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For a cleaner Potomac, advocates and others are taking action
From a paddling race to DC Water’s tunnel project, advocates and government agencies continue to take action to protect the nation’s river.
Joshua Sun
Mariposa Garden’s 2025 success foreshadows future growth
Mariposa Garden made strides this year, having more volunteers, more plants, and more events than in previous years.
Isabel Del Mastro
Maryland wrestles with a health care divide
Many counties in the state lack enough physicians to meet basic needs. Leaders say workforce barriers are leaving rural residents behind.
Luisa Clausen
Chinatown leaders push for expanded drug free zones
While police note the tools are no cure-all, residents say the neighborhood feels safer than it did two years ago.
Democratic wins deepen divisions on shutdown
Democratic candidates pulled off swift election day wins in New York City, Virginia and New Jersey amid the longest federal government shutdown in American history. Still, both parties are refusing to take the blame for...
Kordell Martin
Kendall Staton
Terrance Williams
Inside The Wash: Expanding the Blue Line and the return of the H Street Festival
Hosts Rebekah Alvey and Kayla Gallagher talk with The Wash reporters Aneeta Mathur-Ashton and Rosie Hughes about a possible expansion for the WMATA Blue Line and a lack of COVID-19 precautions at D.C.’s largest...
In wake of Milwaukee shooting, Democratic presidential candidates talk gun laws
Klobuchar, Warren push universal background checks, getting assault rifles ‘off the street’
“We will not cooperate!” Washington says ‘No Kings’ again to Donald Trump
Thousands flood the streets of Washington, D.C., on Sunday, marching toward Capitol Hill to protest what they call the Trump administration’s abuse of presidential power. They rally to defend the Constitution and civil...
Southwest residents want more room on the table for fresh produce
Safeway is the only grocery store in the neighborhood, and the lack of alternatives is driving some residents out of the area to shop. But a remedy is coming now that Streets Market has announced plans to open a...
