2020

In a reversal, D.C. Public Schools will not reopen elementary school classrooms for most students next week as planned, citing the need to readjust staffing plans after strong pushback from teachers.

Happy Monday. Washingtonians who have yet to vote can go to one of 95 Election Day voting centers on Tuesday, where same-day registration is offered.

Federal prosecutors in the District dropped charges against a man who was arrested Saturday during a protest over the death of his son, a moped rider who was being followed by police when he crashed.

Amid stalled negotiations between teachers and D.C. Public Schools about how to return students to in-person learning, the local teachers’ union urged educators to call out sick Monday and take a mental health day.

D.C. businesses don’t have any reason to fear violence or disruptive protests in the aftermath of the election, officials say. But that has not stopped owners and landlords from preparing for the worst.

The BOP and US Marshals are preparing to send crowd-control officers to the nation’s capital, much as they did for the George Floyd protests, this time for election demonstrations.

As D.C. gears up for an Election Day that could spark civil unrest, local businesses are assessing how and whether to prepare.

As Alexis Brown, 22, drove from Albany, N.Y. to the District on Friday to mourn her half-brother Karon Hylton-Brown, she said she struggled to recall scenes of their shared childhood in Northwest. Instead, her mind flashed to police camera…

On Sunday evening, Phil Portlock sat across from his computer in his Northeast Washington home, fired up Zoom and once again tried to save democracy from those who would destroy it.

The Washington National Cathedral knows that many locals are going to be praying on Election Day. So, for the first time since the pandemic began, the Cathedral is re-opening the nave for an all-day prayer vigil.

D.C. Public Schools on Monday announced it was cancelling plans to return to in-person learning next week, amid mounting pushback from the teachers and principals unions and advocates.

With so much uncertainty about election results, local news organizations emphasize patience.

More than two years since DC designated 25 Opportunity Zones (OZs), the city is implementing its own layer of tax incentive regulations.

In a reversal, D.C. Public Schools will not reopen elementary school classrooms for most students next week as planned, citing the need to readjust staffing plans after strong pushback from teachers.

D.C. Public Schools will not reopen elementary school buildings next week, delaying plans to bring some students back to physical classrooms after fierce pushback from teachers, parents and school principals.