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The commission directed Metro to overhaul its return-to-service plan for its 7000-series rail cars

The 7000-series trains will again be completely removed from service after the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) found Metro ran railcars that didn’t meet the required criteria.

Maryland and the District set records Wednesday for patients hospitalized with covid-19, as the region headed into a new chapter of the coronavirus pandemic, in which many people are safer from severe disease due to vaccines but the highly…

Universities across the region are starting the semester with virtual classes or delaying student return as COVID cases surge to record highs.

Elyn Zimmerman’s massive sculpture Marabar will move from the headquarters of the National Geographic Society off 17th Street, northwest, to a spot across the street from American University’s Katzen Art Center, the New York Times reports.…

Students and staff in the Washington D.C. public school system will need to test negative for COVID-19 in order to return to the classrooms from winter break next Wednesday.

Every student and staff member at DCPS schools and most charter schools will be required to report a negative COVID test before returning to the classroom after winter break.

Those attending the D.C. Auto Show at the end of January will be required to show proof of vaccination in accordance with the mayor’s new vaccine mandate, the show announced Tuesday.

As COVID-19 case counts continue to rise in the District and the region, DC Public Schools will require students and staff to test negative before returning to their classrooms next Wednesday.

All students and staff at D.C. Public Schools will have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test before they head back to classrooms next week, city officials said Wednesday.

The Smithsonian will close four of its smaller museums through Jan. 2 because of coronavirus-related staffing shortages in its security and facilities departments.

Four Smithsonian museums in D.C. will be closed Wednesday through Monday to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 infections among staff.

Funds will support scholarships for students at the only public university in the nation’s capital.

Still have some outstanding parking or traffic tickets in D.C.? Time is running out to pay them off penalty-free.

Officials are still struggling to meet the high demand for testing

The most recent uptick in positive cases across the Washington region has hit D.C. Fire and EMS particularly hard, causing staffing shortages and prompting reports of long shifts for some first responders and an absence of some fire…

Advocates fear those who had trouble applying and receiving funds through the flawed program will be evicted in the new year.

When D.C. resident David Fridie needed a rapid COVID-19 test this week, he didn’t scour supply-starved local pharmacies or try his luck online. Instead he just drove over to the Capitol View Neighborhood Library in Southeast D.C.