Latest Muriel Bowser News

NHL's Capitals and NBA's Wizards are staying in Washington after Virginia arena deal collapses

Mar. 27, 2024 22:05 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Ted Leonsis told District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser late last year that the NBA's Washington Wizards and NHL's Washington Capitals he owns would probably be leaving Washington for Virginia, she told him no, they would not. Ultimately, she proved to be...

DC attorney general argues NHL's Capitals, NBA's Wizards must play in Washington through 2047

Mar. 22, 2024 21:20 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorney general for the District of Columbia contends that the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals are obligated to play their games in the downtown arena through 2047, the city's latest salvo to keep them from leaving and one that the teams'...

Two fragile DC neighborhoods hang in the balance as the Wizards and Capitals consider leaving town

Mar. 04, 2024 00:24 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Already struggling to keep his Chinatown bar afloat, Yousef Tellawi felt a sense of impending doom when he learned that the owner of Washington's Capitals and Wizards wanted to move the teams out of the neighborhood and into northern Virginia. The departure of the...

DC to consider major new public safety bill to stem rising violent crime

Jan. 10, 2024 17:38 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Public safety legislation unveiled Wednesday by local lawmakers in the nation's capital is aimed at bringing down spiraling violent crimes rates that have stoked public anxiety and prompted congressional scrutiny. The measure largely repackages and consolidates...