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Investigator Wayne David, a veteran MPD officer, was fatally shot on duty due to a firearm that discharged while he was working to retrieve it down a storm drain on Aug. 28. (Courtesy of Metropolitan Police Department)

D.C. Officer Fatally Shot On Duty While Retrieving Firearm

by Lindiwe Vilakazi August 29, 2024August 29, 2024

After a family member made a viral TikTok about the restaurant’s struggles, Keith Lee visited Dukem Ethiopian restaurant on U Street NW and crowned it “the best food we’ve had in D.C,” noting its “robust sauce” and “earthy taste” in food. Lee gifted $1000 worth of food for following customers, plus $500 in individual tips to the restaurant owners. (Courtesy photo)

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TikTok Food Critic Keith Lee Unimpressed By D.C. Food Scene

by Jada Ingleton August 29, 2024August 29, 2024

On Aug. 29, Calique Barnes, dressed to the nines in a fitted burgundy suit, took the podium and reflected on how his community prepared him for the next level of student leadership. (Cleveland Nelson/The Washington Informer)

Calique Barnes: Ward 8 Advocate Turned State Board Student Representative

by Sam P.K. Collins August 29, 2024August 29, 2024

**FILE** D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb has joined the U.S. Department of Justice and a bipartisan coalition of 30 state attorneys general in filing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, the owner of Ticketmaster. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Attorney General Secures $3.29 Million Settlement in Title Insurance Kickback Scheme

by Stacy M. Brown August 29, 2024August 29, 2024

Without Full Representation, Ward 8 Residents Mull Next Steps

by Sam P.K. Collins August 28, 2024August 28, 2024

**FILE** With a looming council investigation and federal bribery charges, D.C. Council member Trayon White's political future remains unclear. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Ward 8 Residents Set Out to Protect Council Seat in General Election

by Sam P.K. Collins August 28, 2024August 28, 2024

**FILE** An air quality test is conducted inside a kitchen in Northeast D.C. in 2022, while the gas stove was turned on to determine gas leaks that affect asthma and other respiratory ailments in housing. The Chesapeake Climate Action Network condemned Washington Gas in a statement on Aug. 27, for failing to fix cancer-causing gas leaks that have affected people and their animals. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Climate Advocacy Group Slams Washington Gas Over Safety Concerns, Sick Animals

by Eden Harris August 28, 2024August 28, 2024

Sheila Bunn, a member of the D.C. Democratic Party and third vice president of the Ward 8 Democrats, attends the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22. (Micha Green/The Washington Informer)

DMV Community Talks Importance of This Year’s DNC, Offers Washingtonians Call to Action

by Micha Green and Hamil R. Harris August 28, 2024August 28, 2024

Imam Talib Shareef of Masjid Muhammad in Northwest D.C. delivered the invocation on Aug. 20 at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. (Earl Gibson/The Washington Informer)

Local Faith Leader Imam Talib Shareef Prays at Democratic National Convention

by Hamil R. Harris August 28, 2024August 28, 2024

Flag of the District of Columbia (Courtesy of dpw.dc.gov)

D.C. Government Reports Progress on Sustainable DC Plan

by WI Web Staff August 28, 2024August 28, 2024