Coronavirus in DC

As the district begins phase one of reopening, restaurants and businesses will have the opportunity to expand their outdoor space onto sidewalks and into roadways. Mayor Muriel Bowser also announced Friday that the speed limits on local roads will be reduced to 20 mph. Bowser said earlier in the week that restaurants and retails stores permitted to open in phase…

The district began the first phase of reopening, what the mayor calls “stay-at-home light.” Businesses have started serving customers and residents are eager to pay them a visit. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Cellphone videos of confrontations between D.C. police and residents have community leaders seeking action. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

In just under an hour, the District of Columbia will join every U.S. state in some form of reopening. D.C. restaurants can open for outdoor dining at 8 a.m. News4’s Shomari Stone spoke to some business owners who are glad to be back even though it’s just a start.

D.C. police officers and residents have traded blows in several violent incidents captured on cellphone video across the District, and some neighborhood leaders are calling for change. While the circumstances surrounding each incident are different, they each illustrate the ongoing tension between police and some communities of color and how that tension is compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. “With...

D.C. is just hours away from restaurants and non essential businesses being able to reopen, but there are still a lot of unanswered questions about how this will work. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

D.C. hit day 13 of downward of community spread after a confusing holiday weekend that saw the District’s numbers take a step backward. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

District residents blocked off neighborhood streets to make more room for others to walk safely while social distancing. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

Memorial Day weekend is usually the start of summer travel season, and warm, partly sunny weather has made plenty of D.C.-area residents eager to have their stay-at-home orders lifted. Washington, D.C., itself saw a new peak in coronavirus case numbers, putting a targeted reopening date of May 29 in question. D.C. Health Director LaQuandra Nesbitt said the city was...

D.C. had a slight setback as leaders look to begin phase one of reopening this Friday. It’s unclear whether the mayor will give the go-ahead later this week. News4’s Mark Segraves has a closer look at the issue, and some new numbers on people violating that stay at home order.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser spoke to News4’s Pat Lawson Muse about whether D.C. is on track to reopen on May 29 after hitting a new peak in coronavirus cases.

D.C. police are warning drivers who bring food and other deliveries to people reluctant to leave their homes during the coronavirus pandemic about carjackings. D.C. police statistics show there has been a 19 percent increase in car theft this year compared to the same time period last year. At least three drivers have had their vehicles stolen in the...

Police in the District say car thefts are up, and it appears thieves are targeting the delivery drivers who have become essential workers, during this pandemic. News4’s Jackie Bensen went to a neighborhood where a number of the thefts have occurred.

News4’s Mark Segraves reports on voting in the D.C. primary during the pandemic.

Medical students at Georgetown are graduating on Sunday but have already started working as they help MedStar doctors treat patients with COVID-19 virtually. News4’s Derrick Ward spoke with some of the students.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has extended the city’s stay-at-home order through June 8, saying the District needs more time to slow the spread of coronavirus. The orders were set to expire Friday, May 15, but the mayor said the city needs to make progress on two measures in particular: getting people to take tests and slowing community transmission. “Rushing to…

D.C. residents were left confused after Mayor Muriel Bowser released new face covering requirements for the city. News4’s Mark Segraves has the details on the new mandates.

From living rooms to the White House, individuals and groups are eager to reopen the country and get back to work, even as local leaders caution that coronavirus continues to spread through the D.C. area community. But federal workers will likely face commuting challenges when telework ends. Metro expects trains and buses will limit capacity, require masks and keep...