New research links kidney disease to those who often work outside in the hot weather, and that's a concern amid climate change and the increasing frequency of heat waves.
7DrumCity is a local business that markets itself as one of the only places in the area for musicians where they are guaranteed to find the time, space and quiet needed for effective practice.
As hundreds of thousands of people are expected to flood the National Mall for Fourth of July festivities Thursday, the National Park Service and U.S. Park Police said they’re working to ensure it’s a safe celebration.
A Montgomery County, Maryland, man has died, two weeks after an argument with a neighbor over loose dogs running through their rural neighborhood turned physical.
The Virginia State Board of Elections on Tuesday certified the apparent narrow defeat of one of America's most conservative congressmen to a challenger endorsed by former President Donald Trump in the state's June 18 primaries.
Two people are dead following a crash along Southeast D.C.'s border with Maryland on Tuesday afternoon and firefighters have extinguished two fiery vehicles, according to authorities.
Are you looking to extend your Fourth of July holiday into a long four-day weekend of partying? UB40 brings summer reggae vibes to the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races on Saturday.
The Virginia Senate has failed for a second time to eliminate new restrictions on a state program that offers free college tuition at state schools for families of veterans who were killed or seriously disabled while on active duty.
Turtles in a popular City of Fairfax pond will be safely relocated in the next few days and weeks, ahead of a monthslong dredging and construction project at Ashby Pond.
Allow third-party delivery companies to deliver beer, wine, and liquor is now legal in Maryland but before the change goes into effect, the state still has regulations and permits it needs to approve before those companies can start…
Two teen boys are being held at the Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center on charges stemming from a deadly shooting in Annandale, Virginia, on Friday night.
Some military families in Virginia have a feeling of "betrayal" after the state Senate reconvened Monday but left for the day without voting to lift new restrictions on a program that provides educational benefits to families of veterans.
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge will cost the state an estimated $141 million in lost toll revenue over six years and may bring toll increases a year sooner than expected.
A white Republican U.S. senator from Montana is reviving the debate by blocking a bill funding the revitalization of the decrepit RFK Stadium for the Commanders, who have been playing miles away in Maryland.
Four years after violence erupted during the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, a jury ordered white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay a total of more than $26 million in damages to people with physical or emotional…
A TSA spokesperson said officers detected an unloaded .380-caliber firearm in Spartz's carry-on during passenger security screening on Friday at Dulles International Airport.
A Woodbridge man who pleaded guilty to drugging and raping teenage girls is getting six life sentences, according to Prince William County Commonwealth's Attorney Amy Ashworth.
Alfonso Ribeiro returns for a second year hosting “A Capitol Fourth” from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol airing nationwide on PBS at 8 p.m. Thursday.
"It's amazing that it went this far." Football players at James Madison High School have raised thousands of dollars online to get school custodian Francis Apraku his dream car.
In a letter to the NFL obtained by WTOP, officials with the National Park Service say they support plans laid out by D.C.'s events arm to host portions of the event on the National Mall.
"He's a phenomenal student and an outstanding role model for his peers," Joe Lee, the head coach of track and field at the Bullis School, said about star athlete Quincy Wilson.
Police said a man repeatedly stabbed another man at a D.C. Metrorail station platform before throwing a bicycle on the tracks, which led to delays for Monday afternoon riders.