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The District, Maryland and Virginia have each detected cases of omicron — including one in Northern Virginia reported over the weekend — but the newest coronavirus variant has been present in the greater Washington region for at last three…

The power of incumbency pays off, it seems.

DC Health announced four cases among fully vaccinated individuals.

Georgetown University said Monday that one of D.C.’s four COVID-19 omicron variant cases involves a member of the Georgetown community.

Four cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 have been identified in the District, officials announced Sunday in a news release from DC Health.

Days after Maryland and Virginia officials reported the first omicron cases in those jurisdictions, DC Health announced Sunday night that four DC residents have tested positive for the latest coronavirus variant.

Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are up throughout the region, as the Omicron variant spreads across the nation.

Brian Schwalb, a longtime trial attorney and partner-in-charge of the Venable law firm’s D.C. office, will run for attorney general in 2022, becoming the latest candidate to enter the city’s wide-open race for the next chief legal officer.…

A multimillion-dollar investment from the Department of Justice will be used by D.C. police to hire 25 additional officers.

An umbrella group for police unions in Washington violated six provisions of D.C. law by setting up a “Jack Daniel’s Fundraising Committee” that sold and shipped hundreds of bottles of whiskey without proper licenses, according to an…

Four unrelated cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus were confirmed Sunday in the District, the city’s health department said.

D.C. confirmed four cases of the omicron variant in the city on Sunday, DC Health said.

Until a motorist struck and killed her 5-year-old daughter, Jessica Hart’s life revolved mainly around motherhood and her job at a think tank.

A northeast D.C. Intersection was blocked by safe street advocates Sunday afternoon as they called attention to a crosswalk where a 5-year-old girl was killed.

Refugee resettlement groups in the Washington region are scrambling to keep up with a huge influx of Afghan evacuees, leaving families waiting for housing and other services in a situation that could soon worsen as U.S. officials prepare…

Two extraordinary women were honored at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Saturday for their heroic efforts on the home front during World War II.

Near the end of his testimony before the Senate Rules and Administration Committee Tuesday, the inspector general of the U.S. Capitol Police faced a “yes or no” question. “Do you believe the department is better prepared than they were on…