A D.C. appeals court vacated the PSC’s approval of Pepco’s 2024–2026 rate plan and sent the case back for a trial‑style hearing. The ruling questions the commission’s recent use of legislative‑style proceedings.

MPD Executive Assistant Chief Andre Wright was ordered to turn in his badge and gun and placed on administrative leave as investigators seized his phone in a probe of crime‑data practices.

A D.C. appeals panel found the city's 10‑round magazine cap unconstitutional and vacated at least one conviction tied to a 2023 arrest. The ruling tightens legal pressure on local enforcement and could prompt appeals.

Ten dogs were found starved and removed from a Southeast D.C. apartment; two died and the survivors are receiving intensive care at the Humane Rescue Alliance.

The D.C. Council advanced two emergency measures to require MPD to publish body‑cam footage and log federal officers when force is used. Advocates say the bills close a transparency gap.

VA says there’s no national psychotherapy cap, but veterans and VA psychologists say local rules are shortening long-term care. Internal emails and OIG staffing data have prompted petitions and oversight questions.

Qdoba has signed to take the former Eco Cleaners unit at 3486 Olney‑Laytonsville Road, adding what would be the chain's fourth Montgomery County location; no opening date yet.

A late-night Woodbridge apartment fire injured two firefighters and left eight adults and one child displaced; the county fire marshal says discarded smoking materials started the blaze.

K2 Cafe expanded from Poolesville into Clarksburg Market on Jan. 15, bringing a full kitchen and expanded Himalayan‑Italian menu to north Montgomery County.

The Justice Department is suing local governments over permit rules even as it defends federal firearm bans before the Supreme Court.

DC police want tips after a store employee was stabbed during an alleged shoplifting on 12th Street NW. Investigators say the suspect fled the scene.

Rep. Nancy Mace unveiled a bill to make certain child-sex crimes eligible for the federal death penalty, setting up an almost certain legal fight over Supreme Court precedent. The measure would also amend military law.

Sen. Mike Lee entered a GAO opinion into the Congressional Record this week, paving the way for a fast‑track challenge to the Grand Staircase–Escalante management plan. The move could nullify the 2025 plan without changing monument boundaries and promises a short, high‑stakes fight in Congress.