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Most aspects of the District's mask mandate will no longer apply to people who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, in line with the latest federal guidance, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Monday.

D.C. police on Monday posted a photo of a man they believe may have reposted data that was stolen from the department in the recent hack of their computer system.

Starting in June, D.C. police will not be the first responders to some mental health calls in the city.

Some drivers in the D.C. region have noticed it’s harder to find gas in the District than it is in Maryland or Virginia, which experts do not find surprising. They say there’s a good reason D.C. has less supply — and they suggest that…

Casey Patten plans to open a second location of Grazie Grazie, the nascent sandwich shop he launched after separating from Taylor Gourmet, along with a fried chicken place and ice cream shop in downtown D.C.

The District will now fall in line with the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions’s mask recommendations: if you’re fully vaccinated, you don’t need to wear a mask outdoors or in places where it isn’t required.

D.C. is lifting its mask and social distancing requirements for fully vaccinated people, effective Monday.

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) said she is lifting the mask mandate in the city as of Monday, bringing the city in line with other jurisdictions in the region that already lifted their mandates.

Businesses have the right to set rules that are more strict than what the city or CDC says.

As coronavirus pandemic restrictions begin to lift, the D.C. Council is considering making it easier to resume evictions too — a suggestion that has caused an outcry among some legislators and advocates, and also has raised concerns among…

After being closed for six months, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is reopening to the public on Friday, May 21. The museum will be open between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Fridays through Tuesdays and requires free,…

If you’re looking to visit the National Museum of Women in the Arts, time is of the essence.

D.C. incarcerates a lot of Black people. If D.C. were a state, it would have the highest incarceration rate in the country — the same country that incarcerates more people than anywhere in the world. Although Black people make up less than…

The National Museum of Women in the Arts will close Aug. 9 for a two-year renovation that will add gallery space and an education studio, improve accessibility, and upgrade the mechanical systems in its historic building. The $66 million…

The Holocaust Memorial Museum is reopening to the public Monday. But there is reduced visitation, required face coverings, temperature checks, social distancing and other safety steps.