Disgraced former Ward 5 councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. stole over $350,000 from the District, and it doesn't look like the city will be getting that back anytime soon. more ›

The District is a step closer to being able to more flexibly schedule it's own elections, but it's still a mighty big step. more ›

A Ward 5 ANC wasn't particularly impressed with four applicants for medical marijuana cultivation center licenses yesterday, and even Montel Williams' emotional pleas seemed to change their minds. more ›

Tim Day, the man responsible for bringing down disgraced Ward 5 councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr., has said that he'll jump into the race to fill Thomas' seat. more ›

There are 18 candidates so far that want to fill the seat once held by Harry Thomas, Jr. Yesterday, residents started hearing from them. more ›

The race to fill the Ward 5 seat on the D.C. Council once held by Harry Thomas, Jr. is off, and just about everyone is getting involved. more ›

The D.C. Council voted today to limit the number of medical marijuana cultivation centers in Ward 5 to six, possibly throwing another wrench in the works of a program that has already been slow to get off the ground. more ›

Today the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics declares the Ward 5 seat once held by Harry Thomas, Jr. vacant, clearing the way for a special election expected to happen on May 15. more ›

Councilmember Vincent Orange (D-At Large) has introduced legislation to limit the number of medical marijuana cultivation centers and dispensaries that can locate in any one ward. more ›

The amount stolen may be lower, but the crime and provenance of the elected official committing it is the same. more ›

Though he pleaded guilty to two federal crimes and gave up his Ward 5 seat on the D.C. Council late last week, Harry Thomas, Jr. hasn't technically left office. That was one of the surprising takeaways from a crowded meeting in Ward 5 last night to discuss a special election to replace Thomas. more ›

Seven applications for licenses to run medical marijuana cultivation centers have been given initial approval by the District and have been sent to ANCs for their input. more ›

While fêting the opening of The Hamilton, a hulking restaurant and music venue at 14th and F streets NW, Mayor Vince Gray, D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown and Councilmember Vincent Orange (D-At Large) answered—briefly, at least—questions about another item on the District's menu. more ›

The D.C. Council could take Harry Thomas, Jr.'s name off of the office directory and website, but it won't be as easy to exorcise some of the demons his corruption have revealed. more ›

UPDATED: After a day of conjecture and confusion as to Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr.'s (D-Ward 5) fate yesterday, today federal prosecutors charged him with theft and filing a false tax return. more ›

It's the ultimate irony -- even if he resigns, Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. (D-Ward 5) will keep denying his constituents effective representation and keep costing the District taxpayers money. more ›

In news that's likely to lead the day, WUSA9 reported late last night that embattled Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. (D-Ward 5) has told close confidantes and colleagues that he'll resign as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors over $300,000 in city funds he allegedly used on personal expenses like a luxury SUV and travel. more ›

A Ward 5 ANC is getting back some of the money that was stolen from it by a member earlier this year. more ›

Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. (D-Ward 5) may make $125,000 a year as a member of the D.C. Council, but not much of that is staying in his bank account. more ›

Montel Williams has been many things in his career, and medical marijuana patient, advocate and entrepreneur is one. Having been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 13 years ago, Williams has used and fought for medical marijuana in eight of the 16 states that currently allow it. more ›

Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. (D-Ward 5) will reportedly introduce emergency legislation limiting the number of cultivation centers that can end up in his ward. more ›

As the city awards licenses for the cultivation centers and dispensaries that will form the backbone of the District's medical marijuana program, it'll have to contend with residents that are unhappy with where they end up. more ›

Ward 5 is divided. On one side, a group of residents refuses to believe that their Councilmember, Harry Thomas Jr., diverted more than $300,000 from youth baseball programs to pay for an Audi and a number of lavish outings. On the other side of the divide, a group of residents are so convinced of Thomas’s crookedness that they’re preparing for a recall election. Tim Craig explores how Thomas’s life has changed since the District filed its lawsuit against him for mishandling hundreds of thousands of dollars of city money. more ›

Many wars have been fought over contested borders and boundaries, and two small technical errors written into the District's recent redistricting could well have pitted four wards against each other in epic showdowns over territory and treasure. more ›

Local politicians and activists have long complained that Ward 5 had become a dumping ground for the District's strip clubs. It now seems that a small segment of the Northeastern ward could also house a majority of the 10 cultivation centers that will serve as an integral part of the city's nascent medical marijuana program. more ›

If yesterday's Ward 5 town hall on the District's controversial new i-Gaming platform is any indication, it's not really the idea of online gambling that has residents put off -- but rather how the idea came to be and where the money it's supposed to generate will go. more ›

The Stadium Club plot thickens: a co-owner of the strip club -- which was allegedly built in part with city grant money meant to help house people with HIV/AIDS -- was one of the largest donors to Team Thomas, the under-investigation nonprofit run by Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. more ›

Harry Thomas, Jr., the Ward 5 D.C. Councilmember accused of improperly using $300,000 in city grant funds on personal expenses like a luxury SUV, golf outings, dinner at Hooters and overdraft fees, settled a lawsuit filed by the District's Office of the Attorney General today without admitting wrongdoing. more ›

What's going on in Ward 5? First, the ward's Councilmember, Harry Thomas, Jr., was sued by the city for misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars in city funds. Now, one of the ward's Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners is accused of inappropriately using $27,000 in city money. more ›

Due to allegations that he diverted hundreds of thousands of dollars in city funds to his Team Thomas organization, Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. has stepped down as chairman of the D.C. Council's influential committee on economic development. Thomas stepped down in a letter sent to Council Chair Kwame Brown; Brown announced the around 6:30 p.m. this evening via email. more ›