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Former Philadelphia health commissioner Thomas Farley made national headlines in May when he admitted to ordering the cremation and disposal of human remains that belonged to victims of a 1985 police bombing in West Philadelphia years ago,…

People are already hating on 771. We're not so sure.

Here’s something to look forward to as everyone braces for the winter chill: D.C.’s annual rite of spring, the National Cherry Blossom Festival, will return to being all in-person when it kicks off in March.

D.C. Deputy Mayor Wayne Turnage fired back at critics of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s approach to clearing some of the District’s most sprawling homeless encampments during a roundtable discussion Tuesday, defending the pilot program and…

Political leaders in D.C. successfully scrambled on Tuesday to prevent one of their own — a D.C. elected official who holds his position while incarcerated in the city’s jail — from being transferred to a federal prison more than 100 miles…

Like voting by mail? New legislation in the D.C. Council would make it permanent for every election going forward.

Joel Caston’s attorney James Zeigler tweeted Tuesday afternoon that the U.S. Parole Commission says it will not transfer Caston. “Thank you to everyone who called and voiced your support on Joel’s behalf,” Zeigler wrote. “Everyone is…

Zhanyah Johnson smiled ear to ear as she crossed the football field at Theodore Roosevelt High School in the District to accept her crown.

For two months, Howard University students have been protesting what they describe as unacceptable living conditions on campus, including unsanitary dorms, a lack of housing or residential planning for freshmen, and underrepresentation of…

DCity Smokehouse, HalfSmoke and Highlands cafe are among the businesses prepping new locations east of the Anacostia River thanks to a new DC grant program.

A familiar face is joining the Ward 5 D.C. Council race.

A church in Southeast D.C. is taking the first steps toward redeveloping its property, aiming bring mixed-use construction to a section of the city that hasn’t often seen much of it.

Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropy group is giving $2.5 million to CityWorks D.C., which supports the academic and career trajectories of D.C. youth and boosts career preparation, training and apprenticeships.

Only the second woman to hold the post in the zoo’s 132-year history, she oversees care of 2,700 animals, from pandas to mole rats

It’s redistricting season, the once-a-decade moment when D.C. lawmakers sit down to redraw the lines that determine what ward you live in — and, as a consequence, who might represent you on the D.C. Council. The process is required by law…

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine notched a partial victory Monday in his lawsuit against former president Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee.

More than three decades after Maria S. Gomez founded Mary’s Center, the nonprofit community health provider will have its first new president and CEO. Tollie B. Elliott Sr., currently the chief medical officer, will take over starting Jan.…

The $1.2 trillion infrastructure package headed to President Biden's desk would continue funding Metro through 2030 and cover hundreds of miles of road projects across the region.

Hanover Company is adding a large project to the Brookland pipeline.

After nearly a decade leading the Ward 8 theater, Robey is handing over the role, but will continue to be active in D.C. theater.