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A new expert analysis gives the Anacostia River a failing grade for the third time in six years, but also cites long-term progress that reflects slow but steady improvements in water quality and ecosystem health.

More than 400 residents at two apartment complexes lived in unsafe and health-threatening conditions for several years, the D.C. attorney general said

Just last weekend, close to 150 people were signed up for the first-ever Anacostia River splash day — the first legal swim in the river since the 1970s. Days earlier, DC Water announced the completion of a major sewer project, that…

A D.C. review board voted Thursday to support design guidelines for dramatically taller buildings that the Bowser administration is seeking to encourage in two Northwest Washington historic districts.

Acting Police Chief Pamela Smith faced a room of mostly supporters on Wednesday as she testified before a D.C. Council committee preparing to vote on her confirmation as top cop.

Fraternity members who brought the alleged misuse of funds to light say the D.C. Attorney General’s proposal is a “joke.” The AG has reopened settlement talks.

Without explanation, city officials say only warnings will be issued until further notice

As homicide numbers continue to rise in D.C., the city’s acting police chief is defending her record and making the case for her confirmation.

Allie Hart’s mom, Jessica Hart, started an online petition that calls on U.S. officials to include pedestrian deaths in the vehicle safety rating system

The hearing comes a day after Pamela A. Smith announced the city had surpassed 200 homicides

The District has now reported 209 homicides so far this year, a tragic milestone that marks the first time since 1997 that the city has surpassed 200 before October.

Present and former DC officials yesterday helped unveil Allen Y. Lew Place in honor of the "master builder" who oversaw the construction of the adjacent Walter E. Washington Convention Center as well as multiple other public works projects…

The plaintiffs claimed the city ‘effectively abandoned efforts to teach’ them during the pandemic

Mayor Muriel Bowser today launched DC's inaugural Arts Week, with an eye toward highlighting and supporting the District's creative communities.

Some feel party chair Charles Wilson is cutting them out of major decisions, including the move to challenge the new ballot initiative in court.

High school students at the D.C. Jail have reached a settlement in a lawsuit over the city’s failure to provide incarcerated students with adequate education during the pandemic.

A small group gathered on Sunday, Sept. 24, to say goodbye to the impatient political commentator.

The D.C. Housing Authority shirked condo board duties, thwarting repairs, owners said. But the agency said the owners are responsible for repairs.

The school no longer qualifies for Title I, a source of federal funding reserved for high-poverty schools.

The District’s authorities say that a relatively small number of perpetrators is responsible for a disproportionate share of the city’s recent surge in violent crime.