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It’s not exactly New Orleans, but it’s getting close.

A new apartment building is being planned in Mount Vernon Triangle with an interesting amenity.

Acting D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee, III told members of Congress on Tuesday that more than 850 of the department’s officers responded to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, costing city taxpayers at least $8.8 million —…

Three sesame bagels with cream cheese — one with tomato and one with jalapeño — and a plain bagel with butter did not seem like most exciting order that Call Your Mother has ever fielded.

Georgetown University is seeking disciplinary action against students it says received the coronavirus vaccine despite not currently being eligible under D.C.’s vaccination rollout.

Some Metro employees fear retaliation for reporting safety concerns, according to the independent commission responsible for overseeing safety practices on Metro.

D.C., Maryland and Virginia didn’t make the grade in a new American Lung Association report that examined restrictions on access to flavored tobacco products and vaping among kids.

E-scooter and e-bike operator Lime plans to add motor-driven cycles to its D.C. fleet as part of a strategy to become the first micromobility operator to offer three modes of transportation through one platform

A large percentage of nursing home workers in D.C., Maryland and Virginia have declined to take the coronavirus vaccine, officials say, presenting a major challenge in the region’s plans to protect its most vulnerable residents.

The Library of Congress will build on its promise to be the “people’s library” by launching a four-year program to expand and diversify its collection and work with communities of color and other underrepresented groups to offer a more…

Martin Baron, one of the most highly regarded editors in American journalism and an outspoken advocate of the value of a free press, announced Tuesday he would step down as executive editor of The Washington Post on Feb. 28.

The acting U.S. Capitol Police chief apologized Tuesday to Congress over the Jan. 6 riots as debate continues over the future of security at the complex.

Child care workers, who have provided in-person supervision for months, are criticizing the District’s new plan to vaccinate them after public school teachers, who are to return to classrooms Monday for the first time this school year.

A D.C. council member said that despite what happened when rioters stormed the Capitol, it should not be an excuse to wall off the area and “turn it into a fortress from the people.”

A group of D.C. government leaders and medical experts took part in an online forum to further encourage people of color to get the COVID-19 vaccine and to dispel any myths about its safety.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The interim chief of the Capitol Police apologized Tuesday for failing to prepare for what became a violent insurrection despite having warnings that white supremacists and far-right groups would target Congress.

Metro’s safety culture came under scrutiny Tuesday as investigators disclosed that track workers were left vulnerable to train traffic or electric shock and other employees feared reprisal for raising concerns about safety.

U.S. authorities have opened case files on at least 400 potential suspects and expect to bring sedition charges against some “very soon” in the sprawling investigation of the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, officials said.

D.C. police sent about 850 officers, nearly one-quarter of its force, to help rescue the U.S. Capitol from the mob that broke in Jan. 6, and the department estimates it cost the District $8.8 million to secure the downtown during the week…

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) has requested that a total of 500 ­members of the D.C. National Guard remain activated through March 12 for the upcoming ­impeachment trial of Donald Trump, President Biden’s February speech to Congress and…