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Citing realities of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Georgetown University will offer some of its underclassmen discounts on fall semester tuition, housing and dining charges, the school announced Tuesday.

Our investigation shows how the city is losing money at its trash transfer stations—and taxpayers are eating the costs.

The imposing black cube that is D.C.’s central public library is scheduled to reopen to the public on Sept. 24, after a three-and-a-half-year, $211 million renovation.

Unions representing thousands of school workers say they were “not invited to the table” to talk about possibly returning to in-person learning.

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson broke his own rules, and now we’re all paying for it.

Two years ago its 12-and-under all-star squad made national headlines for becoming the first majority Black team to win the D.C. Little League championships.

The July 19 Metro article “Schools scaling back plans for in-person learning” touched on some reasons people want to return to in-person schooling despite the dangers: child care, food security and availability of technology. This isn’t a…

What first was imagined as a “Bicycle Beltway” has evolved into a transportation plan for walkers and bikers approved by D.C.-area leaders in order to create seamless paths for travel regionwide.

Admitting that no final decision has been made regarding how the first day of school will be conducted, the head of D.C. Public Schools hosted an online discussion about the possible plans in place to provide in-person instruction.

After years of protest by students and faculty, George Washington University has established committees to consider requests to retire the school’s “Colonials” moniker and rename the campus’s community center, university President Thomas…

Somebody stabbed an old dog twice in the head and dumped her in a trash-strewn lot, barely alive. After a passerby found her, animal rescuers in the District named her Ladybell.

The Washington Business Hall of Fame isn’t throwing in the towel on 2020, instead shifting to a two-day virtual event as it celebrates its three new honorees: Mark Lerner, Edward Bersoff and Janet Hill.

Monumental Sports & Entertainment, the owner of the Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, Washington Mystics and Capital City Go-Go, is launching a campaign to encourage people to vote in November’s election.

The president’s maskless appearance at Trump International Hotel this week — in apparent defiance of D.C. coronavirus regulations — has caught the attention of local authorities, who say they plan to investigate the hotel’s compliance with…

DC's Walter Reed redevelopment got a big win at the end of 2019 when Whole Foods was announced as the anchor, and the development pipeline has grown around Takoma, down the street from the Georgia and Eastern Avenue intersection where a…

The area around the National Mall is seeing fewer tourists usual these days, and some locals are taking advantage: a coyote was spotted there on Tuesday morning.