In 1782, as the Revolutionary War was winding down and peace talks were happening in Paris, Gen. George Washington came up ...

Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the ...

The makeshift memorial was being constructed Friday morning off of the George Washington Memorial Parkway to remember and honor the 67 victims. Artist Roberto Marquez said he was moved by the ...

WASHINGTON — World Central Kitchen is serving ... 5342 collided with a military helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River. More than 300 emergency crews have been responding to the air ...

Two of Reagan National Airport’s air traffic controllers were doing double duty Wednesday night, according to a government report.

Like it did for George, the steamy hot water helps us wash away all the bodily aches and stress of contemporary life. If you ...

Things to Do in Virginia - Seasonal Highlights . Virginia captures the attention of history-loving travelers. Here, you'll find Colonial settlements, Civil War batt ...

The two aircraft plunged into the dark, frigid Potomac River. No one survived ... president of the Washington DC Firefighters Local 36, said first responders expected a routine report of a ...

The events that took place last night in Washington, DC are absolutely devastating ... At Gravelly Point, a park on the Potomac River famous for its view of the planes coming and going from ...

A Howard University Law professor and former Kansas beauty queen was among the 67 people presumed dead after a midair crash ​involving a passenger plane and Army helicopter in Washington, D.C., ...

The Kennedy Center Honors, however, are a different matter altogether—their decline is not a local Beltway matter but a problem of national importance.