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The 37-year-old first joined the DC Police Department to provide for his family but quickly learned his badge would serve a much deeper purpose.

The Capital Pride Alliance, the organization that sponsors D.C.’s annual Capital Pride Parade, Festival and other Pride-related events, has confirmed that it submitted to the city last week a “final proposal” for major changes in the route…

Yesterday, Mayor Bowser declared a state of emergency in the District. Rightly so. Experts agree that social distancing now can prevent deaths from the quickly spreading the COVID-19 coronavirus. But what does a state of emergency look…

The National Hockey League and Major League Soccer decided Thursday to suspend their seasons in light of the coronavirus pandemic, potentially canceling or postponing games for the Washington Capitals and D.C. United.

The D.C. Council is advancing new measures to protect workers and businesses impacted by the novel coronavirus outbreak, and even pushing back the District’s impending budget process to provide more time for the city to respond to the…

More people are heading to grocery stores to fill their pantries in the event they have to stay home for long periods of time as the coronavirus spreads throughout the D.C. region. But for those who don’t have that ability, nonprofits and…

Small businesses and workers would get additional protections and renters would be spared from evictions or utility cutoffs under an emergency bill the D.C. Council will take up next week in response to the state of emergency declared on…

As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the D.C. region, many people have begun working from home, ordering takeout, and skipping social events to minimize their chances of being exposed to the contagious bug. But social…

Archbishop Wilton Gregory blessed and cut the ribbon March 12 on the new Jim Vance Media Center at Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C., that houses an advanced program for students studying journalism and media.

Metro could consider reducing or altering service in the event too many of its workers became ill or number of commuters were to drastically decline with the spread of the novel coronavirus, the system's general manager said Thursday.

Restaurants, hotels, tour companies and other establishments are already seeing declines in business.

Rail ridership dropped by 100,000 trips Wednesday compared with a week ago.

Metro is cleaning trains and buses daily now, and is planning for the potential of service cuts if there is a spike in employee sick days, illnesses or other regional disruption.

Happy Thursday. Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a state of emergency yesterday and urged cancellation of gatherings of 1,000 people or more this month, all part of a push to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus amid a growing number of…

A critic digs into Johns Hopkins’s plans for the former museum.

A grainy video posted to Twitter last week shows a woman offering $5 in exchange for signatures on nominating petitions for Ward 2 candidate Jack Evans and At-Large Councilmember Robert White. Evans and a representative from White's…

Since 2012, Casa Ruby, a bilingual LGBTQ organization based in Shepherd Park, has worked to provide health care, immigration services and even shelter for homeless clients in the District.

But the purchase doesn’t come without moral conflict.

Jack Evans attempts to get back on the Council and his disgraced former colleague Harry Thomas Jr. also returns to public life.

Sidwell Friends School announced Wednesday it would shut its campuses and transition to remote learning through at least April 10.