The Energy Department is offering roughly $1.9 billion to speed reconductoring and advanced transmission upgrades, aiming to add capacity and curb rising electricity costs as demand surges.

AAA Foundation data show hit-and-run crashes made up a record share of police-reported crashes in 2023, with pedestrians and cyclists disproportionately affected.

DDOT released a decongestion study modeling a $10 downtown cordon toll; Mayor Muriel Bowser called it the wrong policy and said the administration will not pursue it.

Steve Witkoff told CNBC he “probably” will travel to Israel next week to coordinate on Iran war plans, a move that could shape military and diplomatic alignment.

Travis Scott filed a Supreme Court brief arguing prosecutors improperly used James Broadnax’s rap lyrics at sentencing; Broadnax faces execution April 30, 2026.

MPD is searching for a woman seen with a brown blanket after a stabbing around 6:02 a.m. March 9 in the 1900 block of Fenwick Street NE.

A UMD graduate student urged bombing 'large swaths' of Los Angeles and Miami in a video that has drawn condemnation and calls for review.

Four men tied to the Fox 5 Gang were sentenced March 6 after pleading guilty in a series of daytime shootings across Southeast Washington, D.C.

Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington of Glendale, Kentucky, has been identified as the seventh U.S. service member to die after being wounded during Iran’s opening strikes. The Army says he will be posthumously promoted.

A two-vehicle crash early Sunday on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway near MD-198 left one person dead and forced southbound detours through Laurel.

There’s no active U.S. draft in 2026, but Congress ordered automatic Selective Service registration. Here’s what that change means for timing, penalties and privacy.

A recent intake surge has pushed Montgomery County’s Derwood shelter past capacity for large dogs. Officials say adoptions, fosters and donations are urgently needed.

A 108‑unit active‑adult complex in Fort Washington sold for $34.5M — more than twice its 2022 price, underscoring investor demand for 55+ housing near D.C. amenities.