Muriel Bowser

Since 2014, Congress has prohibited D.C. from using any funds to implement and regulate adult-use cannabis sales in the District. But if the Safe Cannabis Sales Act of 2021 is passed by the end of the year, adult-use cannabis sales could begin in October 2022.

D.C.’s mayor announced legislation that would legalize recreational marijuana dispensaries in the District. Supporters hope the plan will get a more favorable reception in the now Democrat-controlled Congress, which will have to sign off on it. News4’s Jackie Bensen spoke to advocates who say the law must be carefully thought out.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser lost her only sister and oldest sibling to COVID-19.  Mercia Bowser died Wednesday at age 64, the mayor announced. She was being treated for COVID-19-related pneumonia.  “Mercia was loved immensely and will be missed greatly, as she joins the legion of angels who have gone home too soon due to the pandemic,” the mayor said...

DC mayor Muriel Bowser has declared gun violence a public health crisis. She’s now creating a command center to focus on gun violence the same way governments approach the COVID-19 crisis. As News4’s Mark Segraves reports the plan is to identify the high risk areas block by block.

The mayor of Washington, D.C., declared gun violence a public health crisis. The mayor’s office launched an emergency response to gun violence on Wednesday, taking a comprehensive, public health approach to crimes that devastate District families and neighborhoods.  D.C. is investing $15 million in gun violence reduction, Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office announced.  “We know that we must think and...

Today, DC’s Mayor Muriel Bowser became the latest public official to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. And teachers and police officers in the District are now eligible to sign up for their vaccines as part of Phase 1B-tier two. News4’s Mark Segraves explains why not everyone in that tier will get their shots.

In light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and national security threats, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is asking Americans to watch the inauguration virtually from their home states.

A man who traveled to Washington for the Capitol riot and is charged with threatening House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also made threats of violence toward Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and had the means to carry them out, federal prosecutors say. Cleveland Meredith, who drove to Washington from Colorado on Jan. 6, sent a text while still in the District…

There have been more arrests and charges stemming from the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In one hearing Wednesday, prosecutors said a Colorado man brought 2,500 rounds of ammo last week and eventually targeted D.C.’s mayor. News4’s Scott MacFarlane reports.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday afternoon to welcome and thank Guard troops deployed to D.C. from the commonwealth ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Washington, D.C., residents age 65 and older can now schedule to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the mayor announced Monday.  Residents should visit the District health department website vaccinate.dc.gov to make an appointment, Mayor Muriel Bowser said at a news conference. Appointments also can be made by calling 855-363-0333 or 311.  Bowser announced earlier this month that Monday was the...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced senior citizens are now able to register to get their vaccine. News4’s Mark Segraves explains that there’s only a limited number of doses set aside.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says officials need to take a very different stance for this inauguration compared to those of the past.

The mayor of Washington, D.C., asked federal officials to cancel permits for demonstrations and plan to protect federal property around Inauguration Day “given the new threats from insurgent acts of domestic terrorists.”  Mayor Muriel Bowser asked Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf to cancel public gathering permits for the next two weeks, from Jan. 11 to Jan. 24. The…

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser urged Americans on Monday not to travel to the capital for the inauguration next week due to the recent acts of domestic terrorism against the U.S. Capitol building as well as surging coronavirus numbers. The mayor also highlighted that she has asked President Donald Trump to preemptively declare a state of emergency in the...

Mayor Muriel Bowser is asking that Washington, D.C., residents sign-up for the emergency alert system ahead of the upcoming inauguration. Text INAUG2021 to 888-777 for public safety and transportation alerts.

News4’s Darcy Spencer continues team coverage live from outside the Capitol with details about the letter Mayor Bowser sent to the head of Homeland Security.

Starting with President Trump’s “Save America Rally” speech, to rioters breaching the U.S. Capitol and ending with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris confirmed as the next President and Vice President of the U.S., here’s a look at what happened at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

More than 6,000 National Guard personnel will deploy to the nation’s capital and remain in the region for a minimum of 30 days.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney criticized law enforcement’s response to the U.S. Capitol invasion, saying Black protesters would not have been treated the same.