2020

The District, Maryland and Virginia saw their biggest single-day increase in fatalities related to the novel coronavirus Monday, with deaths up to 169 as officials warned that the region could become one of the country’s next hot spots and…

The death notice was brief: a single line among the list of 27 Washingtonians whose passing was reported to District authorities on May 27, 1920. There was just the girl’s name and age — Elsie Drew, 13 — and the address where she died:…

Jessica Hall has been trying to cancel her membership at Washington Sports Club for a month.

THE D.C. Board of Elections was the butt of national jokes in 2014 when it printed the District flag upside down on its voter guide for the general election. This year, it was embarrassed when it sent mailers to thousands of voters that…

After weekend crowds at The Wharf’s popular seafood market led D.C. officials to temporarily close the venue, Mayor Muriel Bowser said authorities are now looking at food markets across the city.

Leaders of the District’s police and fire departments are preparing for the possibility that a large number of first responders may fall ill to the novel coronavirus or have to be quarantined, according city leaders, union officials and a…

In the time of coronavirus, we're taking a fresh look at District architecture—from home.

The D.C. Council is set to vote Tuesday on a major coronavirus relief package that extends Mayor Muriel Bowser’s authority to declare a health emergency through mid-June and imposes a citywide rent freeze, among other measures.

Good Monday afternoon. As the DC Council finishes drafting a supplemental COVID-19 response bill, officials are providing new detail on the scope of the city’s budget crunch due to the economic fallout from the coronavirus.

As D.C.’s streets empty and residents take on extra precautions amid the spread of the coronavirus, the crew of one ambulance decided to ratchet up the apocalyptic atmosphere.

The D.C. Council is set to vote Tuesday on a major coronavirus relief package that extends Mayor Muriel Bowser’s authority to declare a health emergency through mid-June and imposes a citywide rent freeze, among other measures.

Two people finishing prison sentences at the Hope Village halfway house in Southeast D.C. died over the weekend. The deaths are not related to the coronavirus, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) says.

Busboys and Poets owner Andy Shallal is personally paying artists to create murals around town

Excluded from government aid, these restaurant workers are turning to their faith and family.

Father Stephen Planning had tested positive for the virus in mid-March.

Hospitals and local governments in the D.C. region are hunting for scarce medical supplies to protect healthcare workers from contagion as they treat COVID-19 patients. Local doctors and nurses say they’re already feeling the effects of…

Buying a home in a city generally costs more and gets less than the suburbs, and that holds true for D.C.