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WITH 23 CANDIDATES vying for two at-large seats on the D.C. Council, it was inevitable that the winners would fail to secure a majority of the vote. Indeed, they didn’t even come close. At-large incumbent Robert White (D) got 26 percent of…

“I barely told anyone I was doing this because I felt so bad, you know?”

Several pro-Trump and white nationalist groups are stirring chatter on social media about supposed rallies in D.C. this Saturday in an effort to further Trump’s baseless claims about a stolen election.

As jurisdictions across the country act to slow the spread of COVID-19 in dining rooms, D.C. remains open.

Coronavirus infections across the greater Washington region surged past the 3,000 mark Wednesday for the first time, spreading with relative ease as caseloads set another record high.

On Wednesday both D.C. and Maryland recorded the largest number of new daily COVID-19 cases the jurisdictions have seen since May. The numbers come amid an overall spike in coronavirus cases across the region and a worsening national…

Popular holiday traditions in the D.C. area are making adjustments this year due to the pandemic, including the National Christmas Tree lighting, ZooLights and D.C.’s downtown holiday market.

Downtown D.C. power dining spot The Oval Room from restauranteur Ashok Bajaj has permanently closed its doors after 26 years in business.

‘Tis the season for the 16th Annual Downtown Holiday Market in D.C., which will span two city blocks starting Friday, Nov. 20.

Happy Tuesday. DC Council members indicated they don't plan to fund a viewing stand during the 2021 inaugural parade for President-elect Joe Biden.

Metro’s plans to correct a long list of safety problems in its rail operations center were sent back by safety oversight officials who said they lacked sufficient benchmarks to prove that the transit agency has completed all necessary…

Despite President Donald Trump’s decision to contest the recent election results, plans are beginning to take shape for Inauguration Day 2021 in D.C. And, of course, the traditional ceremonies will be different from years past due to…

The last time female councilmembers held a majority on the council was in the 1990s.

As post-election tension soars, white nationalists are among those involved with the "Million MAGA March"

Douglas Development Corp. appears to have sold more than a quarter of the land that makes up the massive New City DC project near Ivy City.

It sounds so alliteratively familiar. The “Barry Building,” rolling off the tongue as if it’s been around for decades.

Four months after 11-year-old Davon McNeal was shot and killed in his Southeast D.C. neighborhood, his former football team welcomed a new van that pays tribute to him, courtesy of Pittsburgh Steelers player Anthony McFarland Jr.

On Oct. 28, 1917, Richard M. Shamley marched to Union Station with 400 other D.C. men. If their marching was somewhat imperfect, they could be forgiven. After all, they were not soldiers — yet.

A D.C. judge has ordered the District’s forensic sciences lab to turn over several documents related to a botched firearms analysis at the center of an ongoing murder case — and a bitter public battle between the lab and federal…

Conversations about paid family leave tend to focus on time off to recover from the birth of a child, or for parents to bond with their new addition. It’s not often talked about in terms of clearing a way to provide end-of-life care.