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A new player has entered the race to become the squarest local resident to bring a regulated recreational marijuana market to the District. D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson introduced legislation…

Metro is bringing back in-person pickup for missing items found in the D.C. transit system, although anyone looking for something other than a wallet or electronics might be out of luck.

Organic mattress maker Avocado Green Mattress has opened its first retail store in D.C. in Georgetown, which is only its fifth brick-and-mortar store in the U.S.

A Texas-scale power blackout or water crisis is unlikely in the Washington region, but neither is impossible given the increasing severity of storms, freezes and other weather events owing to climate…

Children’s National Hospital has created a waitlist for D.C.-based teenagers to receive the Pfizer vaccine.

After tech issues have challenged D.C. residents attempting to make COVID-19 vaccine appointments, a council member is calling for a review of what happened as the city gears up for the next group of…

D.C. residents who are 16 or 17 years old and have a qualifying medical condition can preregister for a coronavirus vaccination with Children’s National Hospital, District officials said Sunday.

When Principal Victorie Thomas emailed a survey to families at W.B. Patterson Elementary School in the fall asking if they would want to return to the school building when it opened in February, just…

It was a modest plea from D.C. residents to the Capitol Police during a virtual town hall: If they couldn’t take down the seven-foot fence surrounding the Capitol, could they at least remove the…

American University is exploring the idea of building two underground parking garages that could add hundreds of new spaces — and, some neighbors fear, potentially more traffic — but said it's too…

Coronavirus testing is down by at least a third from its peak during the winter holidays in the greater Washington region, sparking concern among public health experts who worry that lower testing…

After a month of in-person learning for about 20 percent of D.C. public school students, demand is growing for expanded access to classroom instruction for the fourth term of the academic year, which…

The D.C. government’s online portal for registering for coronavirus vaccinations got bogged down again Saturday morning within minutes of offering thousands of slots to residents eager to turn the…

D.C.’s Ward 8 residents are being asked to sign on to help chart the future of their community.

Is legalizing cannabis sales the way to a better D.C.? Mayor Muriel Bowser thinks it may be.

It was the third day of vaccine appointment registrations in the District, following two days of web portal problems and dropped call center calls.

The D.C. Department of Health made 3,500 appointments for vaccination against COVID-19 available at 9 a.m. Saturday but the website crashed shortly after they were supposed to be available.

Residents in the Washington region say they are likely to go back to driving once they resume commuting, but many are showing enthusiasm for biking and walking, according to a survey that examines…

(CNN) — A review of US Capitol security in the wake of the January 6 insurrection is set to recommend a series of sweeping changes next week intended to better protect lawmakers while they are in…

On Oct. 31, 2020, Barbara Cooper left her apartment at Marbury Plaza in Southeast D.C. to attend a “cancel the rent” protest across town at Mayor Muriel Bowser’s home in Shepherd Park. Cooper, a…