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District residents with certain chronic medical conditions, including those who are overweight, reportedly will be given priority for the coronavirus vaccine. People with a body mass index over 25, as well as locals who are pregnant, have cancer or smoke, are among those who will be offered the vaccine …

Downtown Washington was reopening Thursday, after weeks of heightened security for the inauguration and pandemic-related restrictions had slowed or halted business, travel and recreation in the heart of the city. The network of metal fences that had shielded federal areas was being dismantled, concrete barriers that had blocked streets were …

An additional 740 appointments for COVID-19 vaccination will open up Friday for any D.C. health care worker or resident aged 65 and older. Those eligible can register for an appointment through vaccinate.dc.gov or call the District’s hotline at 855-363-0333. Next week, the District will start vaccinating in-person teachers and support …

D.C. restaurants can resume indoor dining at 25% capacity starting Friday at 5 a.m., says John Falcicchio, the deputy mayor for planning and economic development and the chief of staff to Mayor Muriel Bowser. The ban on indoor dining took effect with a mayor’s order on Dec. 23 amid a spike in cases in the

The Department of Education has opened an investigation into allegations that Fairfax County Public Schools did not provide a “free appropriate public education” to students with disabilities and special needs during the coronavirus pandemic. The school system was notified last week that the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights initiated …

Young District residents spent the better part of the coronavirus pandemic, not only struggling to adjust to the isolation of distance learning, but railing against various forms of police-related violence, including those directly affecting them. During a virtual event to observe the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, District students once again expressed their

The challenges youth leaders face during the coronavirus pandemic on the local and national level and how they can be addressed served as the overriding theme of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. D.C. Student Essay Competition Awards Ceremony that took place virtually on Jan. 15. The Mayor’s Youth Leadership Institute Alumni Association (MYLIAA) and

About 18% of the nearly 3.6 million people eligible for coronavirus vaccinations in Maryland, Virginia and the District have received at least one coronavirus vaccine dose, data from regional health departments show. As of Tuesday, health officials had administered shots to 648,098 residents in the three jurisdictions, which have a …

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine said his office will appeal a D.C. Superior Court judge’s recent decision to strike down the city’s moratorium on eviction filings. “As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to crush local businesses, tens of thousands of District residents are struggling to pay the bills after losing hours at work, if not their

The Martin Luther King Jr. Day 10th annual wreath-laying ceremony is being held virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The memorial began at 10 a.m. Monday via livestream on The Memorial Foundation’s Facebook and YouTube channels. “LOVE” is the theme of this year’s event, which is hosted annually …