The facility is aimed at reducing the disproportionate rates of cancer incidence and mortality in Southeast D.C.

The deadly shooting marks the 18th death of a child by homicide in the District this year, adding to the grim toll gun violence has taken on kids in the region in 2022.

Vibrant energy filled the Woodland Terrace community on Wednesday as children from the area clambered over obstacle courses, ate burgers and fried fish, got their faces painted, and chalked the sidewalks as a part of Woodland’s first annual petting zoo. 

“I miss community living. To step outside and walk into an adventure,” one mom in Ward 8 says. Her daughter wants to eat ice cream and pick flowers.

The DC Green Bank plans to continue installing panels in wards 7 and 8.

Southeast residents elevated their concerns about inconsistent mail service to Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) and D.C.’s postmaster. Meanwhile Northeast residents get their first mail delivery in a month.

Officials hope Skyland will be complete by 2022, hosting 450 homes as well as new full-service restaurants and other amenities.

A local high school teacher launched Si Tha Vision Rolling to provide musical education and opportunities to people who might not otherwise have access.

Carmelo Duncan was shot while riding in a vehicle near the border between D.C. and Prince George’s County.

D.C. police have released footage of an officer fatally shooting 18-year-old Deon Kay Wednesday afternoon in Congress Heights.