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Health officials from nine jurisdictions around the region are calling for individuals connected to recent events at the White House to self-identify and get tested following their possible exposure to the coronavirus.

To some critics, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s response to the coronavirus crisis has been overly deferential to local business interests, leaving key health concerns unaddressed.

The health directors of the District and nine jurisdictions in Maryland and Virginia issued a letter on Thursday urging anyone who has worked in the White House in the last two weeks or attended a Sept. 26 event unveiling of Supreme Court…

A small group of property owners who collectively hold 21 percent of the District’s rental market is responsible for nearly 50 percent of the city’s eviction filings, according to a report released Thursday by Georgetown University’s…

The union alleges the principal was fired because he was against the reopening plan.

The Washington Teacher's Union has questioned it, as have parents and students. Now, popular long-time DCPS principal Richard Trogisch has been abruptly dismissed, and many school watchers are speculating if it was because he opposed the…

The public now has a chance to help rename a D.C. public high school bearing the name of a former U.S. president who the school system and others says perpetuated racism in D.C.

D.C. leaders have been trying to coordinate with the White House on a response to an apparent COVID-19 outbreak among federal officials.

D.C. and Maryland have reaffirmed the states of emergency each jurisdiction declared earlier this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is extending the District’s state of emergency due to the coronavirus until Dec. 31. The extension is needed to keep up key parts of the District’s coronavirus response, the order says. Originally, the state of…

More than 1,000 D.C. police officers, sergeants and detectives are suing the District, alleging they have been shorted pay while working overtime during the pandemic.

Mary McCane recently enrolled her 4-year-old grandson Zhion in a public charter school, believing this is “the most critical” time in his learning.

Injured public sector workers in the District have access to fewer rights and benefits than their private-sector counterparts. Pending legislation may change that.

Nine local nonprofit organizations are opening 10 centers east of the Anacostia River to provide families in Wards 7 and 8 health care, child care, financial literacy lessons, and food assistance, among other services. D.C. Mayor Muriel…

The Trump administration and D.C.’s top public health official had their first conversation this week about contact-tracing efforts tied to an expanding coronavirus outbreak at the White House.

The Latino Economic Development Center offers free, bilingual training and other pro bono services to food entrepreneurs.

A veteran principal at a prominent D.C. public school abruptly left his post Wednesday morning, the school system told families.

D.C. opened 10 new Families First Success Centers on Wednesday in Wards 7 and 8 in some of the city’s lowest income areas to help them weather the COVID-19 pandemic and meet their goals.

It’s been a rough year for restaurants and music venues like The Hamilton.

A man was fatally shot Tuesday night in the Deanwood neighborhood of Northeast Washington, according to D.C. police.