Person arrested for police officer assault at GW Hospital
A person assaulted a police officer at the GW Hospital Sunday, according to a Metropolitan Police Department report.
Jarrod Wardwell
D.C. minimum wage increases to $15
D.C. officials boosted the city’s minimum wage from $14 to $15 per hour Wednesday following a yearslong struggle to raise pay for workers in the District.
NAACP to move headquarters to Northwest D.C.
The NAACP plans to move its national headquarters from Baltimore to the Frank D. Reeves Center of Municipal Affairs.
Metro to expand 4th of July rail service for National Mall event
Metro will ramp up rail service for passengers commuting to the Mall for the White House’s second annual “Salute to America” event.
House votes to make D.C. the 51st state
For the first time in United States history, the House of Representatives voted Friday to make D.C. the country’s 51st state.
Students to keep housing assignments for fall semester: officials
Officials plan to preserve all housing assignments for the fall semester, despite plans to separate beds six feet apart in all on-campus residence halls.
WMATA votes to create transit police oversight panel
The Metro’s Board of Directors will assemble an oversight panel that will hold transit police officers accountable for investigations, DCist reported Tuesday.
More than 1,000 primary election ballot requests lost
The D.C. Board of Elections lost at least 1,100 ballot requests from local voters during the District’s primary election earlier this month.
All D.C. voters to receive mail-in ballots for general election
Each of the District’s 500,000 registered voters will receive a mail-in ballot for Election Day this November, according to a DCist report Wednesday.
Crime log: Protests damage campus property during two-day span
Some crimes included the removal of a George Washington statue head and burglaries at GW Deli and CVS.