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Members of the Latino community in the U.S. have for years pushed to establish a Latino heritage museum on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In July, the House of Representatives voted to move forward with the National Museum of the…

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claimants who filed in D.C. are nearing the end of their 39 weeks of aid, and cannot apply for Extended Benefits. They continue to wait for further relief and back pay.

The spread of Covid-19 has forced people across Greater Washington to stay home — and that has meant less speed camera and red light camera revenue for the District.

The D.C. Police Union, on behalf of more than 1,000 police officers, is suing the D.C. government and the Metropolitan Police Department over claims that they haven’t been fully compensated for working overtime during the pandemic.

A viral video from a Federal Triangle bar and restaurant has caught the attention of local authorities.

There’s a new effort to provide reparations for descendants of slaves in the District and address what D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie says is a public health crisis.

Since the coronavirus pandemic began this spring, Radha Muthiah has dramatically expanded the operations of the Capital Area Food Bank in response to the falling fortunes of many of the region’s residents.

Like hundreds of thousands of D.C. residents, Sarah Mars Bowie got her general election ballot in the mail last week. But she was surprised to receive a ballot for someone else as well.

D.C.-based, plant-based soup company Soupergirl, a company started by former stand-up comedian Sara Polon and her mother, Marilyn Polon, in 2008, has received $2 million in outside investments to grow its national sales.

Applications opened Tuesday for a new D.C. program that offers grants of $10,000 to support small and local businesses struggling in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis.

D.C. Councilmember Robert White (D-At-Large); at-large Council candidate Christina Henderson, who’s running as an independent; and gay Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Randy Downs, who’s running for the Ward 2 Council seat as an…

The owners of the Crew Club, the D.C. gym, sauna and bathhouse for gay men, have placed the club’s building on 14th Street, N.W. near Logan Circle on the market for sale or lease and they do not expect to reopen the club, which closed…

The union representing D.C. police officers is accusing the District and the police department of not fully compensating them for work done during the pandemic.

Marriott International Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the owner of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, alleging the company is "shirking" its financial obligations in an attempt to permanently close the storied hotel and make way for a…

D.C. lawmakers say some 39,000 evictions are in line to be filed in District Superior Court as soon as the state of emergency’s moratorium lifts.

Despite a looming budget crisis with no federal help on the way, Metro is sticking to its plan to keep up with scheduled maintenance projects.

Latin vendors at La Cosecha have seen more customers and higher sales for their small businesses during the Hispanic heritage celebrations this month in NoMa’s Union Market.

A labor union of Georgetown University graduate students is seeking arbitration with the administration in a dispute over protections related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Democratic House members representing the Washington region urged stricter White House social distancing measures and cooperation with local public health officials Tuesday as the nation’s capital notched its highest daily coronavirus…

D.C. could become the latest jurisdiction to explore providing reparations to the descendants of enslaved people.