Washington DC

Saturday's military parade will be the first in D.C. since 1991's Victory Celebration

5:31pm June 12, 2025

by Ron Elving

The last time the United States held a national military parade was in June 1991, timed to welcome returning veterans of the 100-day Persian Gulf War.

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BLM Plaza In Washington DC Is Re-Painted

D.C.'s Black Lives Matter mural will be erased. Look back at the iconic street painting

2:34pm March 08, 2025

Over the past five years, Washington, D.C.'s iconic Black Lives Matter street painting has served as a powerful symbol of activism and a gathering place for joy and resistance.

Trump plans to name himself chair of Kennedy Center, fire board members

10:36pm February 07, 2025

The president announced Friday that he would remove multiple board members, including the Chairman, who do not share his vision for a "Golden Age in Arts and Culture."

National

Map: A look at helicopter traffic patterns over D.C.

7:03pm January 31, 2025

The airspace above Reagan National Airport, where a commercial plane collided with an Army helicopter this week, has become increasingly congested with air traffic, including helicopters.

National

41 bodies recovered from D.C. plane crash site as search continues. Here's what to know

5:00am January 31, 2025

Authorities are combing the Potomac River for a second day in search of victims and more clues behind the deadliest U.S. air crash in over 20 years.

Health & Safety

A boil water advisory has been lifted for D.C. and Arlington ahead of July 4 influx

9:27am July 04, 2024

by Ayana Archie

The water boil advisory had been announced Wednesday night for safety reasons. It had posed a challenge as the nation's capital prepares to stage its annual Fourth of July celebrations.

Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., pictured here speaking at a press conference earlier this month, was attacked inside the elevator of her Washington, D.C., apartment complex on Thursday.

Rep. Angie Craig told police she fought off an attacker using hot coffee

10:46am February 10, 2023

by Emily Olson

Rep. Craig, D-Minn., is bruised but otherwise OK after a man attacked her Thursday. Her suspected assailant, now in custody, did not appear to have political motivations

The affidavit to support the arrests of Arian Taherzadeh and Haider Ali says the two men were posing as federal agents, giving free apartments and other gifts to U.S. Secret Service agents, including one who worked on the first lady's security detail.

2 men impersonated federal agents to get close to the Secret Service, FBI says

1:19pm April 07, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

They have been impersonating federal agents since early 2020, the FBI says. They allegedly offered favors to several Secret Service agents, including one assigned to the first lady's detail.

Howard University's administration reached a tentative agreement with the union that represents faculty members, who are fighting for better pay. A strike that was set to take place is now called off.

Howard University and faculty reach a tentative labor deal, ending strike threat

11:55am March 23, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

The planned three-day strike was called off early Wednesday after the faculty union and the Washington, D.C., university's administration reached a tentative agreement.

A line forms at a walk-up COVID-19 testing site last week at Farragut Square, just blocks from the White House.

The nation's capital has the highest COVID risk level in the country

9:43pm December 28, 2021

Washington, D.C., is considered the highest-risk place for COVID infection in the nation. Data shows D.C. had 1,192 new cases per day and 169 cases per 100,000 in the seven-day period ending Monday.