Freedom 250 Grand Prix: How does IndyCar qualifying work?

Qualifying for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix takes over the National Mall on Saturday. Here's what you need to know.

Heightened security in place for Freedom 250 Grand Prix: What you need to know

Security preparations for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix have tightened across downtown, where no‑parking restrictions began two weeks ago and most routes are now closed for race operations.

DC weather: Storms likely Saturday; slight chance of showers Sunday

Friday brings sunny, warm conditions with highs in the low 80s, but the quiet weather will be short‑lived as showers and storms move in late tonight and through Saturday.

FOX 5 Zip Trip stops at The Wharf

The FOX 5 crew kept the summer fun going with its latest Zip Trip stop at The Wharf, one of D.C.’s most popular waterfront neighborhoods.

Freedom 250 Grand Prix: Ride along with FOX 5 for a lap preview from the driver’s seat

FOX 5 got a first‑look preview of a lap around the Freedom 250 Grand Prix course from the driver’s seat as Steve Chenevey jumped into a pace car and took a spin around the Washington, D.C. track.

2 DC juvenile curfew zones in effect through Saturday

D.C. police have announced two Juvenile Curfew Zones in effect from 8 p.m. to midnight on Friday, Aug. 21, through Saturday, Aug. 22, in the Brightwood/Emery Heights Zone and the Banneker Rec Center/U Street Zone.

Family of Go-Go icon withdraws support for ‘Chuck Brown Day’ ahead of 12th annual event

The family of the “Godfather of Go-Go," Chuck Brown, has pulled their support for this weekend’s “Chuck Brown Day," one of D.C.’s biggest celebrations of Go-Go music.

DC weather: Severe storms Thursday make way for dry, comfortable Friday

Severe storms prompted tornado warnings and watches in the D.C. region Thursday. Following the thunderstorms and heavy rain, Friday is expected to be cooler and dry. 

Freedom 250 IndyCar rides Metro ahead of DC’s Grand Prix; weekend service info and detours

The Freedom 250 IndyCar is making an appearance on Metro Thursday, taking a spin through L’Enfant Plaza station and parts of the Yellow Line ahead of this weekend’s Grand Prix race.

Judge sentences woman in firebomb plot to kill Treasury Secretary

A woman who admitted she planned to kill U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the day of his Senate confirmation was sentenced Tuesday to more than six years in prison.