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As supporters of President Donald Trump took to the streets of D.C. this weekend to demonstrate against unfounded claims of a “stolen election,” clashing with counterprotesters, one local establishment was again at the center of many…

District officials on Monday denounced the violence that erupted in downtown Washington over the weekend, blaming many of the clashes on protesters who refuse to accept the presidential election results.

The first doses of a coronavirus vaccine were administered Monday in the Washington region, marking the start of a logistically massive undertaking that officials hope will halt a virus that has infected more than 540,000 residents and…

In its final meeting of its two-year legislative term, the D.C. Council may alter a rule on rehiring laid-off workers that has drawn criticism from the restaurant industry, but seems unlikely to step back from a bill that would grant early…

This weekend, we saw that fire of hatred turning against churches in D.C., including one of the oldest African American churches in the nation.

The Proud Boys are as stupid as they look, decked out in their ridiculous yellow-and-black garb and wannabe military gear, if they thought marauding D.C. streets would leave this community hiding behind locked doors. They only managed to…

Virginia is sending 8,000 additional COVID-19 vaccine doses to District hospitals as early as next week, D.C. Health Director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt said at a news conference Monday — more than the 6,825 vaccine doses the federal government…

Activists with BLMDC reflect on 2020, including growing support for the organization, their accomplishments and their goals for 2021.

Howard University Hospital will administer its 725 doses beginning Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in the nation’s capital are asking for public assistance in identifying people responsible for burning Black Lives Matter banners and damaging local churches during weekend clashes between local activists and…

A host of front line health care workers received the first COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer during a nationwide rollout event Monday.

BLACK CHURCHES have historically been sources of strength, support and hope for African Americans — and that, as a result, has made them targets for racists and other hateful people. U.S. history is littered with destructive — and, too…

A pair of companies involved in restoring and operating the historic Howard Theatre were approved for more than $177,000 in loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program, the rescue effort designed to save businesses crippled amid…

City officials say they are “appalled” and “disgusted” at destruction caused by the Proud Boys and other pro-Trump demonstrators who damaged church property and burned a Black Lives Matter banner during Saturday’s demonstrations in the…

The archdiocese has sued the city, asking for attendance caps based on capacity rather than an arbitrary number.

“This can be, literally, a life or death decision, and honesty and transparency is the best way to take care of each other.”

Go-go music permeates D.C. Its signature beats thump out of car speakers and fill music venues with dancing bodies (in pre-COVID times, that is). The homegrown music genre is an offshoot of funk, with heavy Afro-Latin influences and…

D.C.’s mayor and police chief Monday defended their handling of the violence and suspected hate crimes that followed Saturday’s pro-Trump events downtown.

The first doses of the coronavirus vaccine were administered in D.C., Maryland and Virginia on Monday, marking the start of a massive logistical undertaking that officials hope will start to quell a virus that has infected more than…

As the U.S. begins its rollout of the coronavirus vaccine Monday, health officials are preparing to distribute vaccines to five hospital workers at a “kickoff” event in the District.