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Leona Dunn
Fatal accident on the Potomac forces safety reckoning among kayakers
After the death of a Columbia University student in Little Falls, the Montgomery County kayaking community is weighing the hazards of paddling down one of the state’s largest rivers.
Ben Baker
Once the realm of the tinfoil hat club, conspiracy theories find their way to Congress
CrowdStrike, among other theories, is getting a significant amount of attention during the impeachment hearings, which experts fear can have consequences beyond 2020.
Matt Thibault
It’s not just students who deal with trauma. It’s their teachers, too.
Two years have passed since Karen Lee stared down at her student’s empty desk for the first time. The desk had belonged to Zaire Kelly, a 16-year-old student at Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School, who...
Lauren Lumpkin
Tenleytown soon to welcome licensed medical cannabis store
Community leaders hope the facility’s presence will curb illegal sales to minors reported at nearby shops.
Dana Munro
Uptick in gun violence causes ‘tug of war’ in Petworth community
Gun violence in Petworth this year appears to be even deadlier than 2020 — leaving the community torn over what to do.
Carley Welch
Grand Central bar in Adams Morgan marks its first week running a sportsbook
The business became the first restaurant or bar in D.C. to obtain a license for sports wagering.
Sophie Austin
DC government considers removing height limit on buildings, closing public housing units
Here's what you need to know from the 1,000-page plan that the mayor’s office and the Office of Planning created on affordable housing and new development projects in the District.
Emily Hayes
Trump administration’s federal executions spark protest, vigil at BLM Plaza
Several protesters gathered at BLM Plaza and over 1,000 more virtually to protest the execution of Orlando Hall.
Myra Patrick
Why one Adams Morgan ANC commissioner brought a mural to his neighborhood
One of Peter Wood's goals as ANC Commissioner was to bring a mural to Adams Morgan. In his first year, he's done just that.
Nicole Yu