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The bridge was blessed during the Tuesday event, and the freedom fighter it was named for was recalled as an inspiration

Years in the making, the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge opened on Labor Day to pedestrians, cyclists and runners in a preview of this morning's dedication ceremony. Later in the week, motorists will transition onto the new bridge…

Howard University canceled classes and closed off the campus to all but essential employees on Tuesday in the wake of a ransomware attack on the university’s computer network.

D.C.’s Howard University has been attacked by cybercriminals in a ransomware attack, which has led to the cancellation of Tuesday classes.

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said Monday evening that law enforcement needs to take the upcoming right-wing rally in support of jailed January 6 rioters "very seriously" as concerns mount about more potential violence on…

Howard University has named JPMorgan Chase & Co. as its primary bank, a move President Wayne Frederick says marks the university’s move away from traditional, and transactional, financing.

Arlington County firefighter Matthew Herrera was racing to a call for an apartment fire in Rosslyn, Virginia, 20 years ago, when his crew was rerouted. Their new destination: the Pentagon, for a report of a plane down in the area.

On Saturday, a sunny warm day during the long holiday weekend, a D.C. police officer heard gunshots coming from near 7th and Longfellow St., NW, in Brightwood Park. Upon arriving at the scene, just after 7:30 p.m., the officer found six…

The bridge replacement is viewed as a critical step toward the transformation of the shores of the Anacostia River

D.C.’s mayor addressed another violent weekend in the District, during an event at the new Frederick Douglas Memorial Bridge on Monday.

After three years of construction, the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge welcomed its first users on Labor Day.

Just outside Union Station, there’s a moment when tourists getting off the Amtrak Capitol Limited from Sandusky, Ohio, or the Silver Meteor from Savannah, Ga., stop and give a little gasp at the vista.

Jordan White was in a rush in the predawn hours of Aug. 25, so she kept driving, passing the flashing ambulance lights and the group of officers surrounding a stopped car. Her 8-year-old twin daughters were in the back seat, but White…

George Washington University evacuated 175 students living in two Townhouse Row units on 23rd Street in Northwest D.C. Sunday night due to concerns over mold contamination.

Small businesses selling goods made in D.C. are getting a new, homegrown alternative to sites like Amazon and Etsy to help them reach their customers.

George Washington University students living on Townhouse Row in Foggy Bottom are being moved because of environmental problems discovered in two of the units, the university said Sunday.

The shooting that killed three people and wounded three more on Saturday in Northwest Washington frustrated city leaders who have expressed outrage all year at the continuing violence but have made little progress curbing the District’s…

With the first week of school completed, parents and elected officials in D.C. are still ramping up calls to for the mayor to allow more families to opt in to virtual learning.

“No one who wants employment needs to be idle these busy times,” proclaimed an ad that ran in a Washington newspaper under the headline “$75 Per Month is Good Pay for a Young Man or Woman.”

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) had been trying in Congress for 28 years to transfer control of the D.C. National Guard from the U.S. president to the D.C. mayor — one of the city’s most ardent pleas for local autonomy in the absence of…