Mayor Muriel Bowser
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Deadly holiday weekend in DC kills entrepreneur, orphans 5 children
A deadly holiday weekend in D.C. ramped up Friday night and seemed to continue unrelenting as officers responded to the eighth shooting in three days.
4 weeks ago -
DC council member wants action after anti-Semitic remarks
D.C. Councilwoman Elissa Silverman, who is Jewish, is calling for action against anti-Semitic remarks: She wants a city official fired and she is asking the council to condemn the words of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
2 months ago -
Acknowledging DC’s history, changing neighborhoods in officer training
D.C. police are partnering with the University of the District of Columbia Community College as well as the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture to improve the city’s community policing.
2 months ago -
‘We’re going all in’: DC mayor promises dedicated dollars for Metro
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said the city will support Virginia’s plan to provide a permanent funding stream for Metro in her State of the District speech Thursday night.
3 months ago -
Interactive map offers a new way to track crime data around DC
DC Crime Cards — which visualize crime data by location — are a “mobile, modern and interactive” project three years in the making.
3 months ago -
DC’s Education Committee chair reverses call for mayor to testify on schools chancellor scandal
D.C. Council member David Grosso, I-At Large, is changing his mind Thursday after calling for Mayor Muriel Bowser to testify in the city’s latest schools scandal.
4 months ago -
Still no challenges to DC mayor despite schools scandals
With less than three weeks before the deadline to enter the Democratic primary, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser still faces no formidable challengers and may be the first to win a second term since 2002.
4 months ago -
Problem-plagued DC homeless shelter to be closed in 2018
A hospital that turned into D.C.’s largest homeless shelter will be closed and replaced with short-term housing spread throughout the city.
5 months ago -
DC saw ‘significant’ drop in crime in 2017
“In 2017, we experienced a reduction in every single crime category,” D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham said Tuesday.
6 months ago -
Formerly disgraced DC crime lab eliminates rape kit backlog
Nearly three years after D.C.’s DNA lab lost its accreditation, the Department of Forensic Science is back up to speed and unlike other cities its size, D.C. has no rape kit backlog, officials say.
6 months ago -
Magic Johnson gives DC students pep talk
The Hall of Famer who played on five NBA championship teams joined Mayor Muriel Bowser at a back-to-school block party and rally outside Ron Brown College Preparatory High School
10 months ago -
DC juvenile offenders give back to the community, senior residents
Some D.C. juvenile offenders will spend a lot of time this summer mowing lawns of senior residents, and they are not complaining.
12 months ago -
DC-area leaders committing to Paris climate standards
Several D.C.-area leaders are committing to cutting carbon emissions.
1 year ago -
DC mayor asks police to remove fake ICE flyers
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is reaffirming the city’s sanctuary city status after fake U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement posters were discovered in the District.
1 year ago -
Amid school lottery controversy, DC mayor finds ‘fault’ in process
Responding to a controversy involving the D.C. Public Schools lottery system, Mayor Muriel Bowser said the rules surrounding who is allowed to bypass the lottery are too flimsy and need to be tightened.
1 year ago
