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It was 1989. D.C. had recently been dubbed the murder capital of the United States, and the crack wars were raging.

The book, which is filled with poems and reflections from teenagers who attend Anacostia High School, is set to launch Wednesday

Prosecutors opted not to pursue a misdemeanor charge of simple assault

Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Wizards, Capitals and Mystics, has asked D.C. for $600 million of public funding for a major renovation of Capital One Arena, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.

“During approximately the past six weeks, five D.C. youth under CSSD electronic monitoring have been killed.” I’m quoting here from an Oct. 30 email to me from the Office of the D.C. Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice.

A group of six nonprofit legal service organizations and 19 law firms are reviving a pilot program that matches some tenants facing eviction with free legal assistance, reviving a pre-pandemic effort that helped dozens of families stay in…

The Metro project aims to repair and upgrade tracks and tunnels, but the timing has sent a wave of frustration through the city’s cultural organizations

More low-income tenants facing eviction in the District will soon arrive in court with something that has been shown to keep families in their homes and, in some cases, ensure they don’t lose access to government housing assistance: a…

Legislators are slated to vote Tuesday on a flurry of Mayor Muriel Bowser's picks for agency heads, but Melinda Bolling won't be among them: The acting director of the Department of For-Hire Vehicles withdrew during a roundtable this week…

Melinda Bolling dropped out Wednesday after the D.C. Council cited concerns about her performance in a previous leadership post.

Mayor Muriel Bowser inaccurately described a youth’s criminal record, court records show

Melinda Bolling won’t get the chance to keep leading the Department of For-Hire Vehicles, her second stint in D.C. government.

Ryan L. Jones has served as the District’s associate attorney general for special projects for nearly a year

A group of six nonprofit legal service organizations and 19 law firms are reviving a pilot program that matches some tenants facing eviction with free legal assistance, reviving a pre-pandemic effort that helped dozens of families stay in…

A group of residents living in D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood are trying to prevent more bars and clubs from opening on a boisterous street near their homes using what’s becoming an outdated policy tool: a liquor license moratorium.

The city will begin ticketing motorists who block bus stops but is waiting to enforce bus lanes and seeking to reduce that fine to $100

More low-income tenants facing eviction in the District will soon arrive in court with something that has been shown to keep families in their homes and, in some cases, ensure they don’t lose access to government housing assistance: a…

A coalition of legal services providers and law firms is relaunching a project to match low-income residents with free legal representation to help prevent eviction.

During a hearing Wednesday morning on new bills aimed at cracking down on dangerous driving, the D.C. Council expressed concern over a lack of enforcement of a current law to prevent drunken driving.

D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb said Wednesday that the city has sued a software company and 14 of the District’s “largest landlords,” alleging they colluded to illegally raise rents for tens of thousands of D.C. residents with a…