November 2021

She served as director for 21 years until retiring in 1996

Universities say continuing their mandates is essential ahead of potential holiday surges.

Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, dozens of volunteers gathered in a Silver Hill, Maryland, warehouse to pack boxes of holiday food staples for area families in need.

Sunday will mark the United Nations’ annual World Day of Remembrance (WDOR) for Road Traffic Victims. In a week-long display inside Union Station, DC Families for Safe Streets is remembering pedestrian and bicyclists whose lives were lost,…

The Washington Spirit defeated the Chicago Red Stars 2-1 to win the National Women’s Soccer League championship Saturday. The game was played in Louisville and went into overtime after the teams were tied 1-1.

Like anyone of a certain age, Barbara Morris remembers where she was when she learned President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated, 58 years ago Monday.

We often hear that New York is America’s “great melting pot” with such a diverse population and so many different cultures brought together. But I’ve always thought there’s a lot of that in D.C. as well. As an immigrant originally from…

D.C. officials on Friday defended Mayor Muriel Bowser’s decision to end the District’s mask mandate, after a majority of the city’s council members asked for it to stay in place.

As D.C. celebrates its 35th annual National Adoption Day, one couple is sharing their story of challenge and love in adopting their daughter this year.

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) doubled down this week on relaxing the city’s indoor mask mandate, despite strident objections from a council majority who say the pre-Thanksgiving change is poorly timed and poses a risk to unvaccinated…

The nation's capital has already seen 200 homicides in 2021 -- the highest number since 2004 with another month and a half left in the year. Officers have taken more than 2,000 guns off the street and, as the city works to curb gun…

Pat Collins, the longtime NBC Washington reporter known for his folksy likeability, flair for fanciful outfits and beat-poet-esque delivery, has attained viral fame (again) for his report about a case of mistaken identity.

The light displays are meant to encourage shoppers to buy local.

After nearly two decades, the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building reopens with an eye to the future(s), nods to the past, and an epic lineup of reopening events.

"Change your ways, Mike! Repent! And then call me."

The D.C. Council heard testimony Friday on one bill to amend regulations on medical marijuana and another that would legalize the growing, production and sale of recreational cannabis in the District.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mayor Muriel Bowser’s decision to ease mask requirements in the nation’s capital has sparked a public debate about timing, with the majority of the D.C. Council pleading with her to reconsider.

D.C. lawmakers heard testimony from almost 100 people Friday on a bill that would legalize marijuana sales, taking in suggestions on everything from what shape a legal industry would take, how to spend expected tax revenue, what could…

Anyone who’s been to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will speak of its elevator ride through time, which takes visitors from the present day to the 15th century kicks off the first exhibit, Slavery…

The District has recorded as many traffic fatalities by mid-November as occurred in all of 2020