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Fencing around the U.S. Capitol is being reinstalled in advance of Tuesday’s State of the Union address, authorities announced Sunday in a statement that also referred to potential protests in the city over the next two weeks.

Inspector general says officers who signal for help aren’t immediately identified, dispatchers lack training, and birds leave droppings everywhere

D.C. will get more than $47 million from a settlement with drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and three distributors for their role in perpetuating the opioid crisis, according to the Office of the Attorney General for the District of…

In a powerful essay, one of the D.C. doctors describes a painful phone call she had to make to a covid-19 patient’s wife

Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena say city’s plan for skating arena shrank in size and ballooned in cost

Hundreds of low-income D.C. families reported better mental health and food security after participating in a direct cash pilot program that could be a model for efforts elsewhere, according to an Urban Institute analysis of the program’s…

Four teams of composers and librettists take inspiration from D.C.'s historical landscape

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced that Karima Holmes will be returning to the Office of Unified Communications as acting director, less than two years after an audit determined the city’s 911 system fell short of national standards.

Ukrainian Americans have taken to the streets all over the country to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A large rally is expected in D.C. on Sunday asking for more U.S. support of Ukraine and harsher sanctions against Russia.

The District's ambitious plan to reconfigure K Street NW through downtown to ease traffic congestion, prioritize buses and better accommodate cyclists and pedestrians is advancing ever closer to construction.

D.C.’s second statue of Pierre Charles L’Enfant, an engineer who designed the city’s basic layout, will be unveiled in the U.S. Capitol on Monday, putting the District on par with states allotted two statues within the hallowed halls.

After days of attacks from Russia, many Ukrainians in the D.C. region are facing fear and anxiety from the ongoing assault abroad. As the invasion continues, many organizations and activists in the community are quickly putting together…

As promised, President Joe Biden’s pick for the Supreme Court is a Black woman.

Two Bald Eagles at the National Arboretum were spotted with two eggs in their nest, according to the American Eagle Foundation.

D.C. officials said Friday they expect convoys of truckers protesting COVID mandates to reach the District around President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address to Congress on March 1.

A two-tower development next to Audi Field has cleared a major hurdle as it aims to start construction.

It had all the trappings of any Washington party thrown by a trade group: free drinks on a swanky rooftop bar with a view of the U.S. Capitol, plenty of networking, and a panel discussion. But the free marijuana handed out to guests at the…

Most residents say more police would reduce crime, but the share of those who rate police positively has dropped

The former councilmember is all paid up on punishments for mixing his consulting firm with his government gig.

A D.C. Corrections Officer was arrested Thursday for allegedly accepting bribes to bring knives, drugs, and cellphones into the D.C. Jail to distribute to people detained there. The officer, 31-year-old Johnson Ayuk, has been charged with…