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As Heather Williams takes nursing students on tours through the halls of Wakefield High School, she makes a point of showing them red boxes mounted on the walls. They contain naloxone, which has increasingly become available in D.C.-area schools. She also explains the Arlington school district allows kids to carry the

A new slice of Chicago has arrived in the D.C. area. Giordano’s, an iconic pizzeria that’s been serving the Windy City’s famous deep-dish pizzas for a half century, opens Tuesday at 14th and F streets NW. General manager Chieyen Meachem said the location near the White House...

A 15-year-old Maryland girl was among two people killed during a violent weekend across the District, as police investigated multiple shootings and stabbings that unfolded across the city.

HERNDON, Va. - The man wanted in connection with a multi‑state police chase and abduction is now in custody. Herndon Police tell FOX 5 that 25‑year‑old Cristian Vasquez Alvarenga was taken into custody in Herndon around 8 a.m. on Tuesday. What we know:. Police say the incident...

Residents in the nation’s capital are leaning toward voting for City Councilmember Janeese Lewis-George, a Democratic socialist, to serve as its new mayor according to a recent polling.  Lewis-George has served on the city council for six years and is leading former City Council Member at-Large Kenyan McDuffie (D) by d

D.C.’s government ethics board censured Ward 8 Council member Trayon White on Monday, ordering him to pay $900 in fines over a failure to file personal financial disclosures in 2024 and 2025. White missed three of the twice-yearly disclosure deadlines, the D.C. Board of Ethics and Government Accountability said.

WASHINGTON — A Waldorf man was sentenced Friday to more than seven years in federal prison for his role in a multi-year conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine in Washington, D.C. Michael Owens, 38, of St. Charles, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 87 months in prison after...

Stress from driving on the Beltway, Interstate 270, Interstate 66 and Interstate 95 can lead to road rage, but according to a survey of more than 3,000 people, traveling near congested shopping centers causes people to react with hidden hostility. The research provided by American River Wellness Recovery shows roads...

A Langley High School math teacher is being held without bond after Fairfax County police say he engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a student, according to newly released court documents.

Inconsistent policies on bus fares and enforcement are creating confusion among riders and challenges for transit in Northern Virginia, Metro’s top official says. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority CEO Randy Clarke critiqued the D.C. area’s patchwork of rules for where riders must pay to ride the bus, along