A task force has laid out 17 projects that it recommends D.C. spend new federal infrastructure funds on, from expanded broadband to new boathouses on the Anacostia River.
The mass shooting comes just days after a homicide that took place on the same block on October 2.
The unofficial start of summer dawns on D.C. this Memorial Day weekend, and with it comes a pig roast barbecue, the return of classic French ice cream, and a showcase of one of D.C.’s most exciting neighborhoods.
Police say that Kevin Antonio Cole drove the getaway vehicle. They are still looking for the shooter.
The shooting took place on North Capitol Street.
The Metropolitan Police Department now says 13 people were a drive-by shooting early Monday morning.
Mayor Vince Gray ordered today that the speed limits on sections of New York Avenue NE, Bladensburg Road NE, North Capitol Street and Canal Road NW increase by five miles per hour.
View Larger Map At least one person is dead in two separate rowhouse fires this morning only about seven blocks from each other off North Capitol Street, in the Bloomingdale and Eckington neighborhoods. The first fire, at a rowhouse at 2220 N Capitol Street NW, broke out just after 7 a.m. this morning. At least one fatality has been reported from that fire, a female victim who was found dead on the scene. Another victim…
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Happy Thanksgiving, Washington. The streets are quiet this morning in the capital; one cab driver remarked to this writer that it was his favorite day to drive in the city — no traffic, no tourists, and everyone he picks up tends to be cheery and a big tipper. The forecast in D.C. today is calling for an unseasonably warm high of 72 degrees, with a solid chance of afternoon showers and gastrointestinal distress. What’s the…
