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Heather McGaffin, the head of D.C.’s often scrutinized 911 call center, defended her agency’s performance Thursday amid heavy criticism from both the public and lawmakers.

A DC Council committee yesterday heard renewed criticism of the District's 911 call center from an array of public witnesses, but the director of the Office of Unified Communications defended its overall performance and said recent hiring…

White is backing new hiring incentives for DFS. But without accreditation, the lab still can’t test much of the evidence it collects at crime scenes.

The Council is considering legislation that would prohibit questions about a housing voucher applicant’s citizenship or criminal record.

Ahead of today's public hearing on the operations of the District's 911 call center and legislation to improve transparency and response times, Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen announced legislation aimed at addressing an ongoing…

The director of the District’s beleaguered 911 call center, before a D.C. Council committee on Thursday, denied any missteps by her agency in a response to an August flash flood that killed 10 dogs at pet day care facility, saying “there…

On a dreary morning in mid-September, Kenilworth Courts resident Sheila Herring walked us through the complex, taking a brief reprieve from her own apartment. It’s being treated for a mouse infestation so severe that the critters have…

At-large councilmember Robert White introduced a public safety bill Wednesday aimed at uniting the city’s multi-agency response as homicides reach their highest rates since the 1990s.

Low-income families who rely on food assistance and workers who were excluded from pandemic aid, such as undocumented immigrants, are expected to receive millions in boosted benefits and cash, respectively, after the District ended up in…

Amid a flurry of questions about carjackings and other violent crime, Mayor Muriel Bowser told reporters today that her administration is working on a new legislative package to include changes intended to improve the ability to recruit…

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D) was attacked Monday in front of his Navy Yard apartment building, police said, which houses other lawmakers, both Democrats and Republicans

A program with Anacostia High teaches students about environmental science — and justice

Pepco will pay more than $57 million to the District after the electric utility discharged toxic chemicals in the city for decades, polluting the Anacostia River and other areas.

For decades, Pepco knowingly discharged toxic chemicals into the Anacostia River, using the river and other District waterways as a “cost-free dumping ground,” according to lawsuits filed by D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb.

Unionized building workers, including many immigrant office cleaners, marched through downtown D.C. streets during the Monday evening rush to draw attention to labor negotiations and their demand for higher wages.

A source says the AG is targeting RealPage, a company facing class action lawsuits and federal scrutiny for alleged anticompetitive actions.

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb today announced that Pepco will pay over $57 million to resolve allegations that the utility company discharged toxic chemicals that contaminated the Anacostia River.

An improved short-term economic outlook has led the District's chief financial officer to increase revenue projections enough to trigger two funding provisions inserted by the DC Council into the FY 2024 budget law: $20 million for…

Roughly 300 D.C. employees have lodged complaints of sexual harassment in city government since Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s anti-sexual harassment order took effect in 2017.

Daniel Thompson smiles and his eyes widen as he imagines the return of his city’s football team to the soil on which it once played — and where he says it still belongs — down the street from his Northeast Washington rowhouse.