While there are more resources than ever to talk about how to bridge differences in ethnicity, culture and class, there are still many challenges for local families to navigate.

Recently released documents reveal that Koch Foundation donations to George Mason University may have offered the private group sway over the hiring of professors at the public university.

As opioid deaths balloon in the region, we look at how public health officials and activists are using new tools to track and respond to overdoses.

What birds have you been seeing in your backyard lately?

A labor shortage could send the seafood industry into a spiral, but --silver lining-- the Chesapeake Bay's doing better than ever.

D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department will now allow officers to fire on moving vehicles, reversing a decades-old ban.

Next year, elementary schools students in Prince William County, Va. will enjoy double the recess time-- 30 minutes instead of 15. The change reflects a region-wide recognition of the value of recess for kids.

Prince George's County Public Schools CEO Kevin Maxwell announces that he is stepping down. Montgomery County wrestles with questions over immigration and the county's economic future. All that and more on the Politics Hour.

If you grew up in the Washington, D.C. region, chances are you've heard the now-legendary TV commercials advertising Taekwondo Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee's local martial arts classes.

What is it like to be Instagram-famous in the D.C. region?