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The National Zoo reopened Friday, one of two Smithsonian institutions to begin welcoming visitors again since the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown that began in March. Some things have changed, though.

Beginning on Monday, July 27, people traveling into D.C. from what the city is calling “high-risk areas” will be required to self-quarantine for 14 days.

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Friday said people coming from coronavirus hot spots must quarantine for 14 days when arriving in the city.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a new order Friday requiring people coming to the District from “high-risk areas” after nonessential travel to self-quarantine for 14 days.

Power was restored at United Medical Center around 10:14 a.m., according to spokesperson Toya Carmichael, bringing the facility back to 100 percent operational. The facility experienced a limited power outage beginning at 8:56 p.m last…

The intense storms also produced flooding rain.

Saturday night marked another session of “Midnight Yoga” on Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington D.C.

One month after the Small Multifamily Owners Association (SMOA) launched in DC, the trade group is launching a campaign for emergency rental assistance.

Next month, Metro will start to hand out 500,000 cloth masks it received from the U.S. Department of Transportation, the transit agency announced Thursday.

Responding to the novel coronavirus pandemic and its far-reaching health, economic and societal impacts has been and will continue to be Job 1 for area officials for the foreseeable future. At the same time, we recognize that many of the…

The D.C. government has vowed to intensify efforts to address income inequality and race disparities. It should reconsider residential parking rules, which serve to increase the divide between rich and poor, white and nonwhite.

Chef Spike Mendelsohn, known for the beefy burgers served up at his Good Stuff Eatery restaurants, has opened the fifth PLNT Burger location, which serves up plant-based versions of burgers and sandwiches.

Several area school systems – including Montgomery, Prince George’s, Fairfax, and Loudoun counties – have decided to start the school year virtually. Now the NAACP DC branch and the Washington Teachers’ Union are calling for D.C. Public…

The D.C. Council unanimously approved its Fiscal Year 2021 budget after months of adjustments to the bottom line, as the pandemic reduced the city’s revenue by $770 million.

Concerns remain about onboard crowding as people start commuting back to work

When the District’s public libraries began gradually reopening in late May, many residents rushed to check out books for the first time in six weeks. By mid-July, the library was opening its doors for six hours a day, five days a week, for…

The Justice Department’s internal watchdog will investigate federal law enforcement officers’ response to protests in D.C., including the use of tear gas and rubber bullets to clear protesters from Lafayette Park in June so President Trump…

After a few extra days of legislative wrangling, the D.C. Council signed off on a budget that now includes about $42 million in tax increases but will not feature a controversial advertising sales tax.

The call in the July 18 editorial “The D.C. Council needs to get real” for the D.C. Council to “wake up to reality” was hardhearted and wrongheaded.

The D.C. Council on Thursday repealed a new and controversial tax on the sale of ads before unanimously approving an $8.5 billion budget for 2021. With the votes, lawmakers closed out a testy and challenging process that saw them grapple —…