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Hundreds of protestors took to the streets of D.C. Monday night, in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man in Kenosha, Wis.

The D.C. government failed to provide consistent treatment and counseling for drug abuse to the vast majority of people who passed through its jail system over a nearly four-year period, according to a newly released audit.

Tawanda Johnson drives to her two oldest children’s charter school in Northeast Washington and picks up breakfast and lunches for them almost every day during the week. She also picks up meals at that same school for her younger daughter,…

A civil rights rally timed to the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s seminal “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered in 1963 from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, is expected to bring thousands to the same spot on Friday.

More boaters have been hitting the Potomac River in D.C. this summer, finding it an easy way to enjoy the water while socially distancing.

A sports business veteran from D.C. had been named the new president of Nashville Superspeedway — ahead of the return of NASCAR racing at the track in 2021.

The number of new HIV infections reported in D.C. in 2019 declined by 16 percent from 2018, the largest decline over the previous five years, indicating the city’s HIV prevention efforts are moving closer to achieving Mayor Muriel Bowser’s…

Happy Monday. DC has re-added Delaware — that means all you beachgoers — to its list of coronavirus hotspots where travelers coming into the city need to quarantine for 14 days.

For the first time, D.C. voters will be able to cast their ballots at Nationals Park during election week, D.C. Board of Elections Chair Michael Bennett told The Washington Post on Monday — the latest move in the District’s effort to…

The Washington Nationals are back at their ballpark for an unusual season, but the stands are notably empty (except for a few cardboard family members). This fall, D.C. residents will get a chance to visit the park for the first time in…

Some D.C. voters could get a chance to cast a ballot in the general election while overlooking the baseball field where D.C.’s World Series champs play.

Joe Englert, local nightlife titan known for his numerous bars and restaurants all across the District, including on H Street NE, U Street, and in Capitol Hill, has died. He was 59.

The General Services Administration has spent, or committed to spending, more than half of its projected $2.8 billion budget to develop the Department of Homeland Security’s consolidated campus at the St. Elizabeths West campus, with…

D.C. officials on Monday urged visitors to use caution this week as the nation’s capital expects to host thousands for political and civil rights demonstrations amid the coronavirus pandemic.

As the pandemic took hold this spring, Destinie Jackson watched her hours dwindle to nothing at the Ellicott City childcare center where she worked. She applied for unemployment insurance and was soon getting $610 each week.

The man reportedly lashed out when the CityCenterDC restaurant couldn't accommodate a large party

The redevelopment of the Fox 5 headquarters in Friendship Heights is moving forward.

A fireworks display at the conclusion of the Republican National Convention this week is set to light up the sky over the Washington Monument late Thursday after the National Park Service issued a permit enabling the GOP to use the…

If you’ve been eagerly awaiting D.C.’s move into Phase 3 of coronavirus reopening, you’ll have to wait a bit longer.

With a week left until an all-virtual start to the academic year, D.C. school leaders are racing to connect with students they have lost contact with over the summer and struggling to determine who still needs technology to participate in…