald Trump Wednesday urging him to end the partial government shutdown.

A Northeast hotel that houses homeless people is dealing with a mold problem that homeless advocates say could be widespread.

In the backroom of a red-brick Capitol Hill rowhouse, Frances Reed laid out yoga mats, rollers and blocks, setting up for a class later that day. The space had the look and feel of a traditional yoga studio, with the sound of crickets…

In response to recent Catholic Church clergy sex abuse scandals, lawmakers in the District and Virginia say they will soon propose legislation that adds clergy to the list of people mandated by law to report child abuse or neglect.

THE 116TH CONGRESS will convene Jan. 3, seating 53 5 lawmakers — 100 in the Senate and 435 in the House — who will be able to cast votes on matters affecting the interests and lives of people from across the country who sent them to…

The goal at the Bright Beginnings preschool in Southeast Washington is a simple one: to ensure every child who attends is ready for kindergarten by the time he or she leaves. Sometimes, there are challenges along the way.