Sen. Cornyn's bid to defund and close the César E. Chávez National Monument was blocked after Sen. Martin Heinrich offered an amendment that preserved the site.

A Buzzard Point apartment plan at 1 S St. SW was scaled back — 99 fewer units and no retail in phase one — as developers retool to attract financing.

Federal prosecutors say Pierre Black ran a storefront fentanyl scheme on H Street NE that produced roughly 80,000 potential lethal doses; he was sentenced to 63 months. Medetomidine was also seized.

KHP Capital has emerged as the buyer of Hotel Harrington, the century-old downtown D.C. hotel that closed in late 2023. The deal marks a new chapter for the prominent site off the National Mall.

Andrew Friedson has pulled ahead in the Montgomery County executive race with big fundraising and a pro-housing platform that’s drawing both praise and pushback.

Nearly 200 groups are urging the U.S. to restore $350M meant for rooftop solar and batteries for 12,000 low‑income Puerto Rican households. Advocates warn the cut leaves medically vulnerable families at risk.

Consumer Reports linked a Hembisen KH‑158 CO detector sold online to multiple hospitalizations and urged regulators and retailers to act. Shoppers should check alarms for UL or ETL marks.

A D.C. police lieutenant — and onetime union chair — was arrested in Harford County and charged with child pornography and solicitation of a minor. Court records show he is being held without bond.

D.C. plans to auction kitchen equipment, artwork and wine seized from Matt Baker’s Michele’s and Gravitas after the city closed both over unpaid taxes.

D.C.'s zoning board lost the quorum it needs, pausing hearings and delaying projects across the city.

MPD has begun retesting decades‑old evidence in the unsolved 1986 killing of Sally Heet. Detectives hope modern DNA methods will produce leads in the long‑cold case.

The 64th Sakura Matsuri turned Pennsylvania Avenue into sumo rings, cosplay stages and a kimono‑clad Samoyed as roughly 40,000 people visited the street festival.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a law on April 9 that will raise Virginia’s minimum wage to $15 by 2028, extend protections to farmworkers and link future increases to inflation.