Ryan M. McDermott

D.C. anti-crime bill would offer cash incentive to would-be criminals

The D.C. Council gave preliminary approval Tuesday to an anti-crime bill that includes a provision that would pay residents who might commit or become the victims of violent crime to stay out of trouble.

February 2, 2016

D.C. police officer fatally shoots man in Northeast Washington

D.C. police say an officer fatally shot a man in Northeast early Monday.

February 1, 2016

D.C. Council mulls taxing businesses to fund most generous paid family leave plan in U.S.

Perhaps no one in the District embodies the debate over allowing city workers 16 weeks of paid family leave better than Andy Shallal. As the owner of Busboys and Poets and the Eatonville Restaurant, Mr. Shallal is an employer focused on keeping his eateries' costs down and their productivity up.

January 31, 2016

D.C. police audit: Use-of-force investigations problematic

How D.C. police investigate officers in use-of-force cases remains problematic eight years since federal oversight of police force ended, even though excessive use of force and police shootings have not re-emerged as issues, a new independent report says.

January 28, 2016

D.C. Council panel OKs permanent ban on private pot-smoking clubs

A D.C. Council committee quietly approved legislation Wednesday that would permanently ban smoking marijuana in private clubs.

January 27, 2016

Jack Evans, D.C. Council member, to become next chairman of Metro Board

D.C. Council member Jack Evans is to be nominated to become the next chairman of the Metro Board of Directors.

January 27, 2016

Muriel Bowser, D.C. mayor, says snow emergency to end Wednesday

Mayor Muriel Bowser said the District will lift its snow emergency at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, as crews transition from plowing streets to removing snow piled along major thoroughfares.

January 26, 2016

D.C. police make arrest in homicide case in Southeast

Metropolitan Police have arrested a woman in connection with a homicide Saturday in Southeast.

January 26, 2016

Jeanne Mancini, March for Life president: Snow won’t stop march to end abortion

Snow will not stop the 43rd annual March for Life in Washington on Friday, organizers of the pro-life event said Thursday while also advising supporters to use their discretion when deciding whether to attend.

January 21, 2016

D.C. residents say Wal-Mart hurt them, District by reneging

Bewildered and disappointed, residents near the planned Skyland Town Center in Southeast say Wal-Mart slighted them when it reneged on a deal to build a much-needed store where they live after having built three stores in thriving neighborhoods.

January 18, 2016

Wal-Mart kills plans to build two D.C. stores; Gray blames Bowser for loss

Former D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray blamed his successor, Mayor Muriel Bowser, for letting Wal-Mart slip out of a deal to build two stores in some of the District's poorest neighborhoods by not keeping in constant contact with the retail giant.

January 15, 2016

Muriel Bowser’s administration says paid family leave plan would kill business, hurt D.C.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration on Thursday questioned the solvency of a D.C. Council proposal to enact 16 weeks of paid family leave for residents, saying the measure would drive out businesses and cost overruns would hurt city services.

January 14, 2016

Washington, D.C., police report increase in violent crime

Two weeks into the new year, the District has had fewer homicides compared to the same period last year, but overall violent crime is higher, according to Metropolitan Police Department statistics.

January 13, 2016

Police search for suspects in series of Metro attacks

A recent spate of violent attacks on Metro trains has police searching for suspects in four incidents over the last few weeks on the Red, Yellow and Green lines, including at least two involving small gangs of youths.

January 12, 2016

Vincent Gray favored in races for two D.C. Council seats, poll finds

A poll commissioned by Vincent Gray's former campaign manager shows the former mayor leading among likely Democratic voters in both a hypothetical Ward 7 race and an at-large D.C. Council contest this year.

January 11, 2016

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s first-year wish list seeing few returns

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser offered few measurable achievements Monday in her first annual Accountability Report, in which she claimed success in fulfilling most of her transition agenda items during her first term in office.

January 11, 2016

D.C. transportation official: No proof speeders deterred by larger fines

The head of the District's transportation department ceded at a city council hearing Friday that he couldn't provide evidence that increased traffic fines decreased speeding, but that none of the newly proposed fines were set in stone.

January 8, 2016

D.C. Fire and EMS units to double-check addresses at emergency sites

D.C. Fire and EMS units will be required to confirm the address to a dispatcher when they arrive at a scene, after paramedics this week left a scene without responding to a man suffering a heart attack in Northeast.

January 7, 2016

D.C. police arrest stabbing victim in connection with stabbing death in December

Police have arrested a second man in connection with a fatal stabbing in Northeast in December.