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DC officials note that just 5.2% of people with COVID-19 are ending up in the hospital, one of the only improving metrics right now on DC Health's summary dashboard that compares today's numbers to those a month ago.

DC Public Schools students are back in class after a winter break that was extended by three days to facilitate a test-to-return campaign aimed at minimizing the risk of COVID-19 spreading in the schools.

Slick, icy conditions this morning led to a further delay in the distribution of COVID-19 test kits at DC Public Schools, with technical glitches already prompting skepticism about the implementation of the school system's test-to-return…

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.

A snow emergency is in effect in DC until 7 a.m. Tuesday, meaning motorists are not allowed to park on designated routes. Originally set to expire at 7 p.m. Monday, it was extended to give crews more time to clear major roadways of snow.

The District ended fiscal year 2021 with $576 million in revenue beyond the initial estimates used in drafting the budget.

A key aim of the reforms to the District's child welfare system undertaken over the past three decades was preventing future deaths by setting up a system to review the circumstances surrounding all child fatalities in the District. But…

As COVID-19 case counts continue to rise in the District and the region, DC Public Schools will require students and staff to test negative before returning to their classrooms next Wednesday.

As 2021 winds down, the District is seeing COVID-19 cases reach record highs that have put DC among the worst spots in the country for community transmission.

The DC Child and Family Services Agency's investigations often aren’t launched in the timely manner required by law — and are frequently closed too quickly and labeled “unfounded” or “unsubstantiated.”

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced today that a variety of DC businesses — including restaurants, bars, and indoor cultural and entertainment venues — will soon have to require COVID-19 vaccination for patrons ages 12 and older.

Over the summer, the DC government announced it had reached a settlement in the 32-year class-action lawsuit that sought extensive reform of the city’s child welfare system — a case initially known as LaShawn A. v. Marion Barry Jr.

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced today that she'll reinstate DC's indoor mask mandate in public places as of 6 a.m. Tuesday as one of several new measures amid concerns about a winter wave of COVID-19 cases and the spread of the new omicron…

With high-profile collisions in recent days as well as a memorial event over the weekend for a 5-year-old killed in Brookland while riding her bike, the dangers on city streets for DC children are top of mind this week for many.

As concern spreads about the omicron variant gaining a foothold in the United States, a rising number of COVID-19 infections has prompted a shift to virtual instruction at a public DC elementary school as well as changes at area…

The inviting idea of "a living downtown" is not new in the District, with the phrase a mantra of long-ago revitalization efforts in Penn Quarter as well as zoning proceedings in the late 1980s and early ’90s. Now the pandemic is helping…

A newly released audit of the District's crime lab calls for a sweeping overhaul of the Department of Forensic Sciences.

Days after Maryland and Virginia officials reported the first omicron cases in those jurisdictions, DC Health announced Sunday night that four DC residents have tested positive for the latest coronavirus variant.

There's still no timetable for a return to more frequent Metrorail service, but top officials have revealed more about their plans on how to do so.