2021

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D.C. health officials will release racial demographic information of people who have received the COVID-19 vaccine, as criticism grows that poor and predominantly Black neighborhoods hard-hit by the pandemic are facing hurdles to getting…

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has hired the city’s first director of gun violence prevention, one of numerous personnel changes announced Thursday amid a surge in fatal shootings and calls from the D.C. Council to reimagine the way the…

Amid concerns over COVID-19 vaccination equity in Virginia and Maryland, D.C. Health Director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt said Thursday that District officials are “absolutely focused” on equity.

The District’s effort to bring a new hospital to Southeast Washington has moved into the design and construction planning phases, with the city awarding a multimillion-dollar architecture and engineering contract.

With a new president in the White House and one party in control of Congress, the D.C. region’s largely Democratic leaders are asking for more: more vaccines, more money and more help.

Metro is getting $600,000 from the Federal Transit Agency to test and evaluate the effectiveness of enhanced air filtration and purification technologies on its subway cars. The goal is to make trains safer during the pandemic and restore…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser appointed Linda Harllee Harper as the city’s first gun violence prevention director during a news conference Thursday.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed several new cabinet appointments on Thursday, and announced a new position in the District: Gun Violence Prevention Coordinator.

U.S. Army officials say “credible” threats to military assets on the Southwest Waterfront warrant new restrictions on water use along Fort McNair near D.C.’s bustling Wharf neighborhood.

Like a corridor in the northeast section of DC, the residential development pipeline along 14th Street has far fewer units on the boards than it did five years ago, and just as soon as units enter the pipeline these days, others deliver. …

More than 240,000 students have experienced gun violence at their school since Columbine in 1999. For the students whose schools have been spared, drills meant to simulate and prepare for the experience ensure that the threat is…

As the District’s public school system prepares to resume in-person learning on Monday, many charter schools say they will not bring their students back at the same pace — despite the mayor’s call for them to reopen their buildings.

Next week will mark a milestone for D.C. students as the city’s public school system reopens for in-person learning amid the ongoing pandemic — and education leaders are urging families to be aware of their responsibilities.