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Health experts say the isolation induced by the COVID-19 pandemic could push at-risk individuals to overdose, contributing to the spike in opioid deaths.

Opioid deaths spike across D.C., remain stagnant in Ward 2

By Zach Blackburn
February 16, 2021
Fifty-nine hate crimes were reported in the Second District last year compared to six in 2013, according to the MPD data.

D.C. reaches highest homicide count since 2008

By Brennan Fiske
November 9, 2020

Board of Elections to open 80 in-person polling locations for November election

By Isha Trivedi
July 30, 2020
Eric Lee | Staff Photographer

Bowser closes National Mall, Tidal Basin amid COVID-19 outbreak

By Lia DeGroot
March 23, 2020

Number of federal hate crime prosecutions in the District rose in 2019

By Jared Gans
January 7, 2020
Metropolitan Police Department Lieutenant Jason Bagshaw discusses street closures for President Donald Trumps Fourth of July celebration.

ANC votes to fund study on traffic and pedestrian safety on H Street

By Jared Gans and Zach Schonfeld
June 20, 2019
Commuters pass through the Foggy Bottom Metro entrance.

Unpaid Metro fare evasion fines not enforced in D.C.

By Zach Schonfeld
June 17, 2019
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed an amendment last month to add new protections to a preexisting law on the legal and financial rights of sexual assault survivors.

Mayor proposes amendment to expand sexual assault survivors’ rights

By James Levinson
May 4, 2017
D.C. officials are using housing grants to recruit and retain more in-town officers to work for the Metropolitan Police Department.

D.C. officials aim to give local police officers housing grants

By Genevieve Montinar
April 12, 2017

D.C. Council passes resolution to protect women’s health care coverage

By Genevieve Montinar
April 6, 2017

Police recruitment bill fails to pass D.C. Council

By John Glasfeld
February 7, 2017

Bowser brings officials and city agencies together to combat crime

January 6, 2016
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