Washington D.C. News

Suit Filed Following Death Outside Wash. D.C. Nightclub

The family of a man who died outside of a nightclub in the District of Columbia after a physical encounter with several club employees has sued. The $15 million lawsuit against several owners and employees of DC9 was filed in …

Widow of Slain DC Sanitation Worker Sues City

The wife of a Washington sanitation worker fatally shot last year at a Department of Public Works lot a has sued the city. Larry Hutchins of Suitland, Md., was killed Oct. 13 in a shooting that also wounded another worker. …

Washington National Cathedral to Reopen in November After Repairs

The earthquake-damaged Washington National Cathedral plans to reopen on Nov. 12 but says it must raise tens of millions of dollars to repair all the damage to the building. The reopening announced Tuesday will mark the first time the cathedral …

Washington D.C.’s Metro Files Lawsuit Against Insurer

Washington D.C.’s Metro has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $13 million from its insurance company, claiming that it has failed to pay costs and extra expenses in connection with the 2009 rail crash that killed nine people. The lawsuit …

DC Sewer Overflows Down Following Court Settlement

Aging water mains in the Maryland suburbs have had a series of spectacular breaks requiring firefighters to rescue people from cascading water, residents to boil tap water and crews to rip up roads to replace shattered pipes. But the Washington …

Wash. D.C. Fraternity House Catches Fire, Closes Streets

A fire that broke out at a George Washington University fraternity house has cause significant damage a week after most students moved out. D.C. fire department spokesman Pete Piringer says a student moving into the house reported smelling smoke Tuesday …

Team to Study Blaze That Injured Five District of Columbia Firefighters

A team of investigators plans to study how five District of Columbia firefighters seriously injured in a blaze became trapped in a building. DC fire spokesman Pete Piringer said Saturday that one of the firefighters remained in critical but stable …