Theresa Vargas in The Post: Children keep seeing grown-ups killed in the nation’s capital. They’re…
Four homicides in three months have involved child witnesses. In one, a man was shot as he held his 5-year-old’s hand.
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WTOP: DC youth detention employee charged with sexually abusing teen in custody
An employee of D.C.’s Youth Rehabilitation Services agency is facing charges that he sexually abused a teenage girl in custody there.
Washington Post: D.C. youth detention employee charged with sexually abusing 17-year-old girl in…
An employee with the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) was arrested and charged Friday with sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl detained at the Youth Services Center.
WTOP: D.C. vote to legalize recreational marijuana sales hits another snag
D.C. efforts to legalize recreational sales of marijuana have suffered another setback in the form of federal legislation.
City Paper: Parents and Advocates Renew Calls for a Shaw Middle School
Deputy Mayor for Education Paul Kihn is “luke warm” on a stand-alone middle school.
Washington Business Journal: Smithsonian narrows site search for two new museums
The Smithsonian Institution says it has a few favorite sites in downtown D.C. that could eventually be home to two museums.
Washington Post: D.C. Public Schools to lift mask mandate; many charters to keep requirement for now
The District’s public school system will no longer require students and staff to wear masks indoors, Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee announced. The optional masking policy will go into effect Wednesday.
Greater Greater Washington: DC trails are set to have rangers year-round. Here’s what they do.
Agyei Williams, 35, who lives in Eastover near Oxon Hill, Md., rides his bike an hour to and from work every day. For him, cycling is a meditative experience.
City Paper: Neil Albert Hit With $15,000 Ethics Fine
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s former DCHA board chair takes another lump.
WTOP: DC Public Schools to go mask-optional next week
Students, staff and visitors at D.C. Public Schools can go mask-free starting next week, the school system announced Friday.
City Paper: D.C. Has Stopped Releasing Daily COVID Case Counts
D.C. Public Schools could soon lift its mask mandate “for the majority of people.”
Washington Post: Campaign finance filings show Bowser outraising Robert White in D.C. mayoral race
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) outraised challenger Robert C. White Jr. in February and early March as she seeks a third term as D.C. mayor. And with three months to go until the June primary and just weeks left to qualify for the ballot, it…
DCist: D.C. Public Schools Will Lift Mask Mandate Next Week
D.C. Public Schools will lift its indoor face mask requirement next week, joining several other school systems in the Washington region that have recently done the same.
DCist: Lines At This Ukrainian Bakery In D.C. Have Been Out The Door For Weeks
Each weekend since Russia invaded Ukraine, lines snake around the block for D Light Café & Bakery in Adams Morgan.
Jody Kent Lavy in The Post: Despite carjackings, D.C. shouldn’t revert to ineffective tough-on-crime…
As a mom living on Capitol Hill, I have been alarmed by recent reports of carjackings taking place nearby — sometimes committed by children. Those reports also trigger memories of being robbed at gunpoint in D.C. more than 15 years ago.…
DCist: MPD Commander Who Used Patrol Cars As Rides To Bar Retires, Remains Under Investigation
A commander with the Metropolitan Police Department has submitted his retirement after a 7News DC story revealed him using police patrol cars to travel to and from a bar on U Street. Fifth District Commander William FitzGerald has been…
District Links: AG Racine endorses Schwalb as successor; MPD commander retires after report he used…
The District's first elected attorney general is throwing his support to Brian Schwalb to succeed him.
Washington Post: New FBI supervisor for D.C. working with local police to curtail violent crime
Wayne A. Jacobs, special agent in charge of the bureau’s criminal and cyber division in Washington, says these collaborations are key to reducing crime in the region.
Axios: Mayor Bowser holds fundraising advantage in third-term bid
Mayor Muriel Bowser has fundraised three times as much as her top rival in her bid for a third term, raising a projected $787,200 in under six weeks, according to an Axios analysis of new campaign finance reports.
Axios: WMATA is trying to get customers back on the rails
Metro is on the verge of letting all late-night and weekend rail riders commute for a flat $2 a trip.