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The District is laying off the staff of the troubled firearms unit at the city's crime lab, WTOP reports.

Children's National Hospital will provide pediatric and infant care at the new hospital slated to open on the St. Elizabeths East campus in late 2024, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced today.

A temporary fence will go back up around the U.S. Capitol later this week as part of preparations for Saturday's rally in support of the people charged in connection with storming the building on Jan. 6.

With students back in school buildings amid high community transmission of the coronavirus, lunchtime has emerged as a sticking point over whether DC is taking the necessary precautions to limit spread in the public schools.

A new report from DC Auditor Kathy Patterson seeks to explain why city revenue from sports gambling is falling short of expectations and offers ideas on how to increase the District's take.

With DC Public Schools midway through the second week of the fall semester, officials acknowledged that the entire sixth grade at Southeast DC's Johnson Middle School is in quarantine at home and learning remotely after someone in the…

A new Metro line to National Harbor is one of the ideas being floated to solve a chronic crowding problem — and, if selected, could bring rail service to Georgetown, Buzzard Point and St. Elizabeths.

Years in the making, the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge opened on Labor Day to pedestrians, cyclists and runners in a preview of this morning's dedication ceremony. Later in the week, motorists will transition onto the new bridge…

The tumultuous saga of DC's Medicaid program continues to evolve, with the Bowser administration acting to extend the city's managed care contracts with MedStar and two other providers for another nine months. The decision, however, is…

Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared a public emergency related to health care resources as her administration seeks to stabilize the city's Medicaid program amid contracting disputes.

Mayor Muriel Bowser has activated the District's Emergency Operations Center to coordinate government services, with Tropical Depression Ida expected to bring an afternoon and evening filled with heavy rains and potentially damaging winds…

A new phishing scam targets DC unemployment recipients, promising them access to additional benefits while seeking confidential information — prompting warnings about potential identity theft.

Students returned to DC Public Schools classrooms on Monday morning — in many cases, for the first time since the pandemic forced a shift to remote learning a year and a half ago.

The release of granular data from last year's U.S. census reiterates Ward 6 as the epicenter of the District's growth over the past decade, setting the stage for a redistricting process that will require its boundaries to shrink.

A new breakdown released by the White House says DC can expect to receive at least $1.1 billion for rebuilding roads and highways plus another $225 million for bridges over five years if the infrastructure bill approved by the Senate this…

The DC Council has concluded its summertime budget season, taking its final votes Tuesday on the District's $17.5 billion financial plan for fiscal year 2022.

It's been expected but is now official: The DC government will require its employees and contractors to be fully vaccinated or agree to weekly COVID-19 tests.

The DC government is reportedly close to issuing a vaccine mandate for its employees, with the issue of discipline for unwilling workers among the subjects being discussed in talks with union leaders.

From Arena Stage to Shakespeare Theatre Company to Woolly Mammoth, the bulk of DC's theaters have joined together to require audience members to provide proof of vaccination to attend indoor performances.

While the attorney general oversees only a small portion of the DC government's workforce, Karl Racine has stepped out in front of Mayor Muriel Bowser on a thorny issue: a vaccination mandate for employees.