The Wash Staff
After Maryland enacted a law mandating all public middle and high schools in the state provide free menstrual products to students, Montgomery County Public Schools laid out an ambitious plan to provide multiple...
Ben BakerPolice suicide numbers fall to a seven-year low
Some surviving families fight an uphill battle over "honor" that dampens officers' career and an ability to obtain full benefits.
Sanjana FerozGlover Park apartment building evacuated due to fire
No one was injured by the boiler fire in a building on Tunlaw Road in Northwest D.C. Firefighters are investigating the cause.
Danny NguyenANC commissioner still has concerns over DC library interim services
The commissioner of the Southeast Library Task Force hopes to put pressure on the DC Public Library System to extend the hours of an interim service provided by the DCPL at the Arthur Capper Community Center, during the...
Nicholas FoglemanTenleytown arson suspect arrested
D.C. authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with a series of dumpster fires in the Tenleytown area, spreading into Georgetown. The fire caused significant damage to properties, including businesses like Solar...
Julia MouketoCommunity voices clash with Montgomery County’s lauded affordable housing plans
In the ongoing debate surrounding affordable housing in Montgomery County, the tension between the county's initiatives and the sentiments of community members persists. While Montgomery County has garnered acclaim for...
Siddhi MahatoleLocal man “lucky” to have stolen car back despite law enforcement gaffe
Putting Alexandria’s car theft into a broader perspective.
Cameron AdamsCapitol Hill housing non-profit receives significant grant to combat homelessness
A $2.5 million gift propels Everyone Home DC into the New Year. The nonprofit wants to expand support for families facing housing insecurity and homelessness with the largest gift in the organizations history.
Wisconsin Avenue road work causes some bus delays
Road paving projects along Wisconsin Avenue NW will continue through early January, according to the District Department of Transportation. The road work project temporarily closes down lanes.
Dima AmroDozens arrested in Capitol protest demanding ceasefire amid Israel-Hamas conflict
The protests coincided with renewed Congressional negotiations on a comprehensive aid package to Israel.
Kaishi ChhabraGeorgetown University, Jesuits work to acknowledge links to slavery
Georgetown University and the Society of Jesus have set up funds and scholarships for the descendants of the enslaved as the institutions acknowledge their history with slavery.
Mirika RayaproluArlington, Alexandria workers ratify first public-sector union contract since 1970s
Arlington and Alexandria labor and trades employees ratified the first two union contracts since a new collective bargaining law took effect in 2021.
Lauren Spiers‘A huge step’: How a small business in Cleveland Park pushed to remain in the community
Femme Fatale’s team had the goal of purchasing its current retail space in Cleveland Park. With the help of a significant grant from Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration, it achieved that goal.
Daniela LoboD.C. bridge project connecting Wards 6 and 8 safeguards against displacement, developers say
Some residents are concerned a bridge park that would connect Wards 6 and 8 could gentrify historically impoverished Anacostia and displace residents — not unlike what New York’s High Line did to neighboring areas in...
Washington Post Guild stages biggest strike since the seventies
Hundreds of Posties refuse to work, in hopes that paper executives will warm up to fairer labor practices.
Nicole WileyBody found at the site of a viral Ballston home explosion
A stunned community praises the efforts of law enforcement in minimizing damages from a massive fireball.
Navy working on land swap to facilitate new museum, retail development
The National Navy Museum and Redbrick LMD have struck a deal to trade land parcels for a mutually beneficial development plan.
Madeleine ShererFrancis Stevens parents lack confidence that DCPS can deliver promised modernized school
Teachers and parents cite D.C. Public School’s lack of communication and poor temporary schooling facilities as reasons they have little faith in the success of the School Without Walls at Francis Stevens’ modernization...
Katherine Hapgood