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Residents in Northeast served by the pedestrian bridge that collapsed on Wednesday over Route 295 have lost a key access point.

A pedestrian bridge in DC that collapsed and injured five people on Wednesday was already deteriorated enough that its replacement was urged to be considered after a May inspection.

In 2018, the DC Council overturned a ballot initiative that would have ended the District's tipped minimum wage, a measure that 55% of voters had approved. There is now an effort to revive the contentious proposal, which would require…

A new national study has found the Washington region has become more diverse since 1990 but also more segregated.

Many in DC had Friday off in observation of Juneteenth, and they took advantage of the city's memorials in advance of events planned on Saturday.

The District announced DC Public Schools and various other government services will close on Friday to observe Juneteenth National Independence Day.

An advisory neighborhood commission seat whose boundaries encompass the DC Jail, a women's homeless shelter and a residential building has been filled for the first time.

Mayor Muriel Bowser is welcoming visitors back to DC for July Fourth celebrations.

DC reached 70% fully and partially vaccinated adults on Monday, weeks earlier than the White House's national goal of July 4.

A proposal for a new tax on soda and other sugary drinks is off the table.

Metro has taken action in hopes of winning back transit riders as the pandemic recedes.

Workers at most DC and Maryland hospitals will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 soon.

A Senate investigation found that Capitol Police had received intel two weeks before Jan. 6 about the plans for Donald Trump supporters to storm the Capitol, but the information never flowed through the ranks, WaPo reports.

The Bowser administration will give out $750,000 in grants to organizations that deal with preventing gun violence.

A DC government internal analysis suggests the transition to statehood could cost between $755 million and $2 billion, WaPo reports.

Mayor Muriel Bowser has nominated a Philadelphia schools leader to be the District's next state superintendent of education.

There is a divide over how to spend a $400 million surplus in the District’s paid family leave program, with Mayor Muriel Bowser proposing to return about $168 million to businesses in the form of a one-time tax break.

Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld will propose enticing more transit ridership with increased service.

President Joe Biden’s budget proposal would give DC a win on abortion rights but leave another key wish unfulfilled.

Mayor Muriel Bowser has proposed spending more on affordable housing and violence prevention — while cutting about $36 million from the police department — in next year's budget.