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On Wednesday morning, the National Mall seemed perfectly set for the start of spring: The sun was shining, the lawns were green-ish, and the cherry trees were heavy with fresh blooms of pink and white flowers.

The D.C. region has been disproportionately insulated from the negative effects of previous economic downturns, but that is not expected to be the case during the current slowdown caused by the coronavirus, according to a new report from…

The District’s Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration threw D.C. bars and restaurants a lifeline this week, by allowing establishments with liquor licenses to include alcoholic beverages in sealed containers with food takeout and…

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser sent city alcohol inspectors to make sure bars had shut down. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan deployed the National Guard to keep people from congregating in restaurants. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam urged residents to…

The D.C. City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to confirm Mayor Muriel Bowser’s nomination of transgender rights advocate and Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance President Bobbi Strang for a third three-year term on the D.C. Police…

D.C. Council member David Grosso (I-At-Large), a strong supporter of LGBTQ rights, disclosed in a statement on Monday that his decision not to run for re-election this year was heavily influenced by emotional scars that resurfaced when…

Happy Thursday. As DC recorded more coronavirus cases yesterday, 73 firefighters and emergency medical personnel are under self-quarantine out of concern they were exposed to the virus.

Former D.C. Councilman Jack Evans, having resigned from the District’s legislative body earlier this year under the threat of expulsion, has made it clear that he wants to continue to represent Ward 2 residents, but opinions are split on…

Within a matter of weeks, and amid a slew of gun-related deaths, D.C. officials enacted emergency gun legislation banning the use of “ghost guns” — untraceable and undetectable firearms often created from 3D printing and the assembly of…

At least four cases of coronavirus are linked to Ohev Sholom—The National Synagogue.

If you build it, affordability will come. That’s what economists say about the high home prices gripping metropolitan areas across the U.S., including the D.C. region.

During the public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, police are expected to give more citations for misdemeanors and some non-violent felonies during arrests, according to a Metropolitan Police Department executive order…

“Within 24 hours, 90 percent of my income was gone."

A DC apartment building is getting aggressive in its efforts to stem the spread of coronavirus.

Covid-19 isn’t the first pandemic Washingtonians have faced. The 1918 influenza pandemic closed schools and emptied public spaces. These photographs and newspaper clips show how a public health crisis can change our way of life.

A "relatively mild" recession is possible, but pain will be unevenly distributed

Some restaurants are preparing hundreds of free meals per day. Others are helping hospital workers and first responders.

"Without government help, I wouldn't be surprised if a double digit percentage of the food truck industry doesn't survive."

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After police officers picked up a woman wanted on a domestic violence charge and took her in for booking, she dropped a bombshell: She might have been exposed to COVID-19. She was taken to a hospital for testing.

As many as 73 D.C. firefighters, paramedics and emergency medical technicians have self-quarantined after potentially being exposed to coronavirus, according to the president of the firefighters union.