A Montgomery County parent is urging school leaders to reconsider proposed staff cuts, warning they could undermine the strong academic support system that helps MCPS students thrive.
The 171-year-old building on the National Mall, built before the Civil War, reopened to the public for a limited time over Memorial Day weekend after being closed for much of a multiyear restoration.
Every Memorial Day, a group of people in D.C. still wake up early on their day off and put the work in. At the gym, they do a tough workout called the "Murph" to honor a fallen service member.
Two sihek chicks hatched at the Smithsonian National Zoo's campus in Front Royal, Virginia, have given hope to a species classified as extinct in the wild.
Memorial Day is gray and damp in the D.C. region with scattered showers and overcast skies as the nation remembers fallen members of the U.S. military.
D.C. Superior Court records show that the Maryland man was arrested in July 2025 for unlawful entry after using an exit turnstile to enter a restricted portion of the White House grounds.
The Secret Service said the bystander, who has not been identified, suffered a gunshot wound described as not life-threatening. It was not clear how he was shot.
On the large plot of land near the Lincoln Memorial, local variations of the group Third Act protested President Donald Trump’s plan to build an arch nearby.
Anthony Del Cid-Morales is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, aggravated assault while armed and related counts.