Category: Washington D.C. News

WASHINGTON — Howard University College of Medicine is number three among the 141 American medical schools in producing doctors that meet the nation’s new health care needs, according to a […]

The Washington, D.C. mayoral election between incumbent Adrian Fenty and City Council Chairman Vincent Gray has already been a bumpy ride—and things may have just gotten bumpier. Another disagreement between […]

The federal attorney who was assigned to oversee last year’s fatal shooting of Trey Joyner has passed the case over to prosecutors in Philadelphia. Ron Machen had been under heat […]

Mayor Adrian Fenty recently teamed up with Department of Health Director Dr. Pierre Vigilance to announce the interim appointment of Dr. Nnemdi Kamanu Elias as a senior deputy director for […]

Cardoza Senior High School in Northwest Washington served as the backdrop for graduation ceremonies in honor of the first class of registered apprenticeship graduates of the D.C. Apprenticeship Academy. More […]

In Waldorf, Md., two sisters are trying to create a business model that has seldom been seen in the Washington, D.C. area. Regina Bethea, 45, and Dorthy Cayard, 49, are […]

Teachers in the District of Columbia Public Schools system this week overwhelmingly approved their latest contract, a measure which now poises them to become among the highest paid instructors in […]

The Pentagon Memorial overlooks the Arlington National Cemetery, where military casualties from each of the nation’s wars are interred, ranging from the pre-Civil War dead through military actions in Iraq […]

For the sake of argument, student competitors addressed every hot topic imaginable at the annual District of Columbia Urban Debate League’s (DCUDL) Citywide Championship held at McKinley Tech High School […]

A program which helps medium- to maximum-security inmates at the District of Columbia Department of Corrections acquire skills needed to pursue productive lives beyond prison walls, has been lauded for […]

Nationally, the job market appears to be on the mend from the recent years-long recession that struck a devastating blow on the United States’ economy. But for out-of -work residents […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bus vs. rail. That very well could be the dilemma among Metro commuters in the wake of a vote taken last week by its board to increase […]