David Grosso

A D.C. councilman says he was the victim of a former clergyman charged with abuse in Virginia. Scott Asalone, 63, of Asbury Park, N.J., was indicted for one felony county of carnal knowledge of a minor between 13 and 15 years old, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced Monday. “This is the first criminal indictment stemming from our ongoing investigation…

In a historic vote, every member of a D.C. Council committee voted Tuesday to recommend the expulsion of Council Member Jack Evans, who repeatedly has been accused of ethics violations.

The majority of D.C. Council members say they will vote to remove Jack Evans from office. If the final vote goes the same way, it will be the first time that the D.C. Council has voted to remove one if its own. Mark Segraves reports.

Activists hand delivered thousands of signatures to the D.C. Board of Elections Monday afternoon seeking to recall Councilman Jack Evans. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

A majority of members of the D.C. Council are now calling for embattled Council Member Jack Evans to resign after a third-party investigation found that he violated the council’s ethics rules 11 times since 2014.

A 97-page report says D.C. Council member Jack Evans repeatedly violated the council’s code of conduct and accepted outside income from 10 companies.

“Columbus enslaved, colonized, mutilated, and massacred thousands of Indigenous People in the Americas,” Council Member David Grosso said in a statement.

After a number of crimes against children as they traveled to or from school, D.C. is giving out signs that businesses can post to show that kids can take refuge there.

The “Safe Spots” pilot program gives kids safe places to go when they need help while traveling to and from school. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

A new law proposed by D.C. Councilman David Grosso would offer a free shuttle service to help students get to and from school safely. News4’s Meagan Fitzgerald has the story.

A new law would aim to provide safe passage for students on their way to and from school, a D.C. council member said.

The D.C. Council voted to strip Council member Jack Evans of his chairmanship of the powerful Committee on Finance and Revenue. Mark Segraves reports.

A contract employee at a D.C. Montessori school is accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl, prompting D.C. to suspend all before and after school programs run by the company for which he worked.

Almost two dozen schools in Maryland and D.C. suspended a private company in charge of operating after school programs after one of the company’s employees was charged with sexually abusing a 13-year-old student. News4’s Mark Segraves reports on how this one incident revealed a major problem that could impact schools across the country.

Medical marijuana is legal in D.C. — But city employees with prescription cards could still lose their jobs if they use it.

Mark Segraves reports on contradictions in D.C. government policy that may not be doing enough to protect employees who use medical marijuana from discrimination, even as they are legally allowed to use the drug for medical purposes.

The D.C.-based salad chain will begin accepting cash at all locations by the end of this year after it received backlash for going cashless two years ago.

Sports betting won’t be available until the start of the NFL season in September.

The D.C. Council approved sports betting in a final vote on the matter on Tuesday, making the capital the first place in the region to approve gambling on professional sports teams.

D.C. public and charter schools are required to perform more robust background checks before hiring new teachers under a new law passed by the D.C. Council.