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New data revealed by D.C. Health Department officials on Sunday show that the two-week benchmark for case decline has not been met. Officials found a discrepancy in coronavirus community spread.

D.C. was on track this weekend to meet the required 14 straight days of declining coronavirus cases for reopening, but a newly discovered spike in cases sent the city back to 11 consecutive days of decline, according to city health…

The D.C. Department of Health reports a new peak in community transmission Sunday which would have been its 14th day of sustained decline in community transmission required for reopening.

As the total number of coronavirus infections in the Washington region topped 90,000 Sunday and fatalities hit 3,880, a one-day spike in the District’s numbers raised questions about whether it can begin reopening as expected Friday.

On the morning of Nov. 14, 1899, messages were delivered to the two most important women in John A. Logan Jr.’s life. A telegram arrived at his wife’s house in Youngstown, Ohio, and a note was delivered to his mother’s house at 13th and…

Ward 7 has always been Vincent C. Gray’s home turf.

In her 70s, when most people are well into retirement, Veronica Norman was still working as a nurse at St. Elizabeths Hospital, the District’s psychiatric facility. Her family had encouraged her to retire, but Norman insisted on continuing…

The metropolitan D.C. area has the highest rate of positive COVID-19 tests in the United States, a key metric in determining whether a jurisdiction is ready to reopen, according to White House coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx.…

The Ward 2 D.C. Council race has been one of the most spirited local elections in the capital in years, as scandal-tainted Jack Evans seeks to reclaim his seat in a crowded field.

Before leaving D.C. city hall under the cloud of an ethics scandal, Jack Evans was no stranger to crisis.

Independent inspectors say the spread of coronavirus has been slowed significantly at the D.C. Jail, but chronic staff shortages have had a major impact on the jail’s ability to cope with the pandemic.

Heading to college can be an exciting and challenging time. Now, there’s a new program in the District focused on providing eligible high school graduates with a network of support well after they leave the public school system.

WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser’s cellphone rang earlier this week from an unfamiliar number: It was the White House calling to say President Donald Trump wanted to talk.

Brandon T. Todd’s devotion to constituent services is hailed in the neighborhood. His opponent Janeese Lewis George critiques his voting record.

New York may have the Empire State Building, lit up in festive hues to mark holidays big and small, but in Washington’s Petworth neighborhood, residents look to the front lawn of a blue rowhouse to celebrate the passage of time.

This brings Evans' ethics tab to $55,000.

TGIF. While DC continues to plan for Phase 1 of reopening, White House Coronavirus Task Force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said today the Washington region is among several areas of the country that continue to see a troublingly high rate…

Former Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans agreed to pay a $35,000 fine to the D.C. Board of Ethics and Government Accountability on Friday, finally settling the oldest open government investigation into the embattled former lawmaker’s ethical…

The D.C. city ethics board on Friday fined former council member Jack Evans $35,000 for violations related to his outside employment while in office, as voting started in the primary election where Evans is attempting to reclaim his old…