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Metro announced late Monday evening that it would make masks optional on all of its services, effective immediately.

Silverman was once one of Evans’ harshest critics, but she seems to softening toward the ex-lawmaker.

The team behind a massive Buzzard Point development has landed a $367 million loan to launch its first phase.

Metro is the latest transit agency to announce that it is updating its mask policy following a federal judge’s order voiding the national mask mandate for people on board planes and public transit.

As crime rates rise, D.C. leaders and police are struggling to find ways to turn the tide.

D.C. has launched a government initiative that pairs 200 people considered high risk for involvement in gun violence with a specialized team that can help them access city services like job training, subsidized employment, and behavioral…

COVID is back on the upswing in the region. D.C., Maryland and Virginia are reporting rising daily case counts, with the most dramatic surge happening in the District. The rising numbers are largely credited to the spread of the BA.2…

D.C.’s Board of Elections dealt a significant blow to Ward 5 Council Member Kenyan McDuffie’s bid for attorney general on Monday, ruling that he isn’t qualified to run for the seat.

The ruling could prevent the current Ward 5 councilmember from appearing on the ballot. He will appeal the decision in the D.C. Court of Appeals.

Amtrak wants to take over D.C.’s Union Station in its entirety. The train agency says it can’t otherwise complete the necessary infrastructure improvements needed to bring the facility back to “its full potential as a premier rail…

Metro's new 10-year strategic development plan, released earlier this month, puts a high priority on bringing new mixed-use projects to its largely undeveloped rail station properties east of the Anacostia River in D.C. and into Prince…

Localities in the D.C. area are jockeying to land the new stadium planned by the Washington Commanders. But there are a right way and a wrong way to deploy taxpayer dollars in pursuit of it. Maryland is going about it the right way.…

D.C. is temporarily ditching its 6% sales tax on medical cannabis products sold at licensed dispensaries.

The D.C. Board of Elections dramatically shook up the race for D.C. attorney general on Monday, ruling that frontrunner Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie (D-Ward 5) does not meet the qualifications to run for and hold the office.

Despite recent spikes, the crime rate is still lower than it was 20 years ago.

A new entertainment destination focused on tricking the human eye is coming to downtown D.C.

From oceanography to marine biology, the National Association of Black Scuba Divers is growing its mission to educate Black kids about underwater careers.

Douglas Development has plans in the works to bring another hotel to Georgetown.

The D.C. Board of Elections ruled on Monday that councilmember Kenyan McDuffie does not qualify for the attorney general position, a stunning blow to a leading contender who had raised more money than his challengers.

The D.C. Board of Elections ruled Monday that attorney general candidate Kenyan R. McDuffie is not qualified to run for the position, after one of his opponents, Bruce V. Spiva, filed a challenge asserting that McDuffie does not meet the…