Fish Taco has pushed its Gaithersburg storefront toward Darnestown Road to add dining space, with the chain eyeing a spring opening.

D.C. says it will redevelop the Frank D. Reeves Center in phases to keep city services running while building housing, arts venues and the NAACP's new headquarters.

DC Police arrested Michael Collins for a January armed robbery in Southeast Washington; he faces charges and the case underscores local gun violence concerns.

Federal officials say the Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful task force has topped roughly 10,000 arrests and recovered about 1,000 illegal firearms since its summer surge.

Police arrest Michael Collins for an armed robbery in Southeast Washington; he faces charges including Armed Robbery (Gun) and Carrying a Pistol Without a License.

A federal judge in Greenbelt sentenced a 28-year-old Silver Spring man to 50 years after prosecutors said he coerced at least 108 girls, some as young as five, into producing sexual images.

A Greenbelt jury will weigh whether Tom Goldstein hid millions in poker winnings and used his law firm to cover losses.

Benin native Jose Biaou was convicted of fraud, involving over $3.5 million from Covid assistance programs, and faces a maximum of 30 years in prison.

The Metropolitan Police Department arrested Dandrea Reginald Grayton, a suspect in a 2025 shooting on Minnesota Avenue, on charges of Aggravated Assault and firearm possession.

DCPS plans to shorten the reading block, and families told the D.C. Council that the change — plus an ended teacher‑sponsorship program — threatens classroom staffing and small‑group instruction.

The White House has pushed a plan to curb big investors and speed permits under an "owners not renters" banner — but analysts say supply shortages, not Wall Street, drive prices.

Rev. Graylan S. Hagler, Plymouth Congregational's pastor emeritus and a tireless justice advocate, died Tuesday at 71 after a battle with cancer. The church opened its sanctuary and will announce memorial plans.

A Detroit man was sentenced to five years in prison for a series of assaults in Washington, D.C. He pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and other charges.