Ryan M. McDermott

DC Water to build new storage tower in Southeast

For the first time in 71 years, DC Water will build a water tower. It will service customers east of the Anacostia River, where water pressure historically has been much lower than in other parts of the city.

August 23, 2016

D.C. police arrest homeless man for defacing Chinatown with anti-Semitic graffiti

D.C. police arrested a man Monday for writing anti-Semitic graffiti on a mural as well as several coffee shops in Chinatown.

August 23, 2016

Peter Newsham, assistant chief, to take over D.C. police on interim basis

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has named Assistant Chief Peter Newsham to head up the city's police department on an interim basis.

August 23, 2016

Muriel Bowser celebrates D.C.’s new all-male high school

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser kicked off the school year Monday by celebrating the District's new all-male high school that aims to empower young men of color.

August 22, 2016

Michel Richard, D.C. chef, dies at 68

The D.C. restaurant scene can aptly be split into two distinct eras -- before Michel Richard and after Michel Richard.

August 18, 2016

D.C. Council committee chairman vacancies exceed lawmakers eligible to fill them

The D.C. Council will face a crisis in leadership when it is seated in January: Freshman lawmakers are barred from holding committee chairmanships, but the council will have more chairman posts than veteran legislators to fill them.

August 11, 2016

Vincent Orange resignation throws D.C. Democrats into disarray

The D.C. Democratic State Committee is in disarray over filling the remainder of D.C. Council member Vincent Orange's term this year even though the at-large lawmaker has not yet resigned from office.

August 10, 2016

D.C. Democrats to appoint Robert White to complete term of D.C. Council member Vincent Orange

The D.C. Democratic Party will likely appoint city activist Robert White next week to the at-large council seat being vacated by lame-duck lawmaker Vincent Orange. But it is not clear when Mr. White would join the council, which is on summer recess.

August 8, 2016

Vincent Orange to resign from D.C. Council

D.C. Council member Vincent Orange will resign his legislative post just a week after he ignited controversy for accepting a job as head of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce.

August 5, 2016

Richard Scott Silverthorne, Fairfax, Va., mayor, arrested for meth sales

The mayor of Fairfax City, Virginia, was arrested Thursday after police say he gave methamphetamine to an undercover police officer in return for sex.

August 5, 2016

D.C. police credit violent crimes unit for homicide rate drop

The homicide rate in the District is falling after last year's dramatic spike in killings, and D.C. police attribute the reduction to the swift action of a new unit charged with getting violent criminals off the streets quickly.

August 3, 2016

Washington Wizards training facility price jumps by $10M

Shovels haven't even hit the ground yet, but the tab for the new multimillion-dollar Washington Wizards practice space and entertainment arena already is expanding: The city agency tasked with shepherding the project says the extra millions are necessary to build a competitive facility in a growing region.

August 1, 2016

D.C. Metrorail’s Orange, Silver lines still have closures

A portion of Metro's Orange and Silver lines remained closed through Sunday to allow for repairs and a continuing investigation into a subway train derailment Friday morning that injured one person.

July 31, 2016

Metro to close portions of Orange, Silver lines through Saturday after derailment

Metro rail service on one section of the Orange and Silver lines will be suspended at least through Saturday after a train derailed at a northern Virginia segment Friday morning.

July 29, 2016

Parents who sent kids to D.C. schools illegally face thousands of dollars in fines

A couple who enrolled their children in D.C. schools but lived in Maryland and Virginia are facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines.

July 28, 2016

Marilyn Mosby never should have charged officers in Freddie Gray death, lawyers say

Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby's decision to drop charges in the remaining trials connected to the death of Freddie Gray shows that she didn't have the evidence to prosecute the six police officers in the first place, said several lawyers who have followed the trials.

July 27, 2016

Freddie Gray case: Mosby drops charges against three remaining Baltimore officers

Prosecutors Wednesday morning dropped all remaining charges against three officers who were waiting to stand trial in connection with the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore.

July 27, 2016

D.C. statehood activists see change from grass roots of 1982

As D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser mingles with Hollywood celebrities to push statehood at the Democratic National Convention, some lifelong statehood activists in the District are wondering what happened to their grass-roots movement.

July 26, 2016

Prince George’s County Council considers 2 new at-large seats

The Prince George's County Council next year could expand, with two new seats that represent county voters as a whole, which proponents say would position the county better economically in a competitive region.

July 24, 2016

James Sims, Prince George’s police officer, accused of upskirt photos

A Prince George's County police officer has been formally accused of taking photos up the skirts of four unsuspecting women, including two who were involved in routine traffic stops and one who was an off-duty police officer from another jurisdiction.

July 21, 2016