WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in the nation’s capital are asking for public assistance in identifying people responsible for burning Black Lives Matter banners and damaging local churches during weekend!-->…
BLACK CHURCHES have historically been sources of strength, support and hope for African Americans — and that, as a result, has made them targets for racists and other hateful people. U.S. history is!-->…
A pair of companies involved in restoring and operating the historic Howard Theatre were approved for more than $177,000 in loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program, the rescue effort!-->…
City officials say they are “appalled” and “disgusted” at destruction caused by the Proud Boys and other pro-Trump demonstrators who damaged church property and burned a Black Lives Matter banner!-->…
Go-go music permeates D.C. Its signature beats thump out of car speakers and fill music venues with dancing bodies (in pre-COVID times, that is). The homegrown music genre is an offshoot of funk,!-->…
D.C.’s mayor and police chief Monday defended their handling of the violence and suspected hate crimes that followed Saturday’s pro-Trump events downtown.
The first doses of the coronavirus vaccine were administered in D.C., Maryland and Virginia on Monday, marking the start of a massive logistical undertaking that officials hope will start to quell a!-->…
As the U.S. begins its rollout of the coronavirus vaccine Monday, health officials are preparing to distribute vaccines to five hospital workers at a “kickoff” event in the District.
Standing between a Starbucks and a shoe store, two Prince William County Police officers staffed a booth last week recruiting for “Northern Virginia’s Finest.” Most mall shoppers walked past them,!-->…
This week, the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) may vote to bring redevelopment of the landmarked Decatur Street Car Barn one step closer to reality.
A steady stream of cars turned into the Gaithersburg Middle School parking lot Thursday afternoon, each to pick up two cardboard boxes of free groceries to keep a household from going hungry.
After a night of conflict in D.C. that followed a day of rallies supporting outgoing President Donald Trump’s attempts to challenge the results of November’s election, leaders of Black Lives Matter!-->…
Nearly three dozen people were arrested during a night of unrest in downtown Washington that began Saturday with rallies supporting President Trump and descended into chaos and violence as a group!-->…
The first five first responders to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the District have been identified — all five are members of D.C. Fire and EMS, and the department’s chief will be among them.
Five first responders — the acting D.C. fire chief, the department’s medical director and three firefighters — will be among the first people in the District to get the coronavirus vaccine, as part!-->…