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This article is part of The Hatchet’s 2024 contribution to the D.C. Homeless Crisis Reporting Project in collaboration with other local newsrooms. The collective works will be published throughout the day at bit.ly/DCHCRP. People experiencing homelessness come to Foggy Bottom for its safety and local support resources, though an...

If you thought crossing into Maryland and Virginia could get you out of paying those driving tickets you got in D.C., think again. On Tuesday, the Strengthening Traffic Enforcement, Education and Responsibility (STEER) Act went into effect in D.C. to combat dangerous drivers who don’t live in the District.

Following a landmark ruling in D.C., Keimontay Holston, a 21-year-old Washington resident, was found guilty of possessing a machine gun among other firearm charges, representing the first such conviction since a recent overhaul in gun legislation. As reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, the jury delivered the verdict on October 2, 2024, following a Superior Court trial presided over by Judge Robert Salerno.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. (Oct. 5, 2024) – Two Excelsior Springs Vietnam Veterans, Dean Pierson and Ron Smith, recently traveled to Washington, D.C., on an all-inclusive trip courtesy of The Heartland Honor Flight Network.

WASHINGTON - Vigils, commemorations, and acts of remembrance are being held in Washington, D.C. and across the world on Monday to mark one year since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. The surprise cross-border attack killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians. Another 250 people were abducted and taken hostage...

On April 3, members of the DC Council took turns questioning Mayor Muriel Bowser about her proposed fiscal year 2025 budget, which she contextualized as an exercise in shared sacrifice. Most of the legislators dismissed that characterization, noting that residents and workers would be severely impacted by her planned cuts in programs and services.

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — A resident in south Stafford was in for a surprise on Saturday afternoon. At 5:30 p.m., a Stafford County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a home on Phillips Street for an “uninvited guest” in a backyard. When the deputy arrived, she found that the homeowner had already captured […]

This article is part of The Hatchet’s 2024 contribution to the D.C. Homeless Crisis Reporting Project in collaboration with other local newsrooms. The collective works will be published throughout the day at bit.ly/DCHCRP. Wesley Thomas said he opted to sleep on the streets of Foggy Bottom and West End...

Mount Adams, which is the largest active volcano in Washington, has had a record-breaking spike in the amount of earthquakes that have been happening in the area.The US Geological Survey (USGS) has revealed six occurred in September alone - there's usually just one every two-to-three years, reports IFL Science.The six registered had magnitudes between 0.9 and 2.0 which were picked up by a seismic station around 11 kilometres away from its summit.The location and depth of the earthquakes are not exactly known.A statement from USGS said: "This represents the most earthquakes located at Mount Adams in a month since monitoring...

Each year, a slew of annual surveys are released declaring that select neighborhoods are the healthiest and fittest in the country. The criteria for these varies by publication and brand, but plenty of people love scanning the reports to see where their neighborhood falls on the list. While these lists...

New streateries are nearly complete in Adams Morgan, laying out a roadmap for D.C.'s future outdoor dining scene.Why it matters: The city's new streatery program, set to launch next year, will end a Wild West era in which D.C. loosely regulated the structures. Soon, businesses must follow parameters that aim to make them safer, more accessible and aesthetically aligned.Catch up quick: The District Department of Transportation funded a $750,000 pilot in Adams Morgan that launched in September along a restaurant- and bar-heavy stretch of 18th Street between Columbia and Kalorama roads.DDOT demolished existing streateries, installed New Jersey barriers and helped...

The countdown to WorldPride Washington, DC is on. We’re just over 7 months away from the event that will also mark the 50th anniversary of LGBTQIA pride celebrations in the District. WorldPride is among the biggest LGBTQIA+ celebrations in the world. D.C. was chosen as the home of the...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Washington, D.C. is holding its community-driven, car-free Open Streets event in Northwest on Saturday. The event will take place on 7th Street NW from Rhode Island Avenue to E Street NW. The event will last from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and features “people-powered fun.” Due to this event, 7th […]