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The DC Department of Human Services won't be reopening applications for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program until the start of the new fiscal year in October — despite the receipt of $33 million in federal funding for rental assistance…

A bill introduced Wednesday would require sexual harassment complaints against mayoral appointees to be investigated by a third party

A fire destroyed the toys left for a girl in a historical Black cemetery. In recent days, strangers have brought her new ones --- and gone beyond that.

The National Park Service is requesting $11.8 million to upgrade D.C. parks east of the Anacostia River. The funding would help chip away at a $405 million maintenance backlog in National Capital Parks – East.

By the time Courtney received a notice last November that she was eligible for D.C.’s down payment assistance program for first time homebuyers, she’d spent close to five months applying.

D.C. public school officials are investigating claims of misconduct at John Eaton Elementary after staff accused their principal of creating a hostile work environment and called for his resignation. A parents association is also calling…

Projects in underserved areas of the Washington region are receiving $25 million in federal funding from a program boosted by the infrastructure law

Mayor Muriel Bowser has asked the D.C. Office of the Inspector General to take a look at sexual harassment allegations surrounding her former chief of staff.

A growing sexual harassment scandal involving one of D.C.’s most powerful former city officials is sparking action in the D.C. Council, where lawmakers are proposing legislation to ensure future investigations are independent and others…

Officials say the new shelter near downtown would serve adults with acute medical conditions and other populations that can’t be properly served in the city’s other shelters

Twelve youths have been killed by gunfire in the city so far this year, including three over Father’s Day weekend

Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday asked DC's inspector general to consider a review of three allegations deemed outside the scope of a recent investigation that sustained sexual harassment complaints about former deputy mayor and chief of…

Council members and others appeared to oppose the measure that would make it easier to detain youths before trial

The D.C. Council held a lengthy hearing Tuesday on a package of laws meant to address the continued rise in crime across the city.

Former D.C. schools official Willie Jolley is keeping them smiling

After a third accuser comes forward, the Ward 1 councilmember’s bill would task the inspector general with hiring an outside firm to conduct the investigation.

While they are improving, the wait times for ambulances to leave hospitals in D.C. and get back on the streets for more calls still need work, according to new data.

For the first time in more than 50 years, people will have a chance to (legally) swim in the Anacostia River this summer. Organizers of the one-time swim event announced it will take place on July 8 at Kingman Island.

D.C.'s mosquito season — already in full force — is getting a little longer.

Maya Martin Cadogan and her husband faced a difficult choice: buy a home in D.C., where six generations of her family have lived, or seek expensive infertility treatment to start a family. Like many couples in the District and around the…