Julia Airey

D.C., parents plan to fight DCTAG cuts

City officials and parents say they will fight President Trump's plan to cut federal funding for a D.C. program that helps residents attend college anywhere in the nation.

February 13, 2018

2 Metro stations will shut down for 45 days this summer in the District

Metro will close two stations for 45 days this summer, the transit agency said Tuesday.

February 13, 2018

Child day care costs disproportionately burden middle-class residents in D.C., says report

The District's child day care market disproportionately burdens middle-class residents, who pay the highest rates per income level and are more likely to face waiting lists, a new report says.

February 11, 2018

D.C. taxi drivers worry as rideshare firm doubles service area

Ridesharing company Via this week expanded to 24/7 service and doubled the number of D.C. neighborhoods where users can order rides, worrying cabdrivers who face increased competition.

February 8, 2018

D.C. Council approves Fair Elections Act

The D.C. Council gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that would provide public for political campaigns — legislation modeled after a New York City program plagued with fraud and other abuses.

February 6, 2018

Poor People’s Campaign launches at Capitol

A group of clergy and civil rights activists converged Monday at the U.S. Capitol to announce the revival of movement to fight poverty initiated by Martin Luther King 50 years ago.

February 5, 2018

Muriel Bowser unveils Fair Shot plan to help D.C.’s black residents

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser kicked off Black History Month on Thursday by unveiling a project to usher more of city's black residents into the middle class, and effectively jump-starting her re-election campaign.

February 1, 2018

D.C. gears up for Obamacare battle by enacting its own health care law

D.C. officials are hedging bets that the Republican-controlled Congress will repeal Obamacare by enshrining parts of the health care act in city law.

January 31, 2018

Slab shows dinosaurs once roamed through NASA Goddard’s parking lot

A 100-million-year-old hunk of sandstone found in a NASA parking lot in Maryland preserved dozens of dinosaur and ancient mammal footprints, officials said Wednesday.

January 31, 2018

Homelessness among veterans rises in D.C.

Veteran Affairs Secretary David J. Shulkin has expressed concern that homelessness among former troops in the District has inched higher, even as it has fallen nationwide.

January 30, 2018

Special needs student from Ballou High School dies in D.C. hospital 3 weeks after attack

A Ballou High School student died Monday, nearly three weeks after he reported that fellow students assaulted him, D.C. police say.

January 30, 2018

D.C. homeless tally yields mixed results

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined volunteers who hit the streets to count the number of people sleeping outdoors Wednesday night as part of the District's annual "Point-in-Time" (PIT) tally of homelessness.

January 25, 2018

TPS end puts El Salvador immigrants, D.C. construction companies in bind

Construction companies in the D.C. area and across the nation could take hits to their workforces in the wake of the Trump administration's decision to revoke temporary protected status for Salvadorans, industry insiders say.

January 23, 2018

Police arrest 3 teens on gang charges after stabbing in Arlington, Virginia

Arlington County Police on Tuesday arrested three teenage suspects who are accused of stabbing a man Monday night after an argument.

January 23, 2018

Food truck vendors in downtown D.C. see dip in business during government shutdown

Food truck operators and vendors in downtown Washington breathed a sigh of relief over the end of the federal government shutdown, with some saying they had lost more than half of their usual customers on Monday.

January 22, 2018

Johnson’s Florist and Garden Center in Tenleytown to close, cites raised rent

After 83 years in business, Johnson's Florist and Garden Center will close its Tenleytown location Sunday despite its neighbors begging the landlord, American University, to allow the longtime shop to continue operating there.

January 18, 2018

Beltway speed cameras take $3 million in fines, but repeat offenders persist

Speed cameras placed in work zones around the Capital Beltway have raked in more than $3 million in fines in just six months, but some Maryland officials worry that the tickets aren't doing enough to discourage repeat offenders.

January 17, 2018

D.C. area to expect snow, cold wind, school closures Wednesday morning

More wintry weather is on the way Wednesday morning for Maryland, Virginia and The District, according to the National Weather Service.

January 16, 2018

D.C. Council unanimously passes campaign finance reform bill

The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a campaign finance reform bill that still faces opposition from Mayor Muriel Bowser.

January 9, 2018

Coalition of local businesses offer hope of Metro funding

Local businesses and nonprofits joined forces Monday to call for dedicated funding for Metro.

January 8, 2018