Guardian Angels Step Up Patrols At Metro Stations
The D.C. chapter of the Guardian Angels says it will begin patrolling Metro's trains and buses with more frequency following an increase in attacks at Metro stations.
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The D.C. chapter of the Guardian Angels says it will begin patrolling Metro's trains and buses with more frequency following an increase in attacks at Metro stations.
A prominent real estate developer is donating his extensive collection on the history of Washington to George Washington University where it will become part of a new museum.
After two female social secretaries, the White House has hired a man for the job — the first one ever.
Social Security checks would still go out. Troops would remain at their posts. Furloughed federal workers probably would get paid, though not until later. And virtually every essential government agency, like the FBI, the Border Patrol and the Coast Guard, would remain open.
The Washington region's two commuter rail lines are operating on a normal schedule despite winter weather conditions.
A new gallery opening in Washington will show figures of all 44 U.S. presidents together in the nation's capital for the first time.
A spending plan Congress is working on to fund the federal government through September does not currently include $150 million that Metro had been promised to improve safety.
President Barack Obama's proposed budget protects several D.C. programs that city leaders call critical -- but Republicans are threatening to cut spending in some areas, including Metro.
This week, as part of the Civil War Sesquicentennial, historians are gathering at the Willard InterContinental hotel to remember a failed, and largely forgotten, peace conference of 1861.
A rush of warm air has cut down on the threat of ice in the Washington region, but many are without power and federal workers have been given the option to telework.
Instead of slipping and sliding their way into work in an ice storm, federal workers will be allowed to telework or take unscheduled leave.
Just what you don't want to hear: More snow is on the way for the Washington region.
Authorities say one person has been killed and several others have been injured after a tree fell on a pickup truck in northwest Washington amid a strong snowstorm.
Heavy snow and icy roads Wednesday night created hazardous condition for President Barack Obama as he returned to the White House from a trip to Wisconsin.
Investigators say a suspicious package that disrupted commuters headed to the Capitol was not a threat.
Washington shoppers have spent approximately $2 million on paper and plastic bags in the past year, one nickel at a time. The city's 5-cent tax on bags began in January of last year, but consumers spent much less pocket change than predicted to pay for bags from grocery, liquor and convenience stores.
After a nationwide frenzy for a life-changing chance to win a $380 million Mega Millions jackpot, the two winning tickets were sold in small Pacific Northwest towns just 125 miles apart.
The U.S. Attorney's Office says a D.C. grand jury has indicted a Maryland woman on charges of involuntary manslaughter in a fatal drunken-driving accident in Adams Morgan.
