Washington, D.C.

DC Water took a major step Tuesday in the Potomac River Tunnel Project, lowering the cutterhead for ‘Mary,’ the tunnel boring machine that will dig the northern section of the new tunnel.

A mild Tuesday is ahead for the Washington, D.C. region, with a brief chance of a wintry mix or even a few snow showers arriving late Wednesday into early Thursday.

A wintry mix is possible later this week across the Washington, D.C. area as a storm system moves toward the region.

The lawyer for Brian Cole Jr., the man accused of placing homemade explosive devices outside the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters, says he believes President Donald Trump’s January 6 pardon applies to Cole’s case.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser hit the pavement as she began a swing through each of the District's eight wards in her final year of office.

Police are asking for the public’s help identifying four masked suspects accused of breaking into 25 businesses during a commercial burglary at a Montgomery County shopping center overnight on Christmas Day.

For the first time, lawyers representing accused pipe bomber Brian Cole, Jr., are speaking out on behalf of their client. 

Health officials have released a list of potential measles exposure sites in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia after confirming a case in a preschool‑age child who recently traveled internationally.

Across the country, including in the D.C. region, thousands braved bitter cold this weekend to protest the fatal shooting of Renee Good.

Maxim Naumov earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic figure skating team for Milan 2026 less than a year after his parents were killed in a tragic mid-air collision near Washington, D.C.

Emergency crews responded to a single-vehicle crash in Northeast D.C. after a car struck a retaining wall, trapping one of the two people in the car, according to DC Fire and EMS.

Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States addressed Russia’s ongoing war, renewed missile attacks, and the state of peace negotiations as European leaders push for expanded security guarantees to support Ukraine.

A Washington, D.C. man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed in the vehicular death of Metropolitan Police Department Officer Terry Bennett, federal prosecutors announced.

A Washington, D.C. man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed in connection with a fatal crash that killed a pedestrian near the White House on January 7, federal prosecutors announced.

In the wake of President Donald Trump's renaming of the Kennedy Center to the Trump Kennedy Center, the Washington National Opera is moving its performances out of the venue it's called home for decades. 

During construction at Volta Park this summer, crews uncovered human remains. Now, residents are concerned about how the area will be secured.