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Like anyone of a certain age, Barbara Morris remembers where she was when she learned President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated, 58 years ago Monday.

We often hear that New York is America’s “great melting pot” with such a diverse population and so many different cultures brought together. But I’ve always thought there’s a lot of that in D.C. as…

D.C. officials on Friday defended Mayor Muriel Bowser’s decision to end the District’s mask mandate, after a majority of the city’s council members asked for it to stay in place.

As D.C. celebrates its 35th annual National Adoption Day, one couple is sharing their story of challenge and love in adopting their daughter this year.

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) doubled down this week on relaxing the city’s indoor mask mandate, despite strident objections from a council majority who say the pre-Thanksgiving change is poorly…

The nation's capital has already seen 200 homicides in 2021 -- the highest number since 2004 with another month and a half left in the year. Officers have taken more than 2,000 guns off the street…

Pat Collins, the longtime NBC Washington reporter known for his folksy likeability, flair for fanciful outfits and beat-poet-esque delivery, has attained viral fame (again) for his report about a…

The light displays are meant to encourage shoppers to buy local.

After nearly two decades, the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building reopens with an eye to the future(s), nods to the past, and an epic lineup of reopening events.

"Change your ways, Mike! Repent! And then call me."

The D.C. Council heard testimony Friday on one bill to amend regulations on medical marijuana and another that would legalize the growing, production and sale of recreational cannabis in the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mayor Muriel Bowser’s decision to ease mask requirements in the nation’s capital has sparked a public debate about timing, with the majority of the D.C. Council pleading with her to…

D.C. lawmakers heard testimony from almost 100 people Friday on a bill that would legalize marijuana sales, taking in suggestions on everything from what shape a legal industry would take, how to…

Anyone who’s been to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will speak of its elevator ride through time, which takes visitors from the present day to the 15th…

The District has recorded as many traffic fatalities by mid-November as occurred in all of 2020

D.C. officials on Friday defended Mayor Muriel Bowser’s decision to end the District’s mask mandate, after a majority of the city’s council members asked for it to stay in place.

Deon Jones said he has faced threats of violence and false accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior with inmates at the D.C. jail. On multiple occasions, and with senior D.C. Department of…

The District must pay more than $251,000 in damages to Fort Myer Construction Corp., one of the city’s most successful and politically connected contractors, following a court ruling on a contract…

The new chair of the D.C. board that oversees public housing failed to pay more than $15,000 in income taxes over a multiyear span, a delinquency that resulted in the government placing a lien on any…

For 42 years, the Capital Area Food Bank has served food-insecure families in the D.C. region — and doing so during the holiday season in a pandemic is no small feat.