Take a memorable Blue Ridge Parkway road trip in Virginia. Highlights include the Peaks of Otter, Mill Mountain Zoo, Natural ...

The New York City skyline at sunset is a breathtaking spectacle. As the sun dips below the horizon, the skyscrapers are ...

The Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site is featured for Black History Month on the National Park Service’s website, but the Richmond historic landmark soon will open for public tours only ...

The Waterville School student recently led a teddy bear drive, collecting stuffed animals and coloring books for Washington State Patrol to distribute to children in crises. “We are doing a teddy bear ...

Forty-four percent of rural Medicare patients must drive an hour or more for surgery, a recent analysis in JAMA finds. The study shows that patients in rural areas typically drive 55 minutes to a ...

The city was known as Columbia until 1791 when it was named in Washington’s honor. July 4, 1848: The cornerstone of the monument is laid with great fanfare. Within the 24,500 pound marble ...

Dr. Thomas Noguchi, known as the “coroner to the stars,” oversaw the autopsies of many Hollywood celebrities. (Ben Hethcoat/Coroner to the Stars) ...

WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump said he wants the federal government to "take over" and govern the District of Columbia, claiming leaders of the nation's capital aren't doing enough to ...

It wasn’t until 1833 that a group of citizens including Eliza Hamilton, Dolley Madison, Louisa Adams and others formed the Washington National Monument Society. By 1836, the group had elected a ...