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There were 285 COVID-19 cases reported in the region — DC and bordering jurisdictions — in the week ending July 4. That's an increase of 65 cases from the previous week, following 11 weeks of consecutive declines.

Fourth of July on the National Mall is back, along with neighborhood parades slated for the holiday.

The mayor and DC Council are at odds over how to deal with the giant Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, the oft-criticized agency that lawmakers sought to break up.

The DC Council voted on Tuesday to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco.

DC is hoping to turn everyday citizens into organizers for the vaccination effort, pledging to award individuals a $51 gift card for each unvaccinated person they bring to one of three clinics for a shot.

The seven-day average for new coronavirus deaths in the city went down to zero on Friday, with no deaths reported over the past week.

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.