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DC Water CEO Addresses Potomac Interceptor Collapse as Environmental Groups Call for Continued Monitoring

WASHINGTON — The head of DC Water said this week that the utility is continuing efforts to contain and repair a major sewer line collapse that sent hundreds of millions of gallons

February 13, 2026

DC·Local

Three Killed in DC in Most Violent Day in Months

Three separate violent incidents — including a domestic shooting, a fire-related homicide and a fatal officer-involved shooting involving federal authorities — left three people dead Wednesday across Washington, marking one of the

February 12, 2026

Crime·DC·Local

DC Measles Alert Linked to March for Life Event.

WASHINGTON — District health officials are investigating a confirmed case of measles linked to a person who attended the National March for Life and spent several days traveling through high-traffic locations across

February 8, 2026

DC·Local

DC Makes Arrests in Fatal GWU Stabbing and Rush Hour Union Station Shooting.

WASHINGTON– The Metropolitan Police Department announced mulitple arrests on Saturday, including the arrest of a suspect for homicide in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood earlier this week. Jose Perez of no fixed address, was

February 7, 2026

Crime·DC·Local

Fatal Stabbing near George Washington University Marks City’s Fourth Homicide of the Year.

WASHINGTON – The Metropolitan Police Department responded to a report of a fatal stabbing following an incident at a homeless kitchen in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood on Thursday night. Police were called

February 6, 2026

Crime·DC·Local

Water Main Break Floods Georgetown Shopping and Apartment Complex.

WASHINGTON — A water main break during Thursday’s evening rush hour flooded the Georgetown Park shopping and residential complex, forcing closures and snarling traffic in one of the city’s busiest commercial corridors.

February 6, 2026

DC·Fire·Local

Woman in Critical Condition, two Firefighters hurt after Capitol Hill Rowhouse Fire

A woman was in critical condition and two firefighters were injured after a house fire Friday night in Southeast Washington, authorities said. Fire crews from D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded

January 31, 2026

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DC Congressional Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton Terminates Reelection Campaign

Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District of Columbia’s nonvoting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives and a central figure in the city’s modern political history, has decided not to seek re-election, bringing

January 26, 2026

DC·Local

Snow Emergency Declared in DC as Tow Trucks Hit the Streets to Clear for Snow Plows.

Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a state of emergency in Washington on Friday as a major winter storm forecast to bring heavy snow, freezing rain and dangerously cold temperatures approached the region. The

January 24, 2026

DC·Local

DC Reclassifies Child’s Death as a Felony Murder After Methadone Found in One Year Old Victim.

A 76-year-old man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a toddler who was found unresponsive inside a Southeast Washington apartment last year, authorities said.

January 24, 2026

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