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Some students are facing big social and emotional challenges, with the pandemic having severely restricted their opportunities to learn to communicate with other people. “We're back in school,...

Republicans have become something of a unicorn in much of urban America, but some local GOP contenders think left-leaning D.C. could do with a dose of contrarian thinking.

Even though the city enrolled in the CDC’s program in December 2020, they did not receive funding until almost a year later.

Voters will decide whether adults 21 or older can possess small amounts of recreational marijuana. Lawmakers would then have to set up a plan for regulating the industry.

Dr. Chelsea Van Thof lost her partner to suicide earlier this year, and she has turned her grief into advocacy for a bridge barrier she says can save lives.

Analysis on some of the week's top stories with WAMU's Kojo Nnamdi.

Black people in D.C. are arrested almost seven times as often as white people for opioid-related offenses.

The Riversdale House Museum is working to recognize and connect the enslaved African-Americans to their descendants in Prince George’s County.

D.C.-area residents have some of the highest student loan debt in the nation.

Educators at Forestdale Elementary School in Springfield say they're especially focused on their students' social and emotional learning.

In the United States, more than 100,000 people are affected with sickle cell disease, but it primarily affects the African American community, occuring in about 1 out of every 365 Black or African...

Colleges and universities are warning students about how the virus spreads, and what they can do to stay safe.

As things fell apart in D.C., founder Ruby Corado sent at least $500,000 abroad to grow the new Casa Ruby, El Salvador chapter.

Manuel Vera says he’s given away nearly 300 bicycles, with about 40 of them going to families from Afghanistan.

We spoke to five people who had lost a loved one or were hit themselves by a driver. One woman says even four years after her crash, "I feel a lot more comfortable. But I still don't feel safe."

This request comes at a time when airports across the U.S. are experiencing staffing shortages, flight cancellations, and delays.

WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi discusses some of the top regional stories of the week.

The Out of Our Shells project gave undiscovered musicians a chance to record their music, and they celebrated with an all-day live show at Rhizome DC.

We spoke to the local foodie behind Eat DC, who's been keeping tabs on the local restaurant industry for the past eight years.

Mamatoto Village is tackling a major problem in D.C.: bad outcomes for Black pregnant people, and the structural racism that causes them.