September 2021

As D.C.’s mayor and council continue to battle over the extension of Medicaid benefits for more than a quarter-million people, the chairman of the D.C. Council has told Mayor Muriel Bowser that her emergency action last week was outside…

Eleven D.C. charter schools plan on giving admissions preference to students who are homeless, in the foster system, or receiving certain benefits starting in the 2022 school year, part of an effort to expand access to some high-performing…

Capitol and D.C. police said Friday they are fully prepared in the event of violence at a planned Saturday rally of demonstrators supporting those arrested in the pro-Trump riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

U.S. Capitol Police are activating a large-scale security plan in hopes of avoiding the events of Jan. 6, 2021, Chief Tom Manger said at a Friday press conference.

In July, Metro’s Board of Directors approved plans to fully convert the WMATA bus fleet to electric buses over the next two decades, by 2045. Up to 12 electric buses could be rolled out in a pilot program in 2023, and the system plans to…

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Allies of Donald Trump are mounting a Saturday rally at the U.S. Capitol, aimed at supporting what they call the “political prisoners” of the Jan. 6 insurrection — about 60 people held behind bars of the more than 600…

Ahead of the Sunday, Sept. 19 deadline for most D.C. government workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, 70% of the city’s workforce has self-reported as fully vaccinated, as of Wednesday, Sept. 15, according to D.C. Mayor Muriel…

Once again this summer, parts of the District and its western suburbs were besieged by a deluge of rain and dangerous flash flooding. With peak radar-indicated rain totals in the 4 to 5 inches in some spots, it was the “perfect storm” of…

Chief Financial Officer withheld documents citing privacy and “deliberative process” exemptions

International soccer officials are on their way to D.C. this weekend, giving city leaders and top business executives the chance to sell Greater Washington as a prime candidate to host some portion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Six African lions, two Amur tigers and a Sumatran tiger at the Smithsonian National Zoo are being treated for coronavirus, the zoo said Friday.

The lions and tigers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo have tested positive for coronavirus, according to a Friday announcement from the zoo. Initial results from fecal samples have come back positive, but the zoo is waiting on final…

Animals showed symptoms of coughing, sneezing and lack of appetite, zoo officials said

It's not just summer and the baseball season that are drawing to a close: The District's ticket amnesty program is slated to end Sept. 30.

The free ride’s over, folks.