2021

Two students who are serving sentences in the DC Jail have filed a lawsuit against D.C. Public Schools and the State Superintendent of Education, claiming that the city hasn’t offered any virtual or in-person instruction to kids in custody…

D.C. is getting a significant boost from the federal government in an effort to combat homelessness and housing scarcity in the District.

Legislation to make D.C. the 51st state advanced from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Wednesday, paving the way for approval by the full House for the second consecutive year — possibly as soon as next week.

The new program is designed to help residents pay rent or utilities.

Anyone over the age of 16 who lives or works in the District is now eligible for a coronavirus vaccination. But as public health and community leaders embark on the campaign to get the general population vaccinated, D.C. is still…

Howard University College of Medicine has received $1.59 million to build mobile vaccination units and to boost vaccinations in Black and other medically underserved communities.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the Washington D.C. National Guard lacked clear guidance and didn’t fully understand how to appropriately use helicopters during the civil unrest in the city last June when one of the aircraft flew very low…

Rep. Pat Fallon came to the hearing armed with 150 years of census data, and when it was his turn to speak he turned to D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser.

The Housing Production Trust Fund, the District’s largest fund for creating affordable housing, is expected to receive $263 million as a result of a budget surplus. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, D.C. had a budget surplus of $526 million…

On April 8, residents in the Pandemic Emergency Program for Medically Vulnerable People (PEP-V) at Holiday Inn on Rhode Island Ave. NW were called to a meeting, told the District has run out of permanent supportive housing vouchers, and…

A veteran D.C. police officer says the Metropolitan Police Department’s Gun Recovery Unit deploys illegitimate tactics in a war on guns that have fostered an adversarial relationship between the department and the communities they are…

For as little as $150, you can rent an electric-powered Scandinavian-designed picnic boat, large enough for eight passengers, at The Wharf Marina, and no boating license is required.

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform will vote Wednesday on legislation to make D.C. the 51st state, a once-fringe idea that has become a key part of the Democratic platform.

A near collision, a runaway Metro train, trains running red signals, worker protection guideline violations — those are a few of the incidents the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission highlighted in its virtual April meeting Tuesday.