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Is there a sentiment more steeped in patriotism than the slogan on the license plates of vehicles registered in Washington, D.C.? Many states play up their role in American history — Connecticut’s “Constitution State,” Delaware’s “The…

During Thursday’s thunderstorms, D.C.-area residents’ phones were aggressively buzzing with emergency alert after emergency alert, warning of flash flooding and possible tornadoes. Now the National Weather Service has confirmed two tornado…

WASHINGTON (AP) — As it has been for nearly 16 months, longer than any time in the nation’s history, the U.S. Capitol is closed to most public visitors.

Phylicia Rashad, the dean of Howard University’s College of Fine Arts, issued an apology Friday after receiving backlash and calls to resign from Howard alumni and other prominent voices over her tweet in support of former co-star Bill…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The remaining fencing that has surrounded the U.S. Capitol since a mob of pro-Trump rioters stormed the building in January is likely to come down as soon as next week, three people familiar with the matter told The…

The D.C. building under construction that collapsed during a thunderstorm on Thursday had passed an inspection in May and was up-to-date on its permitting, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) said Friday.

DCRA and Kennedy Street have a history.

The District Department of Transportation has launched an online parking permit system for residents’ visitors, contractors and home health aides.

The head of D.C.’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs said Friday that the construction site where a building collapsed Thursday was last inspected in May, in response to a complaint from a neighbor, and that no violations had…

The larger of the two was as wide as 125 yards on its 4.4-mile path

Just six months ago, the covid-19 unit at Sibley Memorial Hospital was full and doctors at the Northwest D.C. hospital were grappling with a winter surge in pandemic patients.

The D.C. government doesn’t plan to bring back mask requirements, city leaders said at a meeting Friday, even as the delta variant raises concerns about unvaccinated people’s vulnerability to the coronavirus.

The developer who is transforming a Georgetown hotel into one of the neighborhood's largest apartment complexes is already looking to sell the property.

An affiliate of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc. (NYSE: ARI) has acquired the historic Mayflower Hotel in downtown D.C.

This week D.C. launched a new online parking portal, claiming to make visitor parking “easier, safer and more efficient” by allowing residents to print out their own parking permits for visitors.

D.C. is still trying to get pandemic relief money out the door to help residents pay their rent through Stay D.C.

The 21-year-old from D.C. has attracted attention from across the world for poems like "We Just Trying to Grow Up."

More than 1.3 million Washington-area residents are getting outta town for the Fourth of July holiday.

D.C. lawmakers want to send another $30 million in relief grants to businesses after Mayor Muriel Bowser’s 2022 budget proposal was light on direct assistance for struggling companies.