Whether crime is technically down or technically up, it’s crystal clear that Washington, D.C., has too much crime ...

Experts and officials said D.C.’s juvenile crime crisis required sweeping institutional reforms to close legal gaps and impose tougher penalties on offenders.

Paul Brown, a longtime shadow Senator in Washington, D.C., sat down with Scripps News to explain why President Donald Trump's ...

D.C. Superior court judges are bogged down with cases. Now, they're scheduling murder trials for 2027 in part because there ...

The Trump administration’s takeover of law enforcement in Washington, D.C., has spurred criticism from local officials, one ...

DC Attorney General Biran Schwalb spoke out against President Donald Trump's federal takeover of Washington, D.C., and said ...

A North Carolina trial judge has thrown out the convictions of four men in the 2002 death of basketball star Chris Paul's grandfather. Now, state attorneys ...

National Guard troops arrived at the armory in Washington, D.C., as part of President Trump's federalization of the city's ...

"This is a safe city, but overhearing and witnessing gang threats and then watching the camera footage of the thuggery is ...

Judicial officials and experts say D.C.’s court system is not equipped to handle a surge in arrests after President Trump took over D.C.’s police department.

Even though the White House has deployed the National Guard and federal law enforcement officers to D.C. streets, more arrests may not mean quicker justice for ...

President Donald Trump said Aug. 11 he will place the District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department "under direct federal control," activate the National Guard, and "get rid of the slums" in ...