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After last year’s pool season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, D.C. splashed down to the 2021 pool season from a newly renovated and renamed recreation center in Benning Park.

The Washington Teachers’ Union president was at fault in the crash that killed her and another driver last month, the Maryland State Police said.

Starting this weekend, outdoor pools are reopening for those who want to take a dip, after more than a year of restrictions in aquatic spaces.

D.C. has named a new director for its troubled crime lab. WTOP has learned Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Chris Geldart named Anthony Crispino as the interim director of the Department of Forensic Sciences.

The D.C. government will soon award long-term leases for some of the most valuable vacant land in the city’s portfolio, with the goal of creating a new neighborhood with thousands of residents in the empty space between the Anacostia River…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposed fiscal 2022 budget includes $20 million to build a new community center at the Alexander Crummell School property in Ivy City, a major win for neighbors but a move that leaves a private redevelopment…

A housing strike force released a report this month laying out its recommendations for helping DC’s rental housing market recover after more than a year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

More money for housing, less money for policing, and funding for an Ivy City community center

D.C. is getting a new 1.6 mile, two-way protected bicycle track years after the final study on the project was released.

President Biden’s proposed budget preserves longtime federal restrictions on selling and taxing marijuana in the District of Columbia, a disappointment to city leaders who are hoping to pass legislation to launch recreational sales of…

Parallel parking has returned to the D.C. DMV’s driving skills test.

Last month while biking, I was accosted by a man driving a car who screamed something racist at me. This incident is part of a bigger story, of my life, other Asian Americans, and other people, pedestrians, and cyclists, who are still…

Despite the delay in opening, the in-arena sportsbook is still the first of its kind here in America, and could serve as the template for other teams across the country.

A federal judge is considering arguments in four lawsuits against former President Donald Trump, former Attorney General William Barr and local and federal police agencies, each claiming the constitutional rights of protesters were…

The D.C. government has provided $9.4 million in rental- and utility-assistance grants to 2,917 city residents, Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio told the D.C. Council on Friday.

After 18-year-old Deon Kay was shot and killed by a D.C. police officer last September, something different happened: Within 24 hours, D.C. released body-camera footage of the fatal incident, showing a snapshot of the incident from the…

DC’s non-voting delegate has spent three decades in Congress on a mission for statehood. Why is she now willing to wait?

For some, the dreaded parallel park — squeezing into a 19- by 9-foot parking space with traffic waiting behind you — can make you sweat bullets. But now, you’ll need that skill to pass the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles’ road skills…

I’m proud to pay taxes that support my city and its residents. D.C. has the opportunity and the resources we need to build a society that is compassionate and equitable, where race and ward do not predict one’s health, education or income…

Thousands of people on motorcycles will be in the nation’s capital this holiday weekend as part of an annual event to honor those killed in war or missing in action.