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Within a matter of weeks, and amid a slew of gun-related deaths, D.C. officials enacted emergency gun legislation banning the use of “ghost guns” — untraceable and undetectable firearms often created from 3D printing and the assembly of…

At least four cases of coronavirus are linked to Ohev Sholom—The National Synagogue.

If you build it, affordability will come. That’s what economists say about the high home prices gripping metropolitan areas across the U.S., including the D.C. region.

During the public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, police are expected to give more citations for misdemeanors and some non-violent felonies during arrests, according to a Metropolitan Police Department executive order…

“Within 24 hours, 90 percent of my income was gone."

A DC apartment building is getting aggressive in its efforts to stem the spread of coronavirus.

Covid-19 isn’t the first pandemic Washingtonians have faced. The 1918 influenza pandemic closed schools and emptied public spaces. These photographs and newspaper clips show how a public health crisis can change our way of life.

A "relatively mild" recession is possible, but pain will be unevenly distributed

Some restaurants are preparing hundreds of free meals per day. Others are helping hospital workers and first responders.

"Without government help, I wouldn't be surprised if a double digit percentage of the food truck industry doesn't survive."

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After police officers picked up a woman wanted on a domestic violence charge and took her in for booking, she dropped a bombshell: She might have been exposed to COVID-19. She was taken to a hospital for testing.

As many as 73 D.C. firefighters, paramedics and emergency medical technicians have self-quarantined after potentially being exposed to coronavirus, according to the president of the firefighters union.

Patricia O’Riordan is worried about her husband, Terry. He’s worked for Metro for 25 years and is a mechanic for the system’s escalators and elevators in Virginia stations. And he’s still going to work full time, even as the region — and…

George Washington University Hospital opened a tent to treat coronavirus patients at its Foggy Bottom campus on Wednesday, as authorities reported dozens more cases and medical facilities struggled to keep pace.

Former Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans has withdrawn from the special election necessitated by his resignation earlier this year, Evans confirmed to DCist on Wednesday.

The transit agency is seeking emergency federal assistance from Congress under “dire circumstances.”

Social distancing is lonely. Is there a worse way to cope with global pandemic and economic collapse than by completely cutting off all in-person interactions and staying at home alone for weeks on end? Humans were not built for this.

The first clue to the story behind the papers discovered in the basement of the Georgetown mansion was who didn’t write them.

D.C.’s new public campaign-financing program is currently in its first election year, and it has already seen about a dozen candidates qualify for more than $1 million in city funding. And on Wednesday, the campaign of one of those…