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Dr. Yolandra Hancock doesn’t have to read a medical journal to know how soda and other sugar-filled drinks destroy people, young and old, in the African American community and why people of color are disproportionately dying of COVID-19 at…

Some Metrorail workers are ignoring safety rules they don’t agree with.

Metro rail cars that were sidelined in November after multiple incidents of cars separating while in service will stay off line, safety inspectors said Tuesday.

A massive development plan for D.C. that lawmakers revisit every two decades is now on its way to the mayor’s desk. The D.C. Council also extended the ban on evictions and utility shut-offs.

Advocates for the District’s hospitality industry are making a push for $200 million in aid to to support struggling hotel owners as the Bowser administration prepares its budget request for fiscal 2022 later in May.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser expects all 50,000 DC Public School students to return to school buildings in the fall.

On Tuesday afternoon, the DC Council unanimously approved the amended Comprehensive Plan, potentially clearing the path for a logjam of development citywide to move forward.

During a recent D.C. Council hearing, Patrice Sulton, a civil rights lawyer, began to scold Charles Allen, chair of the council’s judiciary committee. At issue was whether the District should create its own parole board, and Sutton, who is…

DC Council has been working for years to update the Comprehensive Plan, DC’s enormous zoning and land-use document. On Tuesday, those years of work concluded in a unanimous vote on an update to the document, which dates back to 2006.

George Washington University will soon begin searching for a new president.

The D.C. Council voted down a controversial measure Tuesday that would have allowed landlords to resume sending eviction notices during the pandemic, opting instead to revisit the proposal at a later date.

Neighborhood opposition previously killed Dacha's plans for a beer garden on the property

D.C. lawmakers have rejected a major change to the city’s Covid-inspired eviction ban in the face of staunch opposition — but some alterations to the moratorium are likely on the way within the next two weeks.

George Washington University President Thomas LeBlanc will retire at the end of the 2021-2022 school year, he said Tuesday.

You should still tote a mask when you’re out on the town even though fully vaccinated Washingtonians can go maskless in most situations.

The D.C. Council on Tuesday backed down from a plan to end the city’s pandemic-era ban on eviction filings for nonpayment of rent, despite warnings from several lawmakers that the decision to keep the eviction moratorium in place could…

The embattled president said it’s time to think about the university’s future

Rolling To Remember — a motorcade of past and present military service members advocating for suicide prevention — has announced the route of this year’s annual Memorial Day ride around the monuments.

Although it took the better part of five years, D.C. lawmakers have finally managed to pass changes to the city’s comprehensive plan that should allow considerably more construction around the District, while instructing planners to put a…

D.C. is launching a pilot program that moves 911 calls for mental health emergency services away from police and toward teams of health experts.