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DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is vowing to defeat a bill introduced this week by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and five Republican colleagues that would repeal the District's COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

The pace of new COVID-19 cases continues to drop in the District by various measures, although community transmission remains high and the climbing death rate is approaching the numbers seen one year ago.

With the family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. using Monday's holiday honoring the civil rights leader to highlight the importance of voting rights, DC officials echoed their calls and highlighted the lack of DC autonomy as a similar…

Charting the course of the COVID-19 pandemic has proved challenging, but experts are saying that DC's current wave of infections may have peaked — and that the region may be close to doing so as well.

With DC's new vaccination requirements set to take effect Saturday morning, a coalition of congressional Republicans is calling on Mayor Muriel Bowser to reverse course — with one grabbing attention and criticism for comparing the vaccine…

Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared a limited public health emergency through Jan. 26 in response to a request from area hospitals overwhelmed with the spread of the omicron variant amid staff limitations.

Long-standing complaints about unreliable mail service have grown louder in recent days, with some residents saying they're still awaiting their first delivery of 2022.

With COVID-19 case rates in the District still among the highest seen here throughout the pandemic, the DC government is adding new rapid antigen test pickup sites at six senior wellness centers.

DC officials note that just 5.2% of people with COVID-19 are ending up in the hospital, one of the only improving metrics right now on DC Health's summary dashboard that compares today's numbers to those a month ago.

DC Public Schools students are back in class after a winter break that was extended by three days to facilitate a test-to-return campaign aimed at minimizing the risk of COVID-19 spreading in the schools.

Slick, icy conditions this morning led to a further delay in the distribution of COVID-19 test kits at DC Public Schools, with technical glitches already prompting skepticism about the implementation of the school system's test-to-return…

DC's first substantial snowfall since 2019 left behind picturesque scenes, but slick, icy conditions are leading to early complaints about the city's performance in clearing the streets.

A snow emergency is in effect in DC until 7 a.m. Tuesday, meaning motorists are not allowed to park on designated routes. Originally set to expire at 7 p.m. Monday, it was extended to give crews more time to clear major roadways of snow.

The District ended fiscal year 2021 with $576 million in revenue beyond the initial estimates used in drafting the budget.

A key aim of the reforms to the District's child welfare system undertaken over the past three decades was preventing future deaths by setting up a system to review the circumstances surrounding all child fatalities in the District. But…

As COVID-19 case counts continue to rise in the District and the region, DC Public Schools will require students and staff to test negative before returning to their classrooms next Wednesday.

As 2021 winds down, the District is seeing COVID-19 cases reach record highs that have put DC among the worst spots in the country for community transmission.

The DC Child and Family Services Agency's investigations often aren’t launched in the timely manner required by law — and are frequently closed too quickly and labeled “unfounded” or “unsubstantiated.”

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced today that a variety of DC businesses — including restaurants, bars, and indoor cultural and entertainment venues — will soon have to require COVID-19 vaccination for patrons ages 12 and older.

Over the summer, the DC government announced it had reached a settlement in the 32-year class-action lawsuit that sought extensive reform of the city’s child welfare system — a case initially known as LaShawn A. v. Marion Barry Jr.