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The gap between arrests and criminal charges has widened in recent years. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says unreliable forensic evidence and body camera footage are primarily to blame.

The D.C. Audubon Society is the latest chapter of the bird conservation organization to announce it will change its name in an effort to distance itself from the racist legacy of namesake John James Audubon.

The $49.4-million purchase of a building near Dupont Circle gives the University of Southern California a significant site in the capital

At first glance, the flurry of real estate sales two blocks east of the U.S. Capitol appeared unremarkable in a city where such sales are common. In the span of a year, a seemingly unrelated gaggle of recently formed companies bought nine…

A month after being shut down by DC Health, the District doesn't know yet when Wilson Aquatic Center will reopen.

D.C. public school students still haven’t fully recovered from the pandemic despite returning to the classroom.

A report out today delves into the many changes for DC schools since the start of the pandemic. Meanwhile, nine members of the DC Council are introducing a bill that seeks to boost teacher retention.

The outcome in the U.S. Senate last week couldn’t have been more clear: 81 senators, 33 of them Democrats, voted to block a D.C. bill that revised and modernized the city’s century-old criminal laws.

For Susan Cook, her backyard garden in Takoma is how she connects to the world and her community.

The American Civil Liberties Union of D.C. filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. government Tuesday for damages on behalf of a woman who says she was injured by low-flying military helicopters used to disperse protesters in Washington…

Two people are already running and more look likely to join, particularly if White doesn’t pursue a third term in 2024.

This spring marks the one year anniversary of the D.C. Council passing a law to boost pay for the District’s early childhood teachers. The Pay Equity Fund taxes the District’s highest earners, and sends an annual bonus payment of up to…

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the D.C. National Guard for its use of military-grade helicopters on local protesters during 2020’s demonstrations against police brutality.

A new lawsuit seeks to hold the federal government accountable for the DC National Guard's use of low-flying military helicopters to disperse demonstrators during racial justice protests in 2020.

The D.C. gourmet food truck scene is gone. Those remaining are trying to eke out a living downtown — at a cost.

DC Health Link provided an update Friday evening on the scope of its recent data breach, revealing that 56,415 customers who buy insurance through the city's insurance marketplace were affected.

The District’s Department of Parks and Recreation bills itself as “the agency where the fun happens.” But for parents trying to get their children a slot in one of the department’s summer camps, the experience has often been anything but. …

DC Health Link updated members Friday on the serious breach of confidential data that occurred this week.

As dozens of House Republicans gathered in the Capitol building’s Statuary Hall on Friday to celebrate Congress blocking D.C.’s revised criminal code, they made one thing clear: D.C. should buckle up.

When D.C. embarked on a years-long process to overhaul its criminal code, one of the things city council members set out to do was remove from the books antiquated laws that are no longer relevant to modern society. But with Congress…