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The DC Child and Family Services Agency's investigations often aren’t launched in the timely manner required by law — and are frequently closed too quickly and labeled “unfounded” or “unsubstantiated.”

The 9-year-old boy who was struck by a driver next to his school on Wheeler Road SE earlier this month may be paralyzed from neck down. Kaidyn Green is one of several people who’ve been seriously injured by drivers while walking the road…

Construction agent watches as stone bearing his grandfather’s name is lowered into place

Twin toddlers ran around a D.C. firehouse Wednesday, there to be reunited with a D.C. firefighter paramedic who delivered them in the field over a year ago.

More people are leaving D.C. than in any other area of the country.

The EPA fears the poison leached into the Anacostia River

The District charity Bread for the City — a partner in The Washington Post Helping Hand — provides free legal services to people in danger of losing their homes.

Starting Jan. 15, patrons of D.C. restaurants will have to show proof of vaccination before dining in, and restaurant owners are preparing for the changes.

Owners of Politics and Prose, the independent bookstore and longtime D.C. institution, announced Wednesday that they hoped to reach an agreement with the store’s union organizers, after initially declining to voluntarily recognize the…

Restaurants, bars, nightclubs and other businesses in the District were dealt yet another challenge to overcome Wednesday, when D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said those owners and operators will be tasked with requiring proof of at least one…

The George Washington University on Wednesday announced that it’s planning to start the spring semester virtually, as the omicron variant has led to another spike in COVID-19 cases in the D.C. area.

The owners of Politics and Prose, arguably D.C.’s most prominent bookstore, announced in a statement on Wednesday that they’re open to voluntarily recognizing their employees’ union.

If you have an outstanding ticket in the District of Columbia, you have until next Friday to clear it without paying penalties. DC’s ticket-amnesty program was originally intended to end in September, but Mayor Muriel Bowser extended it to…

The D.C. Jail has seen a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases over the last week, going from one recorded case among detained residents last Wednesday to at least 117 just one week later. And at least 62 Department of Corrections staff are out…

A bus driver shortage is affecting dozens of Metrobus lines in the D.C. area again on Wednesday.

More than 20,000 residents left D.C. over the past year, according to the latest U.S. Census data. The District – and 17 states – are part of a historically large number of jurisdictions to lose population, according to the latest census…

Electric vehicle enthusiasts and public transit aficionados: there is good news as 2021 draws to a close. Metro is buying its first ten battery-electric buses, and plans to operate them on routes throughout the region next year.

The mandate takes effect next month. Hospitality employees still aren’t convinced they’re safe at work.

Ward 5 land parcels, anti-Semitism, and “borderline bullying behavior” were top of mind during the discussion.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday the District will begin requiring proof of at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccination to enter all restaurants, bars and nightclubs as well as indoor cultural and entertainment venues starting Jan.…