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Technical troubles stymied the District's expansion of vaccine eligibility to people ages 18 to 64 with underlying medical conditions on Thursday morning.

DC surpassed 1,000 deaths related to the coronavirus on Wednesday, and Mayor Muriel Bowser said her elder sister died in the morning after battling COVID-19 at Washington Hospital Center.

On Capitol Hill Tuesday, security officials said a failure to pass along intelligence about the potential for violence on Jan. 6 led to an unprepared police force getting rolled over by a mob.

DC officials said that the glitch that plagued the disbursement of jobless claims last week affected about 39,000 people who did not receive their unemployment benefits.

The DC Department of Employment Services said on Friday that a glitch resulted in some unemployed people not receiving jobless benefits this week.

Starting March 1, DC will allow vaccinations for residents 16 and older who have serious medical conditions, officials announced on Thursday. The full list includes people with cancer, congenital heart disease, asthma, HIV and…

DC Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey DeWitt, who has overseen the city's pursestrings for seven years, abruptly announced on Wednesday night he would depart the District.

The post-pandemic future in the Washington region may include considerably more teleworking than before, threatening downtown DC's economy, according to a new report.

The District expects to have vaccinated 70% of all residents aged 65 and over by the end of the month, City Paper reports, which could mean opening up vaccine eligibility to people with underlying medical conditions.

The U.K. and South Africa variants of the coronavirus have been confirmed in DC, officials said on Thursday.

Regional leaders are asking the federal government to take the lead on vaccinating tens of thousands of federal workers, contractors and Metro employees.

Members of the Washington Teachers' Union voted against authorizing a strike on Tuesday. Meanwhile, union leaders wrote a letter to the mayor and schools chancellor calling for the establishment of a "situation room" to deal with emergency…

DC's expansion of vaccine eligibility to workers at licensed child care providers and independent and charter schools resulted in about 2,000 vaccinations in the first week, officials said.

Mayor Muriel Bowser and six DC Council members have funds for constituents' needs — such as utility payments and rent — that are sitting with over $300,000 in them during the pandemic.

The District has depleted its reserves for unemployment benefits and will borrow from the federal government to cover the unprecedented crush of claims during the pandemic, according to DC Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey DeWitt.

DC's journey to fully replacing the former decrepit family homeless shelter at DC General has reached the finish line with a final planned opening in Ward 1.

The DC Council overrode two of Mayor Muriel Bowser's vetoes on Tuesday, reiterating its support for the breakup of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and the creation of an ombudsman for the city's child welfare agency.

The District's public school system plans to bring back in-person learning on Tuesday, after wintry weather led to a one-day delay of its plan — meaning that students had a slate of virtual classes rather than a traditional snow day.

Child care providers and independent school teachers and staff will be able to schedule appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations as of noon Monday, according to the mayor’s office.

DC leaders are objecting to the permanent expansion of the security perimeter around the U.S. Capitol, as federal officials eye measures that could dramatically alter public access on Capitol Hill after the Jan. 6 riots.