Donald Trump to Break Ground on New Washington D.C. Hotel Trump plans to break ground Wednesday on a $200 million hotel that will transform the Old Post Office Building on Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and the Capitol.
D.C. Metro bus driver slashed by passenger A Metrobus driver was sent to the hospital Monday after being slashed in the face by a rider in D.C. The bus was stopped at Albemarle and 40th Streets NW in Tenleytown — soon after 1 p.m. this afternoon. Police say the driver was treated at the hospital but is expected to recover.
President Obama speaks out in support of D.C. statehood Obama was asked Monday about the prospect of the District of Columbia becoming the 51st state during a town hall at a city school. The president said, “I’m for it,” adding that he has been “for quite some time.”
D.C. Officer Faces Trial in Attempted Murder of Wife A D.C. police officer accused of trying to kill his wife is scheduled to go on trial in Prince George’s County. The trial of Samson Lawrence III is scheduled to begin Tuesday. Lawrence faces charges including attempted murder.
2 bull sharks caught in Potomac River For the second time in three years, fishermen in southern Maryland have pulled in a shark from the most unlikely place — the Potomac River.
Congressman: D.C. Gun Amendment Likely to Fail A Kentucky congressman behind an amendment that would undo the District of Columbia’s strict gun control laws said Thursday he doesn’t think it will become law.
Glover Park D.C. Strip Club Evicted A highly-contested strip club in Northwest’s Glover Park neighborhood has shut its doors permanently due to eviction.
TV show puts ‘fast and slow lanes’ on D.C. sidewalk A National Geographic Channel spokesman acknowledged the channel was behind the temporary signage and said pedestrians’ reactions were being filmed for “Mind Over Masses,” a new series. But the spokesman, Chad Sandhas, declined to discuss details of the experiment during the filming, which he said would continue Friday.
D.C. Renters Go Small If you rent an apartment in the District of Columbia and you feel like the walls are closing in on you, it may not be just your imagination.
House GOP to DC: Guns OK, pot dangerous If House Republicans have their way, District of Columbia residents won’t be allowed to walk the streets with a joint in their pocket, and they will be allowed to carry a semi-automatic rifle.
