Muriel Bowser

News4’s Mark Segraves reports that frustrated drivers are asking Mayor Muriel Bowser for help.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says transportation officials will cut the red tape around completing some road safety projects and take other steps to reduce crashes and improve pedestrian safety.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says transportation officials will cut the red tape around completing some road safety projects and take other steps to reduce crashes and improve pedestrian safety. The changes come after four children were struck by vehicles in the past month, Bowser said. “As drivers, we can all do better,” Bowser said. “The other part of this...

The D.C. Council passed emergency legislation Tuesday expanding the virtual learning option in schools — a plan Mayor Muriel Bowser pushed back on, saying it goes against the best interests of students. Since the school year began with full-time in-person learning, almost 200 D.C. Public Schools staff members and more than 500 students have tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in…

News4’s Mark Segraves reports on the D.C. Council passing emergency legislation expanding virtual learning option in D.C. schools.

Gyms in the District had to require masks indoors again starting back in August, and owners say they’ve seen a drop in members taking classes.

If you have an unpaid D.C. parking ticket or speeding ticket, you may get more time to pay it off.  D.C. extended the deadline of its Ticket Amnesty Program, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Monday. Drivers with unpaid tickets now have until Dec. 31 to pay up without some risks of the situation escalating. The prior deadline was this Thursday,...

All adults who regularly work in schools and child care facilities in Washington, D.C., will be required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by Nov. 1, Mayor Muriel Bowser said.

All adults who regularly work in schools and child care facilities in Washington, D.C., will be required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by Nov. 1, Mayor Muriel Bowser said. The new requirement applies to everyone working in D.C. public, charter, private and parochial schools. This also includes child care facilities regulated by the Office of the State Superintendent of...

Pfizer said Monday early trial results indicate its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 5 to 11

Pediatricians and other medical staff from Children’s National Hospital will provide care at a new hospital planned in Southeast D.C., in an effort to increase health care availability in Ward 7 and Ward 8.  Children’s National staff will operate the pediatric emergency department and neonatal intensive care unit at St. Elizabeths East, Mayor Muriel Bowser, Children’s National Hospital and...

Dozens of African American headstones taken from a D.C. gravesite and dumped along the Potomac River will be restored and relocated. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

Dozens of headstones from a historic African American cemetery in the nation’s capital that were used as erosion control along the Virginia shoreline of the Potomac River are being relocated to a memorial garden in Maryland.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced she will require all D.C. government workers to be vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Employees of D.C.’s government will be required to prove they are vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing, the mayor announced Tuesday.  All District employees, contractors, interns and grantees must be fully vaccinated by Sept. 19, Mayor Muriel Bowser said at a news conference, standing with labor leaders. Teachers and other school employees are included in the requirement. Exemptions for...

D.C.’s mask mandate could be in effect through the Thanksgiving holiday if the numbers don’t turn around. News4’s Mark Segraves reports on the latest on COVID-19 testing and vaccination enforcement in D.C.

The D.C. Council cut Mayor Muriel Bowser’s request for 170 new police officers over the next two years. The move comes as the District struggles with a surge in shootings. News4’s Pat Lawson Muse spoke with the police chief and got his response.

The D.C. Council will vote Tuesday on plans to increase police funding.  Mayor Muriel Bowser asked the council to approve $11 million for the hiring and training of 170 new Metropolitan Police Department officers over the next two years.  A police budget reduction of $15 million in fiscal year 2021 harmed police recruitment, she argued last week. MPD usually brings…

The D.C. Council will vote Tuesday on more funding for the Metropolitan Police Department. Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed $11 million for hiring, and the council had an alternative proposal, News4’s Justin Finch explains.

A mask mandate is in effect again in D.C. amid a troubling rise in COVID-19 cases and new information on the spread of the delta variant.  Masks must be worn indoors, even by people who are fully vaccinated, as of early Saturday, July 31. The rule applies to everyone over age 2.  But there are some exceptions, a D.C....