2020

Metro plans to offer buyouts to avoid having to lay off 1,400 employees as it searches for ways to cut more than $176 million from its pandemic-ravaged budget.

As coronavirus cases in the Washington region rose over the weekend, authorities continued trying to balance public appeals and enforcement to address violations of mask mandates and other health regulations meant to keep residents safe.

D.C. police said Sunday that nearly two dozen people were arrested, including several on gun charges, as thousands of people converged in downtown Washington on Saturday for a pro-Trump march and rally. One person was stabbed and four…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Demonstrations over President Donald Trump’s loss at the polls have resulted in charges against nearly two dozen people in Washington, including a person accused of setting off a commercial firework and four people…

Harry’s Restaurant, a downtown D.C. pub, received a pair of $1,000 fines after city officials noted patrons violating coronavirus-related regulations.

THE EFFORT by Senate Republicans to hold onto majority control of the chamber — now accelerating into high gear with Georgia’s upcoming runoff elections for two Senate seats — has been larded with ominous warnings about the dangers of…

Harry's Bar at the Hotel Harrington was a go-to spot during the "Million MAGA March."

ANC Commissioners in the Brightwood Park neighborhood say they’re seeing a sharp increase in gun shootings in their neighborhood.

WASHINGTON - The action wasn’t just in downtown D.C. on Saturday: A few of the District’s school nurses protested outside the mayor’s home, calling for District leaders to include the school nurses’ union in public school reopening…

A Washington, D.C. restaurant that went viral for its efforts to feed the poor and homeless is now asking the public for help.

An adult male was stabbed this evening amid a series of violent clashes downtown between demonstrators in support of President Donald Trump and counterprotesters.

President Trump’s supporters had celebrated for hours on Saturday, waving their MAGA flags and blaring “God Bless the U.S.A.” as they gathered in Washington to falsely claim that the election had been stolen from the man they adore. The…

Thousands of mostly mask-less supporters of President Donald Trump descended on downtown Washington on Saturday, alleging widespread voter fraud and echoing the president’s baseless claims of a “stolen” election.

Going to the Department of Motor Vehicles is never a fun experience. It’s been even worse this year, due to the pandemic.

Rosedale is a former farmhouse at 35th and Newark streets NW in D.C.’s Cleveland Park neighborhood. The wood frame house dates from 1793, but the stone house at the back is even older. Historians think it was built in 1740, which would…

The second surge of the pandemic is well underway in the Washington region, prompting Virginia and Maryland to reinstate some shutdown restrictions last week while the District warily monitors its rising numbers.

There are indications that the tense, months-long negotiations between D.C. Public Schools and the Washington Teachers’ Union over plans to return to class are moving closer to a deal.

TGIF. DC school leaders and the Washington Teachers' Union on Friday struck a tentative agreement for how to hold in-person instruction. The deal resolves last month's impasse but comes as cases rise in the city and nationwide.

Officials across the region exhaled this week after a general election marked by firsts. Record numbers of people voted in Virginia, which like Maryland and the District saw expanded options and historic increases in early voting. Ballot…

As several businesses try to remain afloat, business leaders hope things will take a turn for the better with the arrival of a coronavirus vaccine.