Ryan M. McDermott

Teen fatally shot at Deanwood Metro station in D.C.

A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed Saturday afternoon on the platform of the Deanwood Metro station in Northeast Washington, D.C.

March 26, 2016

Metro’s top safety official resigns in wake of 24-hour train shutdown

The top safety official at Metro resigned Friday, just nine days after the transit agency was forced to shut down rail service for a day for emergency repairs.

March 25, 2016

Muriel Bowser, D.C. mayor, presents $13.4 billion budget to D.C. Council

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday unveiled a $13.4 billion spending plan for fiscal 2017.

March 24, 2016

D.C. Ward 4 residents hope homeless shelter will kick-start revitalization

Kennedy Street residents in Ward 4 have long waited for the city to revitalize the area, and with the possibility of a homeless shelter coming to the neighborhood, they think it's a good time to kick-start long-stalled projects.

March 24, 2016

D.C. Public Service Commission approves merger of Pepco, Exelon

The D.C. Public Service Commission approved Wednesday the $6.8 billion merger to create the largest publicly-held utility company in the United States, after two years of debate and rejected deals.

March 23, 2016

Self-driving delivery robots could be coming to the District

D.C. pedestrians soon could be sharing the sidewalk with robots transporting meals or messages around the city.

March 23, 2016

Muriel Bowser, D.C. mayor, defends city’s homeless plan

In her annual State of the District address, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Tuesday said residents shouldn't be deterred by critics of her plan to close the homeless shelter at D.C. General Hospital and end homelessness in the city, saying opponents are speaking from a "place of fear."

March 22, 2016

Fast-food delivery robots coming soon to D.C.?

D.C. Council member Mary Cheh will soon present legislation to allow self-driving delivery robots to operate on city sidewalks.

March 22, 2016

Man briefly dragged by Metro train in D.C.; his backpack caught on door

A man was pulled down by a moving Metro train in D.C. when his backpack got stuck in the doors Friday.

March 18, 2016

D.C. residents blast Muriel Bowser’s homeless plan at hearing

D.C. residents chided Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday for a lack of transparency in her plan to relocate homeless families to shelters in each ward, as some lawmakers retreated from their resounding praise of the plan.

March 17, 2016

D.C. homeless families decrease, still over 1,000

More than 1,000 families in the District last year didn't know whether they would have a place to sleep on any given night.

March 17, 2016

D.C.’s Ward 3 shelters enough homeless, residents say

One of the D.C.'s wealthiest jurisdictions, Ward 3, is known for its tony residences, luxurious embassies and upscale restaurants -- including one small neighborhood that encompasses about 50 percent of the ward's services for homeless families.

March 16, 2016

TRAVEL: Metrorail to close all day Wednesday

Metrorail service will not be available from midnight Tuesday to 5 a.m. Thursday, officials said Tuesday.

March 15, 2016

Elijah Ford, Malik Ford to face attempted murder charges in cop shooting in Prince George’s County

Two brothers who videotaped a third brother's deadly ambush at a Prince George's County Police station will be charged with attempted murder, first-degree assault and conspiracy to commit murder.

March 15, 2016

Michael Ford, brothers’ plan to make video of police ambush ends in cop’s death, officials say

Several brothers planned to make a video of one of them ambushing a police station and dying in the ensuing gunfight, but, according to police, the plan ended in a different death -- a police officer in plain clothes killed by his own comrades' friendly fire.

March 14, 2016

Police: 3 brothers detained in fatal shooting of officer in Prince George’s County, Md.

Three brothers were taken into custody in the Sunday night slaying of a Prince George's County Police officer.

March 14, 2016

Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration can’t issue licenses due to computer error

A computer glitch has taken down systems at Motor Vehicle Administration locations across the state.

March 14, 2016

Active shooter reported at Prince George’s County police station in Landover, Md.

Prince George's County Police Officer Jacai Colson died Sunday night after two men ambushed the department's District 3 station in Landover in what authorities were calling an "unprovoked attack."

March 13, 2016

Pepco-Exelon merger deal: Latest version on the ropes in D.C.

For the third time in two weeks, the $6.8 billion merger between D.C.'s electricity provider and a mammoth, Chicago-based energy manufacturer looks to be in peril after two city government officials came out against the latest proposal on Friday.

March 12, 2016

Washington, D.C., least affordable major U.S. metropolitan area for renters

Affordable housing is slipping out of reach for many D.C. residents, with rents rising by almost 30 percent over the past 10 years as analysts warn that affordable housing is at a crisis level across the country.

March 10, 2016