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The D.C. Council passed a measure Tuesday urging Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) to declare a public health emergency over the escalating opioid crisis, which is on pace to kill more than 400 D.C. residents for the fourth year in a row.

The D.C. Council confirmed Pamela Smith as the city’s new police chief in a unanimous vote on Tuesday. Smith, who has served as acting police chief since D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser appointed her in July, is the first Black woman chief of the…

Smith is the second woman and first Black woman ever to permanently lead the force

The Amtrak police chief and a program for homelessness are teaming up to help the unhoused at Union Station

The D.C. Council unanimously voted Tuesday to repeal a mandate requiring students who are eligible for the COVID-19 shot to be fully vaccinated to attend public school.

When the DC appropriations bill comes to the House floor for debate — expected to take place as soon as this week — legislators will consider additional budget riders to bar the District government from spending money on signage to…

A student assembly this morning at BASIS Washington, D.C., culminated in loud cheers with the announcement that teacher Kelly Maranchuck had received a prestigious Milken Educator Award for DC — accompanied by a $25,000 check.

Living conditions are so poor at a youth detention center in Northeast D.C. that some of the young people living there have broken sprinklers and flooded toilets to bring attention to the issue, Council member Trayon White said Monday.

Does Smith have the experience and inclination to stand up to D.C.’s mayor and police union?

A D.C. teacher attended an assembly Monday morning thinking the school was getting honored for good test scores, but it turned into a big surprise when she was named one of the best teachers in the country and earned a $25,000 check.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Assistant City Administrator Chris Rodriguez remains on administrative leave while an “internal process” is underway.

Fellonte Misher wants to heal Black urban trauma in his Northwest D.C. community. A slew of parking tickets are standing in his way.

Christopher Rodriguez, a long-time member of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration and the newly appointed assistant city administrator, was arrested on assault charges last week related to a domestic violence incident at his D.C. home.

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