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Almost 25 years ago, a coalition of local environmental groups filed a lawsuit against DC Water for allowing billions of gallons of untreated sewage to spill into the District’s rivers. Now, work is complete on a massive system of tunnels…

A student-led petition urging Georgetown University to ban legacy admissions has gained more than 800 signatures in several weeks.

Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon this morning on Whitman-Walker's new 118,000-square-foot health care and research facility on the St. Elizabeths East campus that will allow the organization to triple the number of patients it sees in…

The Department of General Services, which is responsible for maintaining school buildings, said crews are working “as hard as possible”

There’s now some relief for those looking to get in vitro fertilization treatments in D.C., as health insurers now have to cover the often costly treatment.

Construction on a new tunnel has just finished in D.C., with the goal of alleviating dangerous flooding during major storms.

Local nonprofits will plant tens of thousands of trees across the D.C. area in Black and brown neighborhoods that currently lack tree canopy. It’s an effort to promote ‘tree equity‘ — making sure the many benefits of trees reach everyone. …

Action in Congress is needed before D.C. can pursue plans to redevelop the site of the aging RFK stadium

Even as many of America’s workers returned to the office, the share of those working from home last year remained well above what it was before the coronavirus pandemic, census data released Thursday show, reflecting a lasting change that…

The DC Housing Authority yesterday announced the selection of a new executive director after a nationwide search: Keith Pettigrew, a DC native who is currently CEO and president of the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

Longtime housing administrator Keith Pettigrew was appointed on Wednesday to take the helm of the D.C. Housing Authority, amid a worsening housing crisis and ballooning rates of homelessness across the region.

Keith Pettigrew, the CEO of Alexandria’s housing authority, has been appointed executive director of the D.C. Housing Authority as it seeks to correct years of mismanagement and move past a grueling federal review.

Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon this morning on a new downtown headquarters for cybersecurity firm Virtru — the first company to receive incentives through the District's Vitality Fund, part of the Bowser administration's announced…

About one-third of residents experienced food insecurity in 2023, according to the Capital Area Food Bank’s hunger report

Despite rumors of a potential retirement, White could soon cruise to a third term as the field of challengers grows.

The hearing marked a turning point in Amtrak’s attempt to control the station’s operations to pursue multibillion-dollar investments

Chef James Robinson didn’t expect to close his H Street restaurant, KitchenCray, just three years into operation. Robinson, who overcame homelessness and is now a chef to the stars, opened it back in October 2020 because he wanted to bring…

A new study from the Capital Area Food Bank says that 35% of DC residents didn't have enough to eat or know where their next meal was coming from at some point in the prior year.

Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Council members visited a downtown fire station this morning for a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony to honor the bravery of first responders who served that day and the memory of those who lost their lives to the…

A heartbreaking call from a teenage girl, and other delayed emergency responses, should have moved the city to take action long before 10 dogs drowned