2021

Several of D.C.’s COVID-19 restrictions on entertainment venues, swimming pools, and museums will change on May 1, as the city continues to vaccinate more residents.

Elizabeth Davis, president of the Washington Teachers’ Union, was killed in a two-car crash in Prince George’s County on Sunday night, the union confirmed Monday.

Elizabeth A. Davis, a fierce advocate for D.C. educators and the outspoken president of the Washington Teachers’ Union, died Sunday night in a car crash in Prince George’s County.

Squishy guidelines and residual frustration with D.C. officials has Washingtonians venturing a long way from home to receive COVID-19 vaccines.

D.C.’s office market continued to soften in the first quarter of this year, with the largest single-quarter occupancy loss on record.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol Police are struggling.

In a deadly pattern we’ve seen before, coronavirus infections are rising across the region but area elected officials are ignoring health experts’ advice to tighten restrictions on public gatherings and businesses to thwart the disease’s…

The last time the pastor had seen his congregation in person was March 2020. The coronavirus had triggered a global pandemic, prompting him to shutter his church in Northwest Washington.

The latest study on airplane noise north of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will be released during a virtual meeting on Monday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are trying to balance openness with safety after Friday’s attack within steps of the Capitol, a challenge for Congress, nearly three months after a mob stormed the seat of American democracy, to “make it as…

A D.C. school for adult English learners is working to overcome the wide-range of difficulties its students face switching to virtual learning during the pandemic, especially with most being both immigrants and parents.

THE KILLING of George Floyd last year at the hands of Minneapolis police spotlighted the damage that unjust policing has caused to Black neighborhoods, and there seemed to be general agreement about the need for serious reform. How to go…

At Brightwood Education Campus in Northwest Washington, 12 immigrant families — 25 students — moved out of the city and left the school during the pandemic. At Roosevelt High not far away, the school is down more than 60 students whose…

The chairman of the union for US Capitol Police officers said the department is “struggling to meet existing mission requirements” and is calling on Congress to hire hundreds of new police officers to ensure the safety of the Capitol…

D.C. Police said 4-year-old Zy'aire Joshua was hit by a car and killed Thursday afternoon.

For residents of this city that has been under occupation for months, the arrival of spring brought a sense that life here might finally be getting lighter.

The line for the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine on Saturday morning wrapped around several blue and green tennis courts in Southeast Washington and was more than two dozen people deep.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest deadly breach of the Capitol’s perimeter could delay the gradual reopening of the building’s grounds to the public just as lawmakers were eyeing a return to more normal security measures following the Jan. 6…

The D.C. crime lab, which analyzes evidence gathered at crime scenes in the District, has had its accreditation suspended temporarily by the ANSI National Accreditation Board.