2022

D.C. students will have access to free pads and tampons in school bathrooms, under legislation approved Tuesday by the D.C. Council.

The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to name Gary Thompson, a veteran D.C. lawyer, to be the next chair of the D.C. Board of Elections ahead of the 2022 primaries — and also confirmed two mayoral appointments to the D.C. Housing…

The Pride flag is pretty, but if there isn’t an understanding of how to treat the people it represents, that rectangular rainbow is just a well-intentioned piece of fabric. That’s the mind-set behind an effort by the homelessness charity…

DC's first substantial snowfall since 2019 left behind picturesque scenes, but slick, icy conditions are leading to early complaints about the city's performance in clearing the streets.

An aging Thomas Circle office building has a new owner — one that has hopes to convert the property to residential.

Last month, the DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development began soliciting feedback from downtown office owners about the barriers to converting their buildings into residences. Now, the city's Office of Planning…

The biggest snowstorm in about three years blanketed the Washington region Monday, upending delicate plans to reopen schools and leaving some motorists stranded.

The District hit a new peak of 580 coronavirus hospitalizations reported yesterday, with 9,201 new confirmed coronavirus cases over the last four days. Seven new deaths were reported.

The eight-foot-high black metal fence topped with razor wire that surrounded the U.S. Capitol following the Jan. 6 insurrection has been gone since July. The more than 30,000 heavily armed National Guard troops who arrived from all 50…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after thousands of violent pro-Trump rioters overwhelmed police officers at the U.S. Capitol — severely injuring dozens in the process — the force dedicated to protecting the premier symbol of American democracy…

With coronavirus cases surging as winter break ends, some parents and educators in the Washington region are calling for a temporary switch to virtual learning or more immediate testing to avert classroom outbreaks and further spread of…

NASA's headquarters building is on the market, again.

Tony Burns thought he knew Washington. He grew up here, went to school here, worked here. It was here that he learned he was HIV-positive, that he was diagnosed with cancer, that he came close to losing his home. It was in Washington that…

The institution anticipates "unprecedented staff shortages in the coming weeks" due to DC's Omicron surge.

Snow is like that fickle teenage style you once swore by: it was awesome for a while, but eventually it just had to go.

Faced with ongoing staff shortages connected to the recent covid surge, the Smithsonian Institution will temporarily reduce public hours at most of its Washington museums and the National Zoo and close the National Air and Space Museum and…

On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of Pfizer’s COVID booster shot for kids 12 to 15 years old.

Hotbed, a new comedy club, is planned to open in early 2022 at the old Songbyrd Music House & Record Cafe location in Adams Morgan. The club will be the new home of Underground Comedy, the company behind comedy shows at The Big Hunt,…