A D.C. man who killed a six-month-old puppy by dropping a 90-pound concrete slab on its head has been sentenced to 120 days in jail.

When you walk into the voting booth tomorrow in D.C., you’ll get a chance to vote on three changes to the Home Rule Charter. We explain what those are.

Government prosecutors want former D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown to serve six days in jail for lying on bank loan applications.

Should elected officials who are convicted of felonies and kicked out of office be able to run again? That question has provoked debate between a top city official and the D.C. Board of Elections.

This week a 62-year-old D.C. man was found guilty of assaulting a cyclist with his SUV.

A charter amendment that would ban elected officials who are convicted for a felony while in office from serving again is starting its slow journey toward a November vote.

Two of the strongest provisions of a new D.C. ethics bill likely won’t go into effect until later this year, if not early 2013.

Photo by Scott Ableman. Yet another huge story just breaking at this moment: The Washington Post is reporting that Gilbert Arenas has been charged with with carrying a pistol without a license outside his home or business — which is a felony. As recently as yesterday, Arenas was reportedly seeking to plea bargain down to misdemeanor charges. According to NBC4 reporter Pat Collins, the charge carries a potential sentence of up to five years,…