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A law student shopping at a D.C. grocery store had a stroke of luck that led to a COVID-19 vaccine shot in his arm.

On Thursday, a group of 15 people gathered in Carver-Langston in Northeast D.C. for a workshop they all hoped might lead to a job.

Staff at Georgetown University are railing against a program that asks them to temporarily take on health-related roles during the pandemic — such as conducting wellness screenings, registering visitors to campus or security — or go on…

"We really want this project to be an inspiration to people, to be a hope-giver."

Every January, a phalanx of volunteers heads out into the night to find people experiencing homelessness. The annual point-in-time count, which happens across the country, helps inform the decisions that policymakers and social service…

It sets up the potential for an awkward Monday morning media briefing.

D.C. Public Schools expects 8,000 kids to return to in-person learning on Monday, and is challenging concerns from the Washington Teachers’ Union that the buildings haven’t met safety metrics.

Local hospital systems have poured money, time and resources into a Covid-19 vaccine rollout that now has a very big problem: a shortage of vaccines to roll out.

More than 30 minutes elapsed after an initial 911 call before emergency crews were able to locate a patient near the Capital Crescent Trail, in Northwest D.C.

Plans to bring a hew hospital and urgent care services to the District’s underserved eastern side just took another step forward.

Minnie Elliott takes on a lot of responsibility as president of her residents association in Brookland Manor. During the coronavirus pandemic, the 82-year-old has been working to connect her neighbors with mental health resources,…

Weeks after their jogging routes and day care drop-offs were interrupted by a mob storming the U.S. Capitol, the residents of a quiet neighborhood nestled amid the national monuments are wrestling with life in a fortress, where checkpoints…

D.C. will begin distributing COVID-19 vaccines to people experiencing homelessness in low-barrier shelters, including hypothermia overflow shelters and Pandemic Emergency Program for Medically Vulnerable Individuals centers, starting Feb.…

Claiming all your unemployment benefits in D.C. can be a time-consuming, arduous process, workers report.

The Community for Creative Non-Violence (CCNV) filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Health and Human Services and General Services Administration for breach of contract on Jan. 8, alleging that the HHS and GSA attempted to…

D.C. Public Schools will reopen for in-person learning on February 1. It will be the first time since last March that many teachers will be in the classroom offering face-to-face instruction. Each public school will offer different options…

A group of a few dozen men wearing small shields and carrying flags associated with the white supremacist group Patriot Front were seen marching on the National Mall towards the Capitol Friday morning.

Since the opening of The Wharf development on the Washington Channel in 2017, there has been an explosion of activity on and around the water. Now, many residents and officials worry a security proposal at the neighboring Fort McNair Army…

Few people start a new job with critics already calling for their firing.

Jennifer Carl stepped out of the gas station bathroom and gasped at what she didn’t see.