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Transit agencies across the Washington region are in the final stretch of retrofitting buses with plastic barriers near the fare box to protect drivers from coronavirus exposure — a final step before most passengers resume front-door entry…

The District is preparing to conduct a pilot program aimed at reducing traffic collisions by sending warning messages to drivers deemed to be highly likely to be involved in a crash.

A grandma lost her brother and niece to covid-19, barely surviving the disease herself.

It’s been about nine months since the coronavirus pandemic ambushed our old lives, upending plans and routines and disrupting jobs across the D.C. region. Some local residents hunkered down in their homes, working in sweatpants and…

A Bethesda company has acquired the Georgetown Suites hotel and has already started the process of turning its 224 rooms into apartments, immediately taking its place as one of the largest multifamily buildings in the neighborhood.

In the chilly December air, the 230,000-square-foot concourse on the north side of Reagan National Airport looks ready for passengers. The exterior walls are up. The roof is on. The terrazzo floor is almost in. And 11 of the 14 new jet…

When attorney Andrew Flood took on a new client this summer, the Virginia prison where the D.C. man was serving a decades-long sentence listed fewer than five coronavirus cases. The numbers quickly shot up.

As many small businesses struggle to remain open, a grant program in the District will be awarding thousands of dollars to help support 21 businesses in wards 7 and 8.

William Hill, the operator of D.C.’s first sportsbook, launched a mobile sports betting application in the city in late December.

Local politics in 2020 started out with its typical brand of shenanigans. And then a global pandemic hit.

There’s been a bit of everything in D.C. politics this year: ethical lapses, generational changes in the city’s legislature, testy fights over tax policy and rent control, a symbolic step forward for D.C. statehood, and a controversial…

The greater Washington region on Tuesday reported the highest number of confirmed coronavirus-related deaths in a single day since the start of the pandemic.

Hotel Harrington and Harry’s Bar, a gathering place for far-right activists, will be temporarily closed during a pro-Trump rally scheduled for January 6, citing safety concerns.

No crowds, no pomp, no speeches at Council swearing-in on Saturday.

2020 has been a year marked by loss across the world and in D.C. More than 700 D.C. residents have lost their lives during the pandemic. Unemployment filings have spiked. Businesses have shuttered. People have moved out.

A new sports betting app has set up shop in D.C. — providing fresh competition for the city’s own betting app.

A 26-year-old man has been charged with breaking into a house in Georgetown on Monday and igniting piles of charcoal briquettes to set fire to interior rooms, causing significant damage to the $3.1 million home, D.C. police and fire…

You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.

A D.C. learning center employing art therapy to help children impacted by gun violence is ramping up its operations during the coronavirus pandemic.

At the Wanda Alston Foundation, a transitional housing program for LGBTQ young adults in D.C., every single resident lost a job at the start of the pandemic.