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While the first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine are on their way to the District, there are still some logistical issues to be worked out before any shots are given.

The District of Columbia is sharing more information than ever about the spread of the novel coronavirus. With a click of a button, you can pore over reams of data about what sort of people are testing positive, in which neighborhoods,…

Since late Thursday, Rahul Dubey’s cellphone has been buzzing with calls and text messages from family and friends congratulating him on being named one of Time magazine’s “Heroes of 2020.”

D.C. has joined a competition that challenges students from cities around the world to think of a way for their cities to meet the challenges and demands of the climate crisis, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Friday.

Blame me for overreacting and focusing this column time and again on an issue that, based upon the perfunctory attention it gets from city leaders and the civic community, is treated as something minor: violence, particularly among our…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of President Donald Trump are returning to Washington on Saturday for a pair of rallies to back his desperate efforts to subvert the election that he lost.

The Beacon's staff is striving to make the voices of Woodrow Wilson High School students heard.

The tension and violence at last month’s “Million MAGA March” has cast a long shadow, with ideologically opposed groups facing off again Saturday in the nation’s capital as police try to walk a line somewhere in between.

How many people are complying with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s mandate requiring face masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus? The answer depends on where you are in the District.

A Republican U.S. senator from Utah blocked legislation Thursday that would establish the Smithsonian’s first museum for Latinx people, dashing the hopes — for now — of bipartisan lawmakers and activists who have sought for decades to…

Metro on Friday disputed several claims made in a scathing audit of its Rail Operations Control Center, saying its own outside review of the allegations showed many to be untrue while not denying the need to improve workplace culture.

Senator Mike Lee just blocked legislation to establish them.

In a year where housing inequity has been center-stage, one DC Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) is taking the initiative to make housing a priority.

Metro is disputing a blistering safety audit that described its Rail Operations Control Center as a chaotic “toxic workplace culture,” riddled with harassment, racial discrimination and internal conflict.

After the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission released a report in September detailing a “toxic” culture at Metro’s Rail Operations Control Center, Metro officials said they’d do an investigation of their own. Friday, Metro released the…

"All I have to do is get my crew through this without anyone getting infected and I’ve won the game.”

Metro on Friday disputed several claims made in a scathing audit of its Rail Operations Control Center (ROCC), saying its own independent review of the allegations showed many to be untrue.

Woodley Park restaurants and bars, retailers and other businesses have seen some of their biggest streams of revenue dry up this year, with the coronavirus pandemic virtually wiping out customers normally brought in to the area by the Omni…

It would be in the best interests of D.C. residents and businesses for the D.C. Council to approve the amended Comprehensive Plan — and soon.

For the past nine months, D.C. Public Schools and the Washington Teachers’ Union have been locked in an unseemly war over how to reopen our school buildings. This difficult time could have been a rare chance to unify disparate voices and…