Muriel Bowser

Many D.C. residents recently diagnosed with COVID-19 reported going to social events, restaurants, bars and work in the two weeks before they were diagnosed.  D.C.’s health department provided data Wednesday on diagnoses in the District. More than 16,000 cases of the virus have been diagnosed and 638 people have died.  More than half of residents who were diagnosed during...

D.C. will allow live entertainment at six indoor venues in a pilot program officials can use for future guidance. Venues will be limited to 50 people including entertainers and staff, and no dancing will be allowed. Outdoor venues that previously submitted plans to the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency waiver process can resubmit plans following the new criteria…

Some D.C. Public Schools students could be back in the classroom as early as this month.  Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday that she asked the school district to take a look at how charter schools are reopening their doors to students.  Bowser didn’t plan to make an announcement about schools on Wednesday but a reporter asked her whether traditional...

Mayor Bowser has asked the public school system to follow the charter schools approach and some students may be able to return to school for classes. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

“Outside agitators” wreaked havoc on D.C. streets over the past four days, the city’s mayor and police chief said Monday, describing protesters who set off fireworks toward police officers, pointed laser pointers into their eyes and threw balloons full of urine.  Ten officers were hurt and police arrested 69 people. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Chief of Police Peter Newsham...

D.C.’s mayor and police chief blamed “outside agitators” for violence against officers over the weekend. News4’s Jackie Bensen spoke to a man who was arrested after driving a van into the protests. He was released from jail and faces no charges.

Alarming words from D.C.’s mayor after peaceful demonstrations for social justice turned violent over the weekend. Mayor Bowser says the rioting was the work of outside agitators. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

D.C. has made what the mayor called “good progress” in fighting the HIV epidemic, officials said Thursday. Data shows Black residents are still disproportionately affected. Fewer people are being diagnosed with the virus and the majority of patients are treated within 90 days of learning their positive status, the city’s annual report on HIV says. The city has met...

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser stood over Black Lives Matter Plaza to address the Democratic National Convention on Monday, calling for citizens to take action on racial justice and slamming the Trump administration’s actions towards protesters in the capital. The Democratic mayor evoked D.C.’s history of protests, from the March on Washington to demonstrations after the killing of George...

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Most people recently diagnosed with the coronavirus in D.C. had no known contact with someone who had the virus and did not attend events or travel, new data from the city says.  D.C.’s health director said she’s concerned about the continued spread of the virus within communities.  “Many of our cases are still not connected to each other,” Dr....

Activists marched to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s house Saturday to call attention to the plight of the city’s homeless population. They’re rallying against what they call inhumane conditions suffered by people who experience homelessness. They gathered at Shepard Elementary School in Northwest an marched to the mayor’s home.  They say conditions in homeless shelters and rehousing units like hotels...

Activists marched to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s house to call attention to the plight of the city’s homeless population. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports on their call for action.

With reduced capacity at restaurants across the area, Arlington is facing a problem of people spilling out onto the sidewalk. News4’s Shomari Stone takes a closer look at how the county plans to control crowding and get people to spread out.

There’s bad news if you were still hoping to swim in a public pool in D.C. this summer: The pools will stay closed for the remainder of the season.  The parks department announced Wednesday that all outdoor pools, indoor aquatic centers and spray parks will remain closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.  “We understand residents look forward to escaping...

D.C. officials are closely monitoring tax payments to the city as the coronavirus pandemic continues to shake the economy.  There is “considerable uncertainty” over whether property tax payments will be paid, the chief financial officer said in a statement Wednesday.  Mayor Muriel Bowser said officials will watch “every bucket” of taxes and still be able to balance the budget....

News4’s Cory Smith got an exclusive interview with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser about the two months since a protest erupted into chaos at Lafayette Square.

Two months after protests for racial justice erupted in Lafayette Square, News4’s Cory Smith sat down with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to talk about their impact on the city.

D.C. will not reopen school buildings next month, deciding to the start the new school year entirely online. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

D.C. Public Schools will be all-virtual in the fall, the mayor announced Thursday after previously delaying an announcement of the city’s plans.  The continued spread of the coronavirus led the city to opt to conduct the start of the school year online, Mayor Muriel Bowser said.  Classes for pre-K through 12th grade will be virtual for Term 1, Aug....