2022

D.C. Public Schools is expanding its coronavirus policies by requiring testing after scheduled school breaks, providing weekly rapid tests to some of its youngest students and implementing “test-to-stay” provisions.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A snowy owl apparently touring iconic buildings of the nation’s capital is captivating birdwatchers who manage to get a glimpse of the rare, resplendent visitor from the Arctic.

Georgetown University is among 16 top universities accused of being part of a “price-fixing cartel” that led to less financial aid for students in a new lawsuit.

D.C. will begin distributing rapid COVID-19 tests to pre-K and kindergarten children at public and charter schools every Friday while cases remain high, though it remains to be decided whether those students will be required to return a…

It’s not just you: Grocery stores across the D.C. region are running low on a variety of products, in a flashback to the early days of the pandemic. But the shortages can’t be explained by one factor alone.

Between 2009 and 2019, the disciplinary division of the D.C. police department sought to fire 24 police officers after its internal affairs division investigated allegations of criminal misconduct against them. Among the cases: an officer…

Scott Patrick is among the many who disagreed with Mayor Muriel Bowser’s decision to rescind the indoor mask mandate ahead of the holidays. But when the mayor reinstated the mandate just before Christmas, Patrick says his manager at Trader…

D.C. will make rapid antigen COVID tests available to pre-K and kindergarten students and staff on a weekly basis, schools Superintendent Christina Grant said Monday, a move intended to further curb the spread of the virus and keep schools…

Almost a week after the D.C. region saw its biggest winter storm since 2019, delays in basic services — power, trash pickup, and mail delivery — plagued parts of the region.

In November, UrbanTurf reported on a proposed redevelopment of a church in Historic Anacostia. Now, we are getting a sense of how that project will look.

“She’s doing marvelously, and she’s doing us a favor with the rats,” a wildlife expert said

With COVID-19 case rates in the District still among the highest seen here throughout the pandemic, the DC government is adding new rapid antigen test pickup sites at six senior wellness centers.

D.C.’s Office of the People’s Counsel announced that a pandemic-related utility moratorium would end Monday, Jan. 10, following days of severe winter weather and growing positive case rates across the country.

A dip in Rock Creek? A dive into the Anacostia River? A plunge into the Potomac?

An interim leader, Mark Wrighton, took office Jan. 1

Starting Jan. 15, restaurants and bars in D.C., along with several other types of businesses, will be required to check that their customers are vaccinated.