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May 24, 2012 -- 8:00 PM

On the same day a second aide pleaded guilty to a federal charge related to the District’s 2010 mayoral campaign, Mayor Vincent Gray said the scrutiny of the leading the city was draining.

“I’ve been in office for 16 months, but some days, it feels

May 24, 2012 -- 8:00 PM

At the very moment the District is making drivers see red, it's asking them if they want to go green.

Parking tickets issued by the District now come with an environmentally friendly note suggesting the driver "Go Green

May 24, 2012 -- 8:00 PM

Metro this weekend will be finishing up a major safety improvement that was due three years ago, as it undertakes major track work on the Green and Red lines.

Metro General Manager Richard Sarles said Thursday the

May 24, 2012 -- 7:40 PM

D.C. Councilman Marion Barry's recent remarks about Asians haven't inflamed racial tensions between blacks and Asians in the District -- they've highlighted them.

Disrespect and mistrust among minority communities aren'

May 24, 2012 -- 5:44 PM

In what was a publized meeting on D.C. Councilman Marion Barry's apology tour to the Asian community for his controversial remarks, Barry's first order of business was to kick out the reporters hoping to document it. In fact, aides were so intent on

May 24, 2012 -- 4:53 PM

A consultant to D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray’s campaign pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to federal agents, making him the second legal casualty of a long-running probe.

At a hearing in U.S. District Court in the District, Howard Brooks, 64, admitted

May 24, 2012 -- 12:49 PM

A new report released this week ranks the District as one of the top cities where folks can get the most bang for their buck in entertainment this Memorial Day weekend. D.C. ranked second in a list of 10 major cities where concert-goers, sports fans and

May 24, 2012 -- 7:03 AM

Firefighters were taken to a clinic Wednesday evening after they felt ill following a fire, officials said.

Eight firefighters were taken to the clinic after they complained of symptoms about 8:30 p.m., the Associated Press reported. The

May 23, 2012 -- 6:00 PM

The District is changing the rules governing its teacher evaluations, encouraging public schools to reduce the emphasis on standardized test scores when rating their teachers.

The Office of the State Superintendent of

May 23, 2012 -- 6:00 PM

District residents convicted of drunken driving for the first time might soon be able to restore their driving privileges faster by installing ignition interlock systems on their vehicles.

The devices require a driver

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