Report: Radio Trouble For Firefighters At D.C. Subway Incident
Startling revelations. A new report gives insight into communication problems when smoke filled a Metro train earlier this week. One person was killed and dozens of more became ill.
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Startling revelations. A new report gives insight into communication problems when smoke filled a Metro train earlier this week. One person was killed and dozens of more became ill.
Setting the stage for a potentially historic ruling, the Supreme Court announced Friday it will decide whether same-sex couples have a right to marry everywhere in America under the Constitution.
A man who plotted to attack the U.S. Capitol and kill government officials inside it and spoke of his desire to support the Islamic State militant group was arrested on Wednesday, the FBI said.
The D.C. Council has sent an initiative legalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana to Congress for review, despite an attempt by Congress to block the nation's capital from legalizing pot.
A video of The National Zoo's panda cub playing in the snow for the first time is melting hearts around the globe.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says the city will "explore every option" to get its law legalizing marijuana enforced.
The National Zoo's panda cub Bao Bao is back with her mom after spending more than 24 hours in a tree.
Police in Washington say officers were involved in two shootings Wednesday, one of them fatal.
Congressional controversy as a Maryland representative leads the charge to overturn D.C.'s new law decriminalizing marijuana use in the city. Meghan McCorkell has more on the debate.
District of Columbia residents are continuing to mourn their "Mayor for Life."
Renaissance and Baroque artwork depicting Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, that is rarely seen in the United States is being showcased in Washington in time for Christmas.
The protests in Baltimore led right to Mount Vernon, where protestors overwhelmed the Washington Monument lighting.
The first major expansion of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is commencing nearly 50 years after construction began on the cultural center, with a ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday led by Vice President Joe Biden.
The White House is singling out Boston, San Francisco, Seattle and 13 other cities for leading their peers in efforts to address climate change.
People take to the streets of Washington, D.C., protesting a grand jury ruling in Ferguson, Missouri.
Metro says it may have to cut back service unless Washington-area jurisdictions increase their subsidies to the transit agency for next year.
Washington Dulles International Airport is in trouble. Sometime in 2015, more people will travel through Reagan National Airport than Dulles. Dulles, 14 times the size of National, is expected to see about 20.7 million passengers next year, while National is expected to get 22.7 million.
Breach of trust. A nurse faces criminal charges after police say he touched patients sexually and forced them to touch him.
In less than two hours, President Obama will take to the air to unveil his immigration reform plan. Any decision he makes is sure to come with controversy.
Sixty-million dollars. Workers are in the midst of a multi-year project to fix hundreds of cracks in the United States Capitol dome.
A District of Columbia woman has spent more than $35,000 in a year-long search for her beloved missing dog.
The Smithsonian unveiled a plan Thursday to give museums and gardens along the south side of Washington's National Mall a $2 billion face-lift, creating more welcoming entrances, improving connections between the museums and refurbishing the iconic Smithsonian Castle.
Lawyers for a man convicted of killing Washington intern Chandra Levy returned to court Wednesday as part of their pitch to a judge that he deserves a new trial because of what they say are problems with a key witness.
A landmark moment in Washington, D.C. as voters approve legal marijuana in the district. But with D.C. right in our backyard, police in Maryland worry legalization is happening too close to home.
