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Eleven D.C. charter schools plan on giving admissions preference to students who are homeless, in the foster system, or receiving certain benefits starting in the 2022 school year, part of an effort to expand access to some high-performing…

Capitol and D.C. police said Friday they are fully prepared in the event of violence at a planned Saturday rally of demonstrators supporting those arrested in the pro-Trump riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

U.S. Capitol Police are activating a large-scale security plan in hopes of avoiding the events of Jan. 6, 2021, Chief Tom Manger said at a Friday press conference.

In July, Metro’s Board of Directors approved plans to fully convert the WMATA bus fleet to electric buses over the next two decades, by 2045. Up to 12 electric buses could be rolled out in a pilot program in 2023, and the system plans to…

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Allies of Donald Trump are mounting a Saturday rally at the U.S. Capitol, aimed at supporting what they call the “political prisoners” of the Jan. 6 insurrection — about 60 people held behind bars of the more than 600…

Ahead of the Sunday, Sept. 19 deadline for most D.C. government workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, 70% of the city’s workforce has self-reported as fully vaccinated, as of Wednesday, Sept. 15, according to D.C. Mayor Muriel…

Once again this summer, parts of the District and its western suburbs were besieged by a deluge of rain and dangerous flash flooding. With peak radar-indicated rain totals in the 4 to 5 inches in some spots, it was the “perfect storm” of…

Chief Financial Officer withheld documents citing privacy and “deliberative process” exemptions

International soccer officials are on their way to D.C. this weekend, giving city leaders and top business executives the chance to sell Greater Washington as a prime candidate to host some portion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Six African lions, two Amur tigers and a Sumatran tiger at the Smithsonian National Zoo are being treated for coronavirus, the zoo said Friday.

The lions and tigers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo have tested positive for coronavirus, according to a Friday announcement from the zoo. Initial results from fecal samples have come back positive, but the zoo is waiting on final…

Animals showed symptoms of coughing, sneezing and lack of appetite, zoo officials said

It's not just summer and the baseball season that are drawing to a close: The District's ticket amnesty program is slated to end Sept. 30.

The free ride’s over, folks.

D.C. is on a roll.

In recent months, many educators have sounded a call: We can’t go back to what was normal for students and schools before the coronavirus pandemic turned education upside down. Though the pandemic has been destructive, now is the time to…

On Aug. 23, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) traveled to a site in King George County, Va., where thousands of gravestones lie along the Potomac River’s shoreline and underwater. The stones marked the burial sites of some 37,000 Black…

Scofflaws who have accumulated debts in unpaid tickets in the District need to act soon to save on paying late fines. The city’s ticket amnesty program is ending this month.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) informed law enforcement partners they are aware of a "small number of recent online threats of violence" connected to the "Justice for J6" rally outside the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, including…