2022

More than two years after launching the COVID-19 contact trace force to help identify people potentially exposed to the coronavirus and slow the spread of disease, the District says it’s winding down operations.

The District's chief financial officer reports an April surprise that brought in unexpectedly high income tax receipts for the city as the major contributor to an estimated $490.6 million in previously unexpected revenue for fiscal year…

The National Park Service is embarking on a major project to rebuild the crumbling, sinking seawalls and sidewalks that surround the Tidal Basin, aiming to make the basin resilient to a rising Potomac River and protect the world-famous…

D.C. is taking a new approach to July Fourth holiday safety this year, focusing as much on violence prevention as on fireworks safety.

The initiatives, announced Thursday, come at a time when violence is rising in the city

Should the head of D.C.’s forensic lab be a scientist? And should he or she report directly to the D.C. Council rather than the mayor?

She claims the chairman is stalling some of her committee’s legislation in order to punish her.

The plaintiffs say a recent Supreme Court ruling opens the door for guns on buses and trains.

The sticky asphalt material that adhered to about 20 cars Wednesday on D.C. 295, jamming up tires and causing an hours-long closure of one of the city’s busiest highways, should never have been exposed directly to traffic in the way it…

The D.C. Health Department has terminated 131 members of its coronavirus contact tracing program, a spokesperson confirmed Thursday, marking the official end of a city program started more than two years ago to curtail the virus’s spread. …

The D.C. Council heard testimony Thursday on a proposed bill that would overhaul the city’s crime lab. Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen, who chairs the committee that oversees the lab and who introduced the legislation along with several…

More than 27% of all students in D.C. are missing routine childhood immunizations, according to data from the District of Columbia.

This Fourth of July weekend, Metro is warning that riders can expect crowded platforms and wait times of up to one hour after the National Mall fireworks, as the agency continues to keep some railcars off the tracks.