Meet D.C.'s most dedicated chess teacher
Vaughn Bennett is fighting to give young Black students an equal shot at competitive chess.
Once a symbol of defiance, the mural now exemplifies the mayor’s shift in approach to an aggressive GOP.
This spring, D.C. is piloting a program offering low-income drivers a 50 percent discount on tickets from traffic cameras.
The city has closed 28 unlicensed weed stores in an enforcement crackdown, but even legal shops say they're struggling to stay afloat.
With history as our guide, we make some educated guesses.
Plus, local rideshare business tries to recall D.C.'s attorney general and a date is set for the Ward 8 special election.
Plus an extension of pre-trial detention provisions, and more.
But he can still run to reclaim his seat in a special election that will take place in the next few months.
The council is poised to boot embattled councilmember Trayon White, but his lawyer argues the legislative body isn't following its own rules.
The prosecutions of Terence Sutton and Andrew Zabavsky, following the death of Karon Hylton-Brown, were historic.
We might love seeing snow come down, but let's be fair: we're not very good about shoveling it once its on the ground.
Congress has approved a bill that transfers control over 174 acres of the RFK site to the District, which could use it for a new stadium, green spaces, residential buildings, and more.
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