Election workers have gotten death threats and warnings they will be lynched: US government
More than a dozen people nationally have been charged with threatening election workers by a Justice Department unit trying to stem the tide of violent and graphic threats against people who count and secure the vote.
DC council member calls for National Guard's help as city grapples with escalating violence
If approved, the D.C. National Guard says it "stands ready to provide support to the citizens of the District."
Devoted P!nk fans weather storm for DC show
P!nk fans are so devoted that they braved the storm Monday evening at Nats Park.
Trump on historic arraignment in DC: 'Very sad day for America'
Former President Donald Trump had a few parting words to share before he left D.C. Thursday.
Security measures in place around US Capitol complex ahead of Trump’s federal court appearance in DC
Tensions are high in the nation's capital Thursday ahead of former President Donald Trump's federal court appearance to answer charges he sought to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss.
Report of active shooter at Senate building may have been 'bogus call,' Capitol Police chief says
A report of a possible active shooter near the U.S. Senate Buildings Wednesday afternoon prompted shelter-in-place orders and evacuations by U.S. Capitol Police. Officials now say all buildings have been cleared and there is no threat.
America's Main Street reimagined: Major changes slated for Pennsylvania Avenue
Major changes could be coming to Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and the Capitol, one of the most well-known one-mile stretches of road in the world.
Suspect arrested in D.C. hit-and-run that killed elderly man from Philadelphia, injured teen
Police have arrested a suspected hit-and-run driver who fatally struck an elderly man from Philadelphia and injured a teen near the National Mall in Washington D.C.
DC suspect who stabbed Rand Paul staffer incompetent to stand trial, will remain in prison for further tests
The suspect accused of repeatedly stabbing a staffer working under Sen. Rand Paul has been found unfit to stand trial.
Elderly Philadelphia man killed in D.C. hit-and-run that also injured teen, police say
An elderly man from Philadelphia was killed when federal authorities say a hit-and-run driver plowed into him and a teenager Wednesday night near the National Mall in Washington D.C.
Teen hit, 75-year-old man killed by driver fleeing police near National Mall
A 75-year-old man was killed Wednesday and a child was injured after a driver fleeing police hit them near the National Mall, authorities say.
Emergency public safety bill passed by DC Council to address citywide crime crisis
The D.C. Council voted by majority Tuesday to approve Councilmember Brooke Pinto's emergency public safety bill, the Prioritizing Public Safety Amendment Act, in an effort to address the crime wave crippling the city.
'It's unfathomable': Lyft driver killed in DC served as Army interpreter in Afghanistan, friend says
An Army Special Forces veteran says he was shocked to find out that a man he served two tours in Afghanistan with was brutally shot and killed while driving in Northeast D.C. Monday.
Trump posted what he said was Obama’s address, prosecutors say; An armed man was soon arrested there
Former President Donald Trump posted on his social media platform what he claimed was the home address of former President Barack Obama on the same day that a man with guns in his van was arrested near the property, federal prosecutors said Wednesday in revealing new details about the case.
Man wanted on Jan. 6 charges arrested with gun, machete near Barack Obama’s DC home
Taylor Taranto, 37, was wanted on four misdemeanor charges including entering a restricted building and disorderly conduct related to his role in the capitol riot.
Pregnant model gunned down in DC hoped to flee crime-ridden city, mom says
Celia Gill, mother of murdered D.C. model Samya Gill, discusses her daughter's legacy and her granddaughter who survived the murder and was born by emergency C-section.
Pregnant woman shot dead in DC; baby in critical condition: police
A manhunt continues for the gunmen who shot and killed a pregnant woman in Washington, D.C. Thursday while she sat in a parked car.
DC black bear tranquilized after spending hours in tree before running through northeast neighborhood
Authorities say a black bear was tranquilized and safely captured after its presence drew crowds Friday morning in a northeast D.C. neighborhood.
Pallbearer killed at 10-year-old DC girl's funeral remembered as loving father
The 30-year-old man who was killed at 10-year-old Arianna Davis’ funeral service on Tuesday leaves behind a child around the same age as the one he was trying to help bury.
Family of Hae Min Lee files appeal in Adnan Syed case advocating for victim's rights in court proceedings
The family of Hae Min Lee is calling on Maryland's Supreme Court to hear their appeal, saying that while a lower court decision to reinstate the conviction of Adnan Syed in March remedied what they saw as a violation of victim’s rights, there’s one aspect they still feel needs to be addressed.