Bowser moves to dissolve, reconfigure D.C. Housing Authority board
The legislation could give Mayor Muriel E. Bowser more control over governance of the embattled agency as its leaders work to comply with federal standards.
By Steve ThompsonD.C. proposes free Metrobus service in city, expansion of major routes
The District would become the nation’s largest city to offer free transit under a new D.C. Council proposal.
By Justin GeorgeD.C. lifts weight restrictions, reopens Roosevelt Bridge to all traffic
In February the District Department of Transportation abruptly closed part of the bridge to traffic after an inspection found steel support beams had continued to deteriorate.
By Luz LazoD.C. Council members question housing authority turnaround team
The consultant team provided by the mayor will be headed by CSG Advisors, which is on contract with the mayor’s Office of Planning and Economic Development.
By Steve ThompsonDriver describes fatal crash that followed D.C. police chase
The motorist said a moped rider, whom D.C. police had been chasing, slammed into him. Two officers are on trial over the incident, which sparked civil unrest.
By Paul DugganFormer D.C. corrections officer indicted in assault of detainee
The officer is charged with violating the detainee's civil rights.
By Peter HermannD.C. condominium embraces green living
BUYING NEW | Prices at 1706 Euclid Street range from $350,000 to $895,000
By Benjamin C TankersleyCasa Ruby founder allegedly diverted funds to herself, violated wage laws
D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine is investigating the troubled nonprofit that served homeless LGBTQ youth and shut down earlier this year.
By Justin Wm. Moyer and Annys ShinEast Potomac Park to get bike and pedestrian path that will replace 1 car lane
The National Park Service said it would replace one of the car lanes on Ohio Drive around the park known for Hains Point with a path for cyclists and pedestrians.
By Ian DuncanD.C. Mayor Bowser taps consultants to help city Housing Authority
DCHA is turning to outside consultants, provided by D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, to help the agency address chronic shortcomings detailed by HUD.
By Steve ThompsonAssault charge dropped against former D.C. deputy mayor
Christopher Geldart resigned in October amid an assault allegation and questions about whether he lived in D.C.
By Emily DaviesD.C. lawmakers pitch a plan for ‘Green New Deal for Housing’
The city would own apartment buildings where low-income people would live alongside tenants who can pay more. The plan is far from becoming reality, but popular with a spectrum of local activists.
By Julie Zauzmer WeilTwo teens fatally shot in D.C., including one wounded three times before
After the first shooting, a surgeon warned the teen his body couldn’t take another gunshot wound.
By Peter Hermann and Omari DanielsWoman pleads guilty to shooting husband after he was accused of abusing kids
Authorities said Shanteari Weems shot her husband in a luxury Washington hotel after confronting him about allegations he abused kids at a daycare she owned.
By Keith L. AlexanderD.C. Housing Authority in turmoil as HUD deadline approaches
DCHA's leaders are at odds as a deadline looms to respond to a HUD report that rooted the agency's shortcomings in inadequate management and faulty governance.
By Steve ThompsonD.C. pleads for attention from Senate, Biden on big judicial vacancies
City officials hope that renewed focus on the issue after the District amended its criminal code will spur federal lawmakers to act on the 14 vacancies.
By Meagan Flynn and Michael Brice-SaddlerLongtime D.C. turkey giveaway ends early amid high demand, tensions
Bread for the City was not prepared for the volume of demand in its first in-person Thanksgiving giveaway since before the pandemic.
By Tara BahrampourSuspect in shooting of Commanders running back charged in unrelated homicide
One of the teens charged in the shooting & wounding of Commanders running back Brian Robinson is also charged in an unrelated killing of a 15-year-old in D.C.
By Keith L. AlexanderD.C. police close mystery disappearance case with murder arrest
Brian Ward, 17, went missing in September 2020. His body was found in December 2021, and police said he had been shot.
By Peter HermannFamily mourns 18-year-old high school student found slain in D.C. hotel
Akira Wilson hoped to attend Florida State University and study mortuary science, her mother said.
By Omari Daniels