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The D.C. Council on Tuesday rejected a bill that would have allowed residents to purchase medical marijuana without a prescription.

The D.C. Council on Tuesday voted against imposing harsh penalties meant to put marijuana “gifting” shops out of business, with opponents of the bill saying they wanted more hearings on the issue.

The General Services Administration is looking to push forward the St. Elizabeths West campus redevelopment with potentially its first federal funding in five years.

The D.C. Council passed emergency legislation that paves the way for Mayor Muriel Bowser to set new cleaning and maintenance standards at hotels. The vote was 11 to 2. According to the labor union representing many hotel workers, UNITE…

D.C. mayoral candidate Robert C. White Jr.'s campaign is challenging the validity of thousands of petition signatures submitted by Trayon White Sr., one of his opponents in the race — a move that, if successful, would winnow the field for…

DC is extending the grace period for short-term rental owners in the city to apply for licenses to legitimize those rentals.

The D.C. Council on Tuesday narrowly rejected an emergency bill that would have allowed the city to impose steep fines and close down shops and services that “gift” marijuana, granting a reprieve to a growing and currently unregulated…

About half of the people volunteering their time to collect signatures for the mayor also happen to work for her.

The DC Council is slated to vote this afternoon on emergency legislation that, if approved, would broaden access to medical marijuana by enabling anyone over 21 to self-certify their medical need.

Hundreds of workers at Howard University Hospital are planning a one-day strike next week to protest low pay.

The D.C. Council will consider a bill Tuesday that would boost the city’s handful of medical marijuana dispensaries while aiming to close dozens of “gifting shops,” where customers are able to obtain marijuana without violating the city’s…

The D.C. Council will consider allowing anyone age 21 or older to obtain medical marijuana, with or without a doctor’s prescription.

The former principal of St. Thomas More Academy, in Southeast D.C., pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of wire fraud.

D.C.’s alt-weekly newspaper Washington City Paper announced Friday that it is ending print publication and laying off five members of its staff. The final free print edition will be published on May 5.

A former D.C. police officer accused of racing another officer in Northeast D.C. neighborhood last spring that resulted in the crash of both cruisers has pleaded guilty to reckless driving and agreed to pay a $350 fine.

In a baseball-obsessed city that’s home to World Series winners, a public high school team just got the shaft. Again.

In the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd in 2020, D.C. put the brakes on police hiring. Anti-police sentiment had fueled a push to cut funding for police and reduce the number of sworn officers. Concern about city finances…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says a $30 million budget proposal to eventually hire 4,000 police officers for the District is necessary to improve 911 response times and increase the presence of officers in neighborhoods across the city.

A former D.C. police officer has pleaded guilty to reckless driving and agreed to pay $350 in penalties after he and another on-duty officer were accused of crashing two patrol cars last year during a drag race in a Northeast Washington…

Millstone, a new short film and dark thriller shot in Northwest D.C. and featuring CODA star Daniel Durant, is filmed entirely in American Sign Language. But according to its director and writer, Peter Kimball, that’s not the point.