Washington D.C.
August 23, 2011: 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits Virginia, Washington, DC area
August 23, 2011On August 23, 2011, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports that a 5.9 magnitude on the Richter scale earthquake (later downgraded to 5.8) in Central Virginia took place at 1:51 PM EDT. The earthquake was felt in the Northern Virginia and Washington...
Cherry Blossom Festival begins in Washington, DC
March 27, 2010One of the sure signs that spring has arrived in Washington, DC - the National Cherry Blossom Festival - begins Saturday in the U.S. capital. The two-week festival commemorates the 98th anniversary of the first cherry trees' arrival from Japan, and it...
Pentagon shooter, John Patrick Bedell, killed by police
March 05, 2010U.S. officials say the gunman who opened fire outside the Pentagon Thursday before being fatally shot by police was armed with two semi-automatic weapons. Pentagon police chief Richard Keevill says John Patrick Bedell was carrying several magazines of...
Two police officers shot at the Pentagon Metro station, suspect gunman - died in custody (video)
March 05, 2010On Thursday evening, 3 people were shot outside Pentagon Metro station, including two Pentagon police officers and the suspected gunman, who have been taken in custody, Fox News reported in its evening programs. "We believe we have one person...
Northern Virginia, Washington DC to be hit by winter storm, heavy snow
February 05, 2010With a winter storm warning for the Washington D.C. area beginning at 6 a.m. Friday and 16 to 24 inches of snow expected, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) urges drivers to exercise extreme caution this weekend. According to the National...
Snowy Washington-Baltimore area to face another snowstorm on Super Bowl weekend (photos)
February 03, 2010Washington DC shrugged off another dose of snow Wednesday, waiting for snowstorm on Super Bowl weekend. Roughly 5 inches of snow blanketed the District of Columbia and surrounding region (see photos). The fluffy, wet snow began to fall Tuesday evening...
Major snowstorm blankets Northeastern United States
December 21, 2009A major late-autumn storm is continuing to blanket parts of the northeastern United States, after dumping a record amount of snow on the nation's capital and other areas along the mid-Atlantic coast. The U.S. National Weather Service warned of blizzard...
Heavy snow, blizzard warning in Washington, DC, eastern seaboard
December 19, 2009This could be a historic snow fall on Washington DC. The National Weather Service has issued both a Blizzard and Winter Storm Warning for Washington, DC area that includes Maryland and Northern Virginia. The intensity of the storm could being snowfall...
Latest: Washington, DC Mayor Says 7 Killed in Metro Train Crash
June 23, 2009Authorities in Washington, D.C., say seven people are confirmed dead in Monday's crash of a subway train into another train. Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty said authorities are still treating the scene as a rescue operation that will go on all day...
UPDATED: 6 dead in worst ever Metro crash in Washington
June 22, 2009In the worst disaster in Metro history, at least six people died and 70 injured Monday when a Metro train crashed with another train during rush hour between the Takoma and Fort Totten stations near the Maryland and District of Columbia border. More...