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D.C. will pay $5.1 million as part of a class-action settlement with gun owners who were arrested under laws that have since been found to violate the Second Amendment, according to the settlement agreement.

Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay the District a $322,400 penalty for violating local child labor laws, the OAG announced Monday.

D.C. alleges that Chipotle broke child labor laws at least 800 times in the past three years by failing to adhere to restrictions on how much employees under 18 can work

Mayor Muriel Bowser marked the start of the new school year this morning with a ribbon-cutting at Ward 4's Raymond Elementary, site of a $63 million modernization newly completed in time for the school's centennial.

“A summer so lawless in D.C., it feels like the Wild West” was the headline on a column I wrote on Aug. 28, 2015 — almost eight years ago. “Law-breaking takes place with impunity.” “The brazenness is staggering.” Words from days gone by.

A flash flood Aug. 14 overwhelmed District Dogs, a canine day-care facility on Rhode Island Avenue NE, killing 10 dogs and breaking the hearts of their owners. The tragic circumstances stem in part from the city’s botched emergency…

D.C. might have lots of grocery stores, but almost all of them are west of the Anacostia River. And with the few options east of the river already in danger of dwindling, a small nonprofit is doing what it can to grow the options available…

Surrounded by pieces of drywall and fighting to keep his nose above water, Anthony Hebert scoured the room for his Aussiedoodle.

Crime in the nation’s capital was rising and it was declared a crisis that summer, 20 years ago.

D.C. students performed better than they did last year in annual statewide assessments on English Language Arts (ELA) and math, but their proficiency rates remain lower than they were just before the COVID-19 pandemic.

D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb is asking a court to appoint a guardian who would be responsible for managing Marbury Plaza, a dilapidated 674-unit apartment complex on Good Hope Road SE that’s home to more than 2,500 people.

LaTisha Nicholson’s death shows how a broken health-care system leaves people vulnerable before, during, and after pregnancy.

In a report cosigned by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, the District’s public schools’ latest statewide assessment numbers showed students made gains in both English and math.

High school students have been the slowest to recover

The 5.8-magnitude earthquake that famously shook D.C. in 2011 sent the head of a gargoyle atop the Washington National Cathedral flying.

In a city struggling to control youth violence, the D.C. middle school team has a remarkable record on and off the field. It also needs help.

D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb is suing a celebrated upscale restaurant Swahili Village for rampant wage theft and egregious business practices.

D.C. government officials broke ground this week on a new recreation center in Anacostia that’s been years in the making. The $16 million project off Good Hope Road SE marks Ward 8’s first new rec center in 20 years — and Anacostia’s first…

Often in the morning, and sometimes at night, Rachelle Nigro takes to the streets around her condo building in Mt. Vernon Square.

As recreational marijuana sales prosper in Maryland, medical dispensaries in D.C. jump through hoops