D.C. Council votes to limit Airbnb home rentals to 90 days
The D.C. Council on Tuesday approved legislation to regulate Airbnb home rentals, beginning in October. Published November 13, 2018
Julia Airey
Articles by Julia Airey
D.C. firefighter breaks leg in training exercise
A D.C. firefighter broke his leg during a training exercise Thursday, when he was thrown 30 feet off a truck ladder that suddenly moved due to a broken securing mechanism. Published November 11, 2018
Repairs on D.C. Fire's Truck 7 left neighborhood vulnerable
A D.C. fire truck whose ladder became stuck during a three-alarm fire in September failed again last week, leaving Eastern Market without its services for 21/2 days. Published November 8, 2018
D.C. Catholic priest arrested, charged with child sex abuse
D.C. police have arrested a Catholic priest and charged him with sexually assaulting a child. Published November 8, 2018
D.C. area polling sites disrupted by shortage of ballots, faulty equipment
Some voters in the District and Prince George's County waited hours to vote Tuesday as officials who had underestimated voter turnout scrambled to replace ballots and broken equipment. Published November 7, 2018
Bowser wins second term as D.C. mayor
Tuesday's general election in the District was a rainy affair with no surprises -- except for a surge in voter turnout. Published November 6, 2018
D.C.'s for-hire vehicle agency plagued by metering issues
The D.C. Department of For Hire Vehicles (DFHV) has developed a mixed track record in the 2 1/2 years since it took over the city's Taxicab Commission. The agency has made strides in digitizing complaint procedures and verifications, but the modernization so far has failed to resolve disputes over shady metering. Published November 4, 2018
'I've never been so scared': D.C. fire crews forced to serve on run-down rigs
The D.C. fire department has fallen behind in buying new vehicles and has allowed repair orders to pile up, forcing stations to scramble with broken or insufficient engines and trucks, said five sources in the department and documents obtained by The Washington Times. Published November 4, 2018
Metro board wary of proposed fare increase
Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld's budget for fiscal 2020 includes several service improvements, but some Metro Board members are wary of a proposed fare increase. Published November 1, 2018
Metro leaders not on board with transportation council's long-range plans
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments' "Visualize 2045" transportation plan has key proposals for Metrorail, but the transit agency's leaders are not on board. Published October 25, 2018
D.C. Council grills response teams on evacuation of senior home
The D.C. Council on Thursday grilled the city's emergency response departments over the evacuation of a Southeast senior home during a three-alarm fire last month. One the home's resident was left behind. Published October 25, 2018
Homeless advocates: D.C.'s winter shelter plan falls short for families, couples
Advocates and homeless people testified that the plan lacks low-barrier shelters for families, coed shelters for couples and revised hours that won't leave people out in the cold. Published October 23, 2018
Ford to test self-driving cars on streets of Washington, D.C.
The nation's capital early next year joins a roster of cities across the country where self-driving cars are being tested amid the real-world conditions of everyday commuter traffic. Published October 22, 2018
Cyclist, pedestrian safety top priority of new D.C. regional transportation plan
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) voted 29-2 Wednesday to approve Visualize 2045 --a regional plan for $291 billion worth of projects to optimize transportation for the additional 1.2 million people projected to live in the area by 2045. Published October 17, 2018
D.C. Council postpones bill to limit Airbnb rentals, repeals minimum wage for tipped workers
A fractious D.C. Council on Tuesday postponed a vote on limiting Airbnb rentals and overturned a voter initiative that would have raised the minimum wage for tipped workers. Published October 16, 2018
Disability advocates want MetroAccess to have medical kits for riders
Advocates for people with disabilities are concerned that MetroAccess vehicles carry no medical kits, a rarity among mass transit systems. Published October 15, 2018
D.C. Catholics grapple with Cardinal Donald Wuerl's resignation
D.C.-area Catholics expressed frustration Sunday over the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the archbishop of Washington, who resigned Friday amid criticism of his handling of sexual assault allegations against priests when he was bishop of Pittsburgh. Published October 14, 2018
Metro's accounting rife with errors, missing documents, says audit
Metro may be overpaying contractors for frequently purchased goods and services because the transit agency's purchase order accounting is rife with errors and is missing documents, according to an audit from Metro's Office of Inspector General (OIG). Published October 11, 2018
Metro watchdog prepares to handle rider safety
Metro's newest safety watchdog has "aggressive teeth," a multimillion-dollar budget and a full staff in anticipation of the federal government ceding it oversight of the regional transit system, officials say. Published October 10, 2018
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser opens second homeless shelter
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Tuesday opened the second homeless shelter to replace the dilapidated facility at the former D.C. General Hospital campus -- part of her campaign promise to close D.C. General by the end of the year and to make homelessness "rare" in the District by 2020. Published October 10, 2018
