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D.C. has been called lots of things, but “District of Crime?” That’s the moniker Fox News recently used for D.C. in a recent segment on a sweeping overhaul of the city’s criminal code passed by the D.C. Council late last year.

The future of downtown DC figured prominently in Mayor Muriel Bowser's inaugural remarks, and a new in-depth portrait of its current state helps explain why.

The Salvation Army Potomac Division's longtime D.C. headquarters is slated to become the District's latest residential conversion as the organization prepares to relocate to Old Town Alexandria.

The changes also will include more eight-car trains across the system to reduce crowding during some peak hours

As steady rain peppered dozens of tents pitched around McPherson Square Wednesday night, a small band of volunteers carefully approached the women and men seeking shelter from the cold wet night.

Solar panels are coming to more than 500 homes in Ward 8 — an investment the city’s energy officials say will reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and residents’ utility bills.

Jermar “Coach” Rountree, has already been named D.C.’s “Teacher of the Year.” Now, he’s one of five teachers in the running for the 2023 National Teacher of the year, the country’s top teaching honor.

Metro will improve train arrival times in February, but only on certain lines during the busiest times and days.

The utility company nearly snuck through amendments to a bill mandating green construction standards for D.C. buildings.

George Washington University now has a vending machine for emergency contraception.

D.C.’s top two leaders aren't seeing eye-to-eye about how to revive downtown, with Council chair Phil Mendelson opposing Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposals to raise building height limits and increase development.

DC government officials, nonprofit outreach workers and volunteers spanned out across the District last night to conduct the 2023 Point-in-Time survey and count to determine the number of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing…

Two pieces of Metro’s electric bus future fell into place Wednesday: the official word that Northern Bus Garage will be an electric bus-only facility when it reopens in 2027; and Metro’s first large order of electric buses will start to…

Jurisdictions across the D.C. region are scheduled to conduct an annual census of residents experiencing homelessness Wednesday evening. The goal of the survey – called the Point-in-Time Count — is to capture a snapshot of the number of…

House Republicans are ushering in a new era of intervention in local D.C. affairs, and their first target is the city's handling of crime.

In October, Mayor Muriel Bowser visited Center City Public Charter School's Brightwood campus to surprise Jermar Rountree with the news that he had received the 2023 DC Teacher of the Year Award. This afternoon, her office announced that…

Washington Metrorail Safety Commission members said Metro should have fired or removed an operator for lying during an investigation

Sen. Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.) gathered with Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and D.C. leaders on Tuesday to reintroduce a bill to give nearly 700,000 D.C. residents statehood, pushing the long-sought goal in a year marking the 50th anniversary of…

Before passing a controversial crime bill, D.C.’s council members and criminal justice experts worked for 16 years to craft it. Now, it’s getting pushback from Congressional Republicans, who could block it.

The Washington Post is cutting 20 newsroom positions and not filling 30 open positions, The Post's executive editor Sally Buzbee told staff in a note Tuesday.