After a sweltering and stormy Fourth of July that briefly forced visitors to evacuate the National Mall and delayed the fireworks show, showers and thunderstorms are blasting the D.C. area Sunday.

Security measures in Washington, D.C., are heightened as thousands are expected for Fourth of July celebrations. CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports. Hiker stops to inspect cage in river — and realizes ...

WASHINGTON — One person is dead and three others are hurt following a two-alarm blaze early Tuesday in Southwest D.C. Fire officials were called to an apartment building in the 4600 block of Martin ...

The unusually high mid-May temperatures forced two D.C. schools to close again Wednesday, as their HVAC systems fail to keep classrooms cool. Ballou High School in D.C.’s Ward 8 and the Cardozo ...

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro on Friday said her office will increase the jail time penalties for Washington, D.C., parents who do not adhere to curfew laws, which she cited ...

D.C.’s public golf courses will remain open after the Department of the Interior and the National Links Trust came to an agreement Friday night. The announcement comes days after a federal judge ruled ...

Welcome to Monday’s edition of Washington Secrets. We spent the weekend at the parties, receptions and after-parties that come with the White House correspondents’ dinner, in between an interlude ...

WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The District of Columbia mistakenly placed several Australian flags instead of British flags near ‌the White House ahead of King ...

Abstract: Heavy-load multi-wheel electric vehicles are deemed to have significant potential by their superior fuel utilization efficiency and low-carbon environmental benefits. The DC power systems ...