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With DC Public Schools midway through the second week of the fall semester, officials acknowledged that the entire sixth grade at Southeast DC's Johnson Middle School is in quarantine at home and learning remotely after someone in the…

A new Metro line to National Harbor is one of the ideas being floated to solve a chronic crowding problem — and, if selected, could bring rail service to Georgetown, Buzzard Point and St. Elizabeths.

Years in the making, the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge opened on Labor Day to pedestrians, cyclists and runners in a preview of this morning's dedication ceremony. Later in the week, motorists will transition onto the new bridge…

The tumultuous saga of DC's Medicaid program continues to evolve, with the Bowser administration acting to extend the city's managed care contracts with MedStar and two other providers for another nine months. The decision, however, is…

Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared a public emergency related to health care resources as her administration seeks to stabilize the city's Medicaid program amid contracting disputes.

Mayor Muriel Bowser has activated the District's Emergency Operations Center to coordinate government services, with Tropical Depression Ida expected to bring an afternoon and evening filled with heavy rains and potentially damaging winds…

A new phishing scam targets DC unemployment recipients, promising them access to additional benefits while seeking confidential information — prompting warnings about potential identity theft.

Students returned to DC Public Schools classrooms on Monday morning — in many cases, for the first time since the pandemic forced a shift to remote learning a year and a half ago.

District officials released footage Wednesday from police body cameras during an arrest in a suspected drug transaction in Southeast Washington that led to three officers being suspended after one of the officers was captured on viral…

The release of granular data from last year's U.S. census reiterates Ward 6 as the epicenter of the District's growth over the past decade, setting the stage for a redistricting process that will require its boundaries to shrink.

A new breakdown released by the White House says DC can expect to receive at least $1.1 billion for rebuilding roads and highways plus another $225 million for bridges over five years if the infrastructure bill approved by the Senate this…

The DC Council has concluded its summertime budget season, taking its final votes Tuesday on the District's $17.5 billion financial plan for fiscal year 2022.

It's been expected but is now official: The DC government will require its employees and contractors to be fully vaccinated or agree to weekly COVID-19 tests.

The DC government is reportedly close to issuing a vaccine mandate for its employees, with the issue of discipline for unwilling workers among the subjects being discussed in talks with union leaders.

From Arena Stage to Shakespeare Theatre Company to Woolly Mammoth, the bulk of DC's theaters have joined together to require audience members to provide proof of vaccination to attend indoor performances.

While the attorney general oversees only a small portion of the DC government's workforce, Karl Racine has stepped out in front of Mayor Muriel Bowser on a thorny issue: a vaccination mandate for employees.

With the DC Council having already given initial approval to a $17.5 billion budget two weeks ago, the bulk of the discussion on its second vote Tuesday focused on two small segments: an $11 million supplemental request from Mayor Muriel…

The DC Council put the emphasis on legislators supporting "a combination of strategies to reduce violent crime," via a last-minute budget infusion. The mayor's chief of staff offered an alternative headline: "Council cuts proposal for new…

As DC's renewed indoor mask mandate took effect over the weekend, Mayor Muriel Bowser faced criticism over her own masking practices.

In 1966, the United Nations identified adequate housing as a fundamental human right as part of its International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. But, even as early as 1944, in his State of the Union address, with the…