The special election in Ward 8 is now taking nominations. 'Big beautiful bill' could be 'most consequential piece of legislation' in decades, Speaker Johnson says Rams make blockbuster trade for ...

East of the Anacostia River, in D.C.’s Ward 8, efforts are underway to give neighbors something that residents in other parts of the city take for granted — access to wooded nature trails.

The call comes amid a rise in murders in Ward 8 where violent crime rates are rising faster than in other parts of the city. When Pamela Smith took over as acting Metropolitan Police Department ...

On an overcast but mild morning in late October, Nathan Harrington pulled up at a dead end in the southern reaches of D.C. His gray pickup truck carried a magnet with the name of the Ward 8 Woods ...

After more than four years of planning, The Well at Oxon Run, a new urban garden and wellness space in Ward 8, has opened its gates. The Well, located at 300 Valley Avenue in Southeast D.C., had ...

prayers turned into pleas as Ward 8 residents pushed for answers during a tumultuous time. DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson hosted the town hall, taking questions from community members.

WASHINGTON — Ward 8 commissioners are coming together following the arrest of DC Councilman Trayon White. The group of city leaders met for about an hour in Southeast Wednesday. They say right ...

A pre-planned Ward 8 public safety meeting comes after a violent week that saw at least three deadly shootings in the community. ANC Commissioner Salim Adofo organized the meeting and told 7News ...

D.C. officials broke ground Thursday on a new hospital set to open in Ward 8 — the first hospital to be built in the District in over 20 years. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent ...

City and health officials broke ground on the new Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center, GW Health at St. Elizabeths East in Ward 8 --- The first hospital built in the District in over 20 years.