D.C. Mayor Proposes Taxicab Reform
Washington's mayor wants taxicabs in the nation's capital to accept credit cards, to be equipped with satellite navigation systems and to all be painted the same color.
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Washington's mayor wants taxicabs in the nation's capital to accept credit cards, to be equipped with satellite navigation systems and to all be painted the same color.
The National Zoo has announced a $4.5 million gift to fund its giant panda reproduction program for five more years.
The FBI has launched a website to draw attention to a series of unsolved rapes and a murder in the Washington area that investigators believe are related.
One of the nation's top-grossing radio stations is reorganizing and expanding its Washington newsroom to make online news as high a priority as radio.
Police in the District of Columbia have identified an armed man who was shot by a police officer during a confrontation.
The closure of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington is taking a toll on area businesses.
Federal and local officials say the Washington area is better equipped to respond to emergencies in the wake of an earthquake and a freak snowstorm that snarled traffic this year.
The Occupy Wall Street protesters who left New York two weeks ago for a 240-mile march to Washington have arrived in the nation's capital.
At one Department of Motor Vehicles' office in the nation's capital, motorists can get a driver's license, temporary tags and something wholly unrelated to the road: a free HIV test.
Mummies have returned to the National Mall in a bigger home at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
Capital Bikeshare is adding docking stations at the most popular locations where riders pick up and drop off bikes in the Washington area.
New policies are being developed for snowstorms to have federal workers leave work by a designated time or shelter in place until roads are clear.
The National Park Service is opening a lottery for free tickets to attend this year's National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in Washington.
NORAD is planning an exercise this week in the Washington region to enhance its skills and test a warning system.
The Smithsonian is taking the first ladies' gowns off display for about three weeks as the National Museum of American History prepares a new home for the popular dresses in Washington.
The main hall of Union Station in Washington has reopened after repairs were made to a ceiling damaged by the 5.8-magnitude quake in August.
Washington officials are finding a way to make gridlocked traffic a money-maker.
A former District of Columbia mayoral candidate has pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving without a valid license.
NORAD is planning an exercise this week in the Washington region to enhance its skills and test a warning system.
NORAD says military aircraft intercepted two civilian aircraft in separate incidents in the Washington region.
The National Park Service is offering more free tickets for this year's national Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Washington than in years past.
The District of Columbia's emergency management agency will likely advise people to stay put rather than try to drive home during future disasters.
Track work will cause delays on four of the five Metro lines this weekend.
Engineers are removing parts of a pinnacle at the top of the Washington National Cathedral that were damaged by the August earthquake.
Before Washington, D.C., sniper John Allen Muhammad went on a killing spree for three weeks in October 2002, he had already terrorized his wife for years.
