2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Teachers in the nation’s capital and the D.C. public school system have reached an agreement on COVID-19 safety protocols, ending a monthslong standoff and paving the way for school buildings to reopen early next year for…

D.C. is moving to temporarily ban indoor dining starting Wednesday.

This week the D.C. Council granted final approval to a bill that will lower the barrier for residents with criminal records to find employment.

The 1,500-square-foot home just hit the market.

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration will soon be announcing new restrictions on indoor dining in the District, prohibiting customers from eating inside restaurants starting December 23. The news comes just before Christmas, as the city’s…

The city hopes to resume indoor dining in some capacity in January.

Last weekend, downtown D.C. was plunged into chaos when pro-Trump groups affiliated with the Proud Boys, an organization designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, descended upon D.C. to continue to claim election fraud…

An SUV belonging to Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh was stolen Thursday as she ran an errand, the D.C. lawmaker said.

D.C. Brau Brewing made an unexpected appearance on the floor of the U.S. House on Thursday.

For the first time since March, the sixth floor halls of the United Medical Center in Southeast D.C. are full of hope.

On the bright, sunny afternoon of Nov. 29, I sat at my computer in Southeast D.C., putting in lessons for my students when I heard the chilling noise of gunfire: Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang. Seven, maybe eight shots rang out…

The 2019 Point in Time (PIT) Count in D.C. revealed a welcome drop in the number of homeless families — a nearly 45 percent decline since its 2016 count. Unfortunately, this count grossly underreports the numbers of women and children…

As the District’s mayor embarks on the politically fraught process of choosing a new police chief, pressure is building for a leader who embraces a public health approach to fighting crime and will find alternatives to relying on law…

Joel Caston has filled many roles during his 26 years of incarceration, from youth mentor to published author to financial literacy instructor for his fellow inmates.

Teachers at D.C. schools are one step closer to an agreement to return to in-person learning.

The District’s public school system and the Washington Teachers’ Union reached a deal late Thursday on how to reopen schools, capping months of contentious negotiations in a city that has so far been unable to bring teachers and students…

The interior of the Washington Monument will be temporarily closed to visitors beginning Friday due to a reduction in workforce from exposure to the coronavirus, the National Park Service said Thursday.