2021

A new prototype device on Spin scooters aims to loudly address one of the biggest complaints about the two-wheeled electric devices: people often ride on busy sidewalks or park them poorly.

This week, panic buying at gas stations across the East Coast following a ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline has led to empty gas stations and created long lines at stations with fuel. Officials in the D.C. region have warned…

Next week, lawmakers consider allowing landlords to file evictions against tenants over unpaid rent if they don’t receive housing assistance.

DC Health has kept long-term care facilities on lockdown even after a highly successful vaccination rollout and against federal guidelines. Families and advocates cannot understand the hold up.

D.C. is stepping up efforts to get more residents vaccinated, offering some home run incentives for those willing to get the vaccine.

The historic district covering part of the Mount Vernon Triangle neighborhood could soon grow a bit larger — and that could come with big consequences for Joe Mamo, the D.C. gas station magnate and real estate developer.

The Southwest Library opens this Saturday.

A transgender woman who filed a discrimination lawsuit against D.C. officials after the Department of Corrections placed her in a men’s unit at the jail against her wishes was transferred to a facility for women Friday, according to her…

In Congress Heights, some locals are concerned about the adverse impacts of liquor stores that are concentrated in the area.

After losing its longtime clubhouse in Shaw earlier this year, Capital Pool Checkers Association has found a new home.

It could take until after Labor Day for a buyer to emerge for the former Marriott Wardman Park hotel, as the team seeking to sell the property has asked a federal bankruptcy court for more time to complete the process.

Since losing their lease nearly two months ago, members of the Capitol Pool Checkers Association have been searching for a new home, a challenging task in the District, where most rents easily exceed what the club can afford.

Though D.C. continues to make progress toward ending both family and veteran homelessness, which have decreased significantly from prior years, the number of single adults experiencing chronic homelessness increased by an alarming 21…

As she approached her eighties, Priscilla Cunningham found a new calling. She became the librarian at Knollwood, a D.C. retirement facility that serves veterans and former diplomats and their families.

The D.C. Department of Corrections has issued updated guidance for how it is responding to the coronavirus pandemic, and several programs are set to return in person for the first time since the pandemic began for fully vaccinated inmates.…

The transit agency will regain only about 42 percent of its pre-pandemic riders by the end of the year, according to a new report.