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Residents in Ward 6 neighborhoods along the Anacostia River from the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge east to the Whitney Young Memorial Bridge may soon find themselves in a different ward.

Mayor Muriel Bowser's announcement yesterday that the city will drop its mask mandate as of Monday in most indoor settings has drawn some heavy criticism among the mixed reactions.

The District is dropping the mask mandate in most indoor settings as of Monday, saying that the third wave of COVID-19 infections peaked locally in mid-September and has declined since then despite a recent plateau.

Over the past month, Howard University students have drawn prominent figures such as the Rev. Jesse Jackson to campus as they sought to push administrators to address their key complaints. Now protesters say they've reached a satisfactory…

A new study published by the journal GeoHealth says that air pollution disproportionately affects the District's southern- and eastern-most sections despite an overall reduction over the past two decades.

A new agreement calls for the U.S. Marshals Service to have a role in correcting unsanitary conditions and other systemic failures at the DC jail that its recent inspection brought to the forefront.

A daylong hearing on DC's homeless encampment pilot project aired stark differences in assessments of the program's primary purpose and effectiveness.

DCity Smokehouse, HalfSmoke and Highlands cafe are among the businesses prepping new locations east of the Anacostia River thanks to a new DC grant program.

The U.S. Marshals Service says it will begin moving about 400 pretrial and sentenced defendants charged with federal crimes out of the DC Jail today, relocating them to a federal penitentiary in Pennsylvania.

One of the most visible anchors of the Municipal Fish Market has departed, leaving a visible hole along the Washington Channel and an emotional one for many Washingtonians who remember getting crabs and other seafood from Captain White…

It's been a long time coming, but this morning Muriel Bowser made her long-awaited announcement that she'll run for another term as mayor.

A surprise inspection by the U.S. Marshals Service is bringing conditions at the DC Jail to the forefront, with the agency announcing plans to relocate 400 detainees to a federal facility in Pennsylvania.

A new analysis of the 2020 census says that DC likely experienced a greater undercount than any of the 50 states.

A political battle has erupted over two of the mayor's four nominees to the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

The District may see its most severe coastal flooding in nearly two decades, officials say.

Metrorail's service slowdown will continue at least through Nov. 15, although getting a few additional trains in service may mean modest improvements compared to recent days, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority officials said…

Today is the deadline for applications for STAY DC, the District's rent and utility assistance program for residents who got behind on payments because of the pandemic and public health emergency.

Metro officials say they're working to bring more of the rail system's oldest trains into service while also developing a plan for more rigorous inspections of its newer fleet of 7000-series rail cars that are the subject of a current…

Amid Metrorail's current service disruption, the District today made free 30-day memberships to Capital Bikeshare available to DC residents, while acknowledging that doing so is not a solution but instead a small way to ease some of the…

Don't expect a Halloween treat from Metro — officials say the reduced rail service will continue at least through Oct. 31.