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A little more than a year ago, we hugged and shook hands without fear. We laughed without masks covering our faces. We ate together, danced together, worked together and enjoyed each other’s company less than six feet apart. Then it all…

The last time fans got to go inside Nationals Park for a baseball game was on October 27, 2019 — the fifth game of the World Series. José Andrés threw out the first pitch, and fans booed then-President Donald Trump in his luxury ballpark…

The Washington Nationals’ opening day will have at least a bit of the flavor of a normal baseball game as the team welcomes fans to Nationals Park for the first time in more than a year.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says she “couldn’t be prouder” of the District health department’s response to the coronavirus pandemic over the last year and said the nation’s capital is poised for a comeback.

The Army initially pushed to reject the D.C. government’s request for a modest National Guard presence ahead of the Jan. 6 rally that led to the Capitol riot, underscoring the deep reluctance of some higher-ups at the Pentagon to involve…

DC opened vaccine eligibility this week to more essential employees who must report for duty in person despite the public health emergency, including those who work in food service or for local government agencies, public utilities, public…

In a pair of letters from the D.C. government Monday, the Washington Nationals and D.C. United were approved to host fans at a limited capacity when their home schedules begin in April. The decisions come a year after fans were last…

For more than nine months, Black Lives Matter Plaza has been a pedestrian-only zone — a place where protesters gathered, tourists paused for photos, and bands of yogis and artists hosted classes and community workshops.

OVER THE past few days, that horrendous fencing erected around the Capitol and its grounds has been modified to allow for more traffic. On Monday, officials announced that there will be even more changes, including removal of the looped…

On April 17, Audi Field will play host to D.C. United’s Major League Soccer home opener versus New York City F.C. With approval from the Mayor’s Office and DC Health on Monday, it’ll also host up to 2,000 fans.

All D.C. residents 16 and older will be eligible to pre-register for COVID-19 vaccination appointments starting May 1, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Monday.

Every adult in the District will be eligible for coronavirus vaccine appointments starting on May 1, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) said Monday, in keeping with the national goal set last week by President Biden.

DC food service workers are eligible to receive Covid-19 vaccines beginning today, and delivery drivers and couriers will follow the week of March 29. Meanwhile, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced in a press conference Monday morning that…

The city will extend the 10 p.m. cut off on alcohol sales to midnight on March 22, but did not lift seating capacity limits.

A rehabilitation project is starting this week on the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and by the time it’s done in more than a year, the monument will include a Wall of Remembrance similar to the Vietnam memorial.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Security officials will soon scale back the perimeter fencing surrounding the Capitol in response to guidance from the U.S. Capitol Police that “there does not exist a known, credible threat” that warrants keeping the…

“Well, it’s like the Kremlin,” he said, taking measure of the tall fence and razor wire that will be in all his weekend-in-Washington, Capitol selfies. “You can’t get too close to that either.”

More people in D.C. are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, and some restrictions will soon be relaxed, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday.