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As 2021 winds down, the District is seeing COVID-19 cases reach record highs that have put DC among the worst spots in the country for community transmission.

With COVID-19 cases surging, many people in the D.C. area may need to get tested after gathering with family and friends for Christmas this weekend. If you are in need of a test, here is where you can go on Sunday:

Michael Fanone, who resigned Dec. 20 from the D.C. police, was a profile in courage twice this year.

Hope is the last thing one would expect to find among people waiting in line for free food on Christmas Day. But there it was, sprinkled across homeless encampments and pop-up pantries throughout downtown Washington.

The coronavirus remains a major concern in the D.C. area this Christmas for both first responders and those who had plans to visit their families.

Hundreds gathered near the White House on Christmas Day, but it wasn’t to protest any sort of policy.

The District’s Office of the Attorney General filed a complaint Friday “demanding” a jury trial, against Springfield, Virginia-based Express Homebuyers for sending false notifications of property tax due.

Ron Bankett never expected to hear the song again.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden brought some Christmas Eve cheer to hospitalized children who aren’t well enough to go home for the holidays.

The District is heading into Christmas with COVID-19 infections at an all-time high — averaging more than 1,300 cases a day over the past week.

When Marc Eisenberg entered the 9:30 Club’s annual holiday raffle in 2013, the pressure was on.

Floriana Restaurant bar manager Dito Sevilla was in the shower Friday morning when his phone started buzzing.

New data from the Census Bureau show the number of District residents dropped this year by about 20,000

After years of homelessness, these three people will spend Christmas in their own apartments. Here’s what that means to them.

Last week, the great Stephen Curry eclipsed Ray Allen to become the NBA’s all-time leader in 3-point shots. But forgive the kids at D.C.’s Holy Trinity School if they weren’t too impressed. Curry’s 2,977th shot, after all, didn’t win them…

As the rush for COVID-19 tests returns with cases on the rise, D.C. health officials are making sure there is equal access to the free kits they are offering.

Last Sunday morning, I was startled awake by screams for help.

D.C. restaurants will ask guests to prove they are vaccinated against COVID-19 starting Jan. 15, but a restaurant group with businesses in D.C., Northern Virginia, Maryland and New York will require patrons to be vaccinated starting New…

D.C. parent Dana Grosser-Clarkson wasn’t planning to travel for the holidays this winter because of a spike in coronavirus cases, but she did organize a birthday party for her 6-year-old son last weekend.