2021

The District of Columbia will close several miles of Georgia Ave in Northwest — a major north-south route through the nation’s capital — for five hours Saturday, as a way to encourage residents, visitors and businesses to consider…

The question 4-year-old Nathan Ballard-Means asked his mom after school Friday would not have stood out, if it weren’t for what happened about an hour later.

Weeks into the school year, D.C. Council members are drafting emergency legislation that could make virtual learning more accessible and require COVID-19 vaccinations for students who are eligible to receive them.

You’ve probably heard the old cliché that Washington was built on a swamp. It wasn’t, but much of the National Mall is built on land reclaimed from the Potomac River and its wetlands, and much of downtown, and the heart of the federal…

What to know about redistricting as the D.C. Council begins public hearings about it

The ongoing pandemic has left hundreds of thousands of Americans grieving in isolation. A public art installation on the National Mall provides a space to mourn as a nation.

The fifth annual Women’s March will take place in D.C. this Saturday.

Mama J has been living at the NoMa encampments since 2012. She said she has met everyone who lives there, and says she’s comfortable.

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine chalked up a major court victory Wednesday in a case against a neglectful Columbia Heights landlord.

Halcyon, the social entrepreneurship organization anchored by a flagship incubator in Georgetown, is moving deeper into the investment arena with the creation of a new funding vehicle.

If there’s one time you needn’t hurry, it’s when you’re in your casket on the way to your cemetery plot. You’re not going anywhere. Well, you are, but no one’s going to care if you’re tardy.

What’s known as street harassment happens all too frequently, and D.C. leaders are asking residents to help address the issue through a new bystander intervention training program.

Two D.C. men have been indicted on charges related to trafficking firearms — including untraceable “ghost guns” — according to U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C.

The Fairfax at Embassy Row hotel's new owner is gearing up to turn it into a senior housing community —and the company hopes the historic property won't be its only purchase in Greater Washington.

D.C.’s unemployment benefits system became infamous during the pandemic for excruciatingly long hold times and delayed payments that affected thousands of desperate, laid-off workers. There are now signs that the troubled system enabled…

Scooters arrived in D.C. in 2018, adding a new layer of mobility to the District while exposing some poor parking habits by riders that often created obstacles and hazards on sidewalks.

Another marathon DC Council hearing on Tuesday documented frustration over faulty HVAC systems at dozens of public schools, with DC officials blaming supply chain problems for delayed repairs.