2021

They've left their Nebraska Avenue home after more than six decades.

The Washington Monument has closed until further notice to protect staff and visitors from the spread of COVID-19, the National Park Service announced Saturday.

A station for a maglev train line that would take passengers from Washington to Baltimore in 15 minutes could alter a D.C. neighborhood and have significant effects on the city, District officials said Monday.

Ward 4 council member Janeese Lewis George said that “delaying vaccinations for childcare workers any longer undermines fairness, equity and public health.”

Apparently, Joe Biden’s first mass and Sunday outing in D.C. as president would not be complete without a bagel.

A week out from opening the doors to students and teachers for the first time this academic year, the District is reporting that 5,200 students have accepted seats for in-person learning, about a third of the school system’s capacity in…

Managing Partner of Ben’s Next Door, Welton Eric Logan said not having indoor dining made for some of the toughest weeks for the restaurant.

The bagel spot is co-owned by his administration's Covid Czar.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden attended Mass for the first time since taking office, worshipping Sunday at the church he frequented when he was vice president.

Since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, 38 U.S. Capitol Police employees have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the head of the officers’ union said Saturday. Cases are also climbing among members of the D.C. National Guard…

After COVID-19 metrics soared to record-setting levels in a post-holiday spike earlier this month, average daily case rates have declined in recent days. Still, most metrics remain well above those seen during the spring peak, and experts…

During World War II, many American towns and cities were stripped of their scrap metal. Old bits of iron, steel and tin — whether in the form of soup cans, Civil War cannons or fences — were collected, melted down and turned into bombers…

Tom Bleha and his wife were counting the days until their coronavirus vaccine appointments on Jan. 30, and the promise of a return to what he called “a semi-normal life,” but on Friday evening, Virginia Hospital Center canceled their…

Thousands of National Guard troops will remain in D.C. through at least March, continuing the extraordinary militarization of the city in the days leading up to President Joe Biden’s inauguration, albeit at a lesser scale.

Vigils. Concerts. A coat giveaway. A Mother’s Day brunch. An LGBTQ youth fashion show. Each of those events drew people to an outdoor lot in Southeast Washington that has become known as the “Secret Garden,” even though its existence is…

Although they’ve had to put off their move into the official vice president’s residence, Vice President Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff are in very good hands.

TGIF. Democratic U.S. Sen. Tom Carper introduced the Senate's DC statehood bill on Friday, which advocates said is the earliest statehood legislation has ever been introduced in a Senate session.