2020

The first five first responders to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the District have been identified — all five are members of D.C. Fire and EMS, and the department’s chief will be among them.

A new initiative with the Department of Employment Services (DOES) seeks to use music and mental health services to help D.C. youth retain employment.

Five first responders — the acting D.C. fire chief, the department’s medical director and three firefighters — will be among the first people in the District to get the coronavirus vaccine, as part of a targeted campaign to build…

“For me, it was reminiscent of cross burnings,” Asbury United Methodist Church’s senior pastor said in a statement.

A Black Lives Matter banner and sign were torn from two historic Black churches in downtown D.C. and destroyed during pro-Trump protests Saturday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vandals tore down a Black Lives Matter banner and sign from two historic Black churches in downtown Washington and set the banner ablaze as nighttime clashes Saturday between pro-Donald Trump supporters and…

Demonstrators at pro-Trump rallies tore down and destroyed Black Lives Matter banners outside historic Black churches last night in a scene one pastor says reminded her of a cross burning.

Four people were stabbed near the Proud Boys hangout on Saturday

The pastor of a historic D.C. church whose Black Lives Matter sign was torn down and burned in the street during Saturday’s chaotic pro-Trump “Million MAGA March” responded Sunday, saying the violent act was “reminiscent of cross…

The nation’s capital is being sued ahead of Christmas by the Archdiocese of Washington over the city’s coronavirus restrictions.

Four people were stabbed in downtown D.C. on Saturday night, amid a series of clashes between groups supporting President Donald Trump and counterprotesters — a violent repeat of the Nov. 14 pro-Trump demonstrations that resulted in a…

The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington on Friday sued D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) and the city over Washington’s coronavirus attendance limits, saying they are “chilling” and harm hundreds of thousands of Catholics as Christmas…

Thousands of maskless rallygoers who refuse to accept the results of the election turned downtown Washington into a falsehood-filled spectacle Saturday, two days before the electoral college will make the president’s loss official.

Thousands of supporters for President Trump descended on downtown D.C. Saturday, protesting false claims of a “stolen” election. For the second time in four weeks, the pro-Trump demonstrations drew opposition from anti-Trump protesters.

Violence broke out after a rally in support of President Donald Trump in D.C. as protesters and counter-protesters clashed Saturday evening.

While the first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine are on their way to the District, there are still some logistical issues to be worked out before any shots are given.

The District of Columbia is sharing more information than ever about the spread of the novel coronavirus. With a click of a button, you can pore over reams of data about what sort of people are testing positive, in which neighborhoods,…

Since late Thursday, Rahul Dubey’s cellphone has been buzzing with calls and text messages from family and friends congratulating him on being named one of Time magazine’s “Heroes of 2020.”