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On the day Michael White walked into a D.C. courtroom, his brother, Robert White Jr., walked into a classroom.

Hours are long, health insurance is scarce, chefs can scream, and guests can sneer.

WASHINGTON — San Francisco-based dockless electric scooter company Spin, which entered D.C.’s dockless pilot this year with bikes but decided to pivot to electric scooters, has begun deploying its scooter fleet in D.C.

A large-scale redevelopment in the heart of D.C.'s central business district has landed a popular national steakhouse chain for its corner retail space.

When he heard the news last month that a gunman had shot and killed 11 Jews inside a Pittsburgh synagogue, Joshua Lopez texted Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld with his condolences. Herzfeld, of Ohev Sholom — The National Synagogue, replied with an…

D.C. hard-of-hearing deserve respect, not meddlesome bureaucracy

Water pressure that had been low for the past several days has been restored at the District’s Department of Corrections facility in Southeast Washington, according to a statement from the agency.

My first hedgehog used a litter box. We'd take the thin, Styrofoam trays that held grocery store meat, clean them, nestle them into the hay in the corner of her cage, and sprinkle on just enough kitty litter to absorb her waste. Her name…

For 25 consecutive months, median home prices have been rising in the DC area. Now, signs are emerging that the high prices are taking a toll on the market.

At the D.C. Council's Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday, Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau introduced a bill that would give advisory neighborhood commissioners—the neighborhood-level elected officials who weigh in on development…

The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to decriminalize Metro fare evasion in the District, citing concerns over soaring enforcement levels and disproportionate enforcement against African Americans.

In D.C., the statute of limitations for prosecuting most sexual abuse cases is 15 years, but a new bill that passed its first vote on Tuesday would eliminate that statute of limitations.

D.C. lawmakers punted a bill that would have given 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote. The Youth Vote Amendment Act of 2018 appeared to have wide support on the Council until Ward 2 Coucilmember Jack Evans motioned to postpone a vote on…

The D.C. Council indefinitely delayed action on legislation to lower the voting age to 16, dealing a blow to efforts to make the nation’s capital the first jurisdiction to allow minors to cast ballots in presidential contests.

The D.C. Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to pass the final version of a contentious home-sharing regulation that will restrict Airbnb users from listing their second homes on the website. It will also place a 90-day cap on how long…

The D.C. Council on Tuesday approved legislation to regulate Airbnb home rentals, beginning in October.

The D.C. Council voted unanimously Tuesday to impose some of the tightest limits in the nation on Airbnb and other short-term rental companies.

The D.C. Council on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that restricts and regulates short-term rentals through home-sharing services like Airbnb and VRBO, bringing to a close a contentious debate that stretched over 18 months and touched…

A D.C. man who described himself as a white nationalist to law enforcement officers and became a social-media follower of the suspect in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting has been arrested on a gun charge after his worried relatives…

The owner of a Georgetown mansion once occupied by former first lady Jackie Kennedy was fined more than $50,000 after removing one magnolia tree from the property and trimming another.