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In an effort to get more kids in the city vaccinated for COVID-19, D.C. is now offering a slew of incentives in exchange for inoculation throughout the next several weeks.

Nicole Bates, manager of Capitol City Little League, is among the 27 percent of youth sports coaches who are women, according to the Aspen Institute.

D.C. Water officials on Saturday lifted a boil-water notice in Northeast Washington for the bulk of residents who’ve been under the advisory since Thursday after troubles with a line.

A coalition of gyms in D.C. had hoped to be given a waiver of the recent mask mandate by opening only to vaccinated people, but DC Health says that’s not going to happen.

Every university in the District will enforce indoor mask mandates for individuals regardless of vaccination status.

Those who see or hear an above-average amount of helicopters and emergency response sirens around RFK Stadium in D.C. on Saturday shouldn’t panic; it’s likely part of a joint training exercise.

Homes and businesses in parts of Northeast D.C. that have been under a boil water advisory since Thursday morning will need to keep boiling their water over the weekend, because tests haven’t yet ruled out possible contamination.

"Clients are put off by the idea of working out with a mask."

D.C. Water officials said two days of testing without signs of bacteria are needed before the advisory can be lifted

A day after the governors of Virginia and Maryland announced that some state employees must be vaccinated against the coronavirus or face weekly testing, a D.C. administration official said Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) intends to impose a…

"I want to know I can maintain a business in this city I was born and raised in."

D.C. lawmakers are concerned not enough people are taking advantage of a federal assistance program to help pay rent and utilities as the money runs out in under two months.

When she first moved to D.C. three years ago, Talayah Jackson remembers being struck by how such a short distance can yield such a large divide.

If you’re considering adopting an animal, this could be your moment.

A collective of D.C. gyms and fitness studios has requested an exemption from the reinstated mask mandate, asking Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health director LaQuandra Nesbitt if they can operate in a vaccinated-only capacity instead. The…

Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s clash with the D.C. Council over police hiring revealed more than differences in approach to violence. It also laid bare Bowser’s diminishing clout with city lawmakers and, by extension, raises questions about her…

Frugal shoppers know: If you want to buy stuff and not pay any sales tax, Delaware is but a short drive away from the Washington region. But there is a closer alternative for duty-free consumerism — pretty much any Smithsonian gift shop.

The region’s workers are mixed on whether they want to return to the office after the virus subsides

A large share of teleworkers, coupled with covid-related hesitancy to get back to social lives, could dampen a rebound