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A federal judge is hearing arguments Tuesday morning over whether to release prisoners from the D.C. jail or impose other safeguards to curb the spread of coronavirus after the number of infected inmates has quadrupled in a week from five…

Today, the DC Council unanimously voted to pass supplemental COVID response legislation that clarifies and expands the protections from an emergency bill passed three weeks ago.

Student performance in D.C. schools could tumble significantly if the coronavirus keeps students out of classrooms for the rest of the academic year.

"The delight that people have in seeing each other’s faces, looking at those tiny little pictures on the screen, it’s just really beautiful.”

A decade ago, D.C. became an early adopter of imposing a nickel tax on disposable bags in an effort to clean up the Anacostia River. Montgomery County, looking to reduce litter and raise money for water clean-up, did the same thing in…

Their organization, Feed the Fight, has so far delivered more than 6,000 meals from 20 local businesses.

A group of neighbors in Northwest D.C. has found a way to support local restaurants and health care workers fighting the coronavirus simultaneously.

Right now, the emphasis is on education. There have been zero arrests so far.

The District, Maryland and Virginia saw their biggest single-day increase in fatalities related to the novel coronavirus Monday, with deaths up to 169 as officials warned that the region could become one of the country’s next hot spots and…

The death notice was brief: a single line among the list of 27 Washingtonians whose passing was reported to District authorities on May 27, 1920. There was just the girl’s name and age — Elsie Drew, 13 — and the address where she died:…

Jessica Hall has been trying to cancel her membership at Washington Sports Club for a month.

THE D.C. Board of Elections was the butt of national jokes in 2014 when it printed the District flag upside down on its voter guide for the general election. This year, it was embarrassed when it sent mailers to thousands of voters that…

After weekend crowds at The Wharf’s popular seafood market led D.C. officials to temporarily close the venue, Mayor Muriel Bowser said authorities are now looking at food markets across the city.

Leaders of the District’s police and fire departments are preparing for the possibility that a large number of first responders may fall ill to the novel coronavirus or have to be quarantined, according city leaders, union officials and a…

In the time of coronavirus, we're taking a fresh look at District architecture—from home.

The D.C. Council is set to vote Tuesday on a major coronavirus relief package that extends Mayor Muriel Bowser’s authority to declare a health emergency through mid-June and imposes a citywide rent freeze, among other measures.

As D.C.’s streets empty and residents take on extra precautions amid the spread of the coronavirus, the crew of one ambulance decided to ratchet up the apocalyptic atmosphere.

The D.C. Council is set to vote Tuesday on a major coronavirus relief package that extends Mayor Muriel Bowser’s authority to declare a health emergency through mid-June and imposes a citywide rent freeze, among other measures.

Two people finishing prison sentences at the Hope Village halfway house in Southeast D.C. died over the weekend. The deaths are not related to the coronavirus, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) says.

Busboys and Poets owner Andy Shallal is personally paying artists to create murals around town