Here’s how to read your way through the nation’s capital, according to DC literary historian Kim Roberts. When you think of ...

Even after a lifetime in the city, these attractions are still a thrill.

D.C. firefighter Jeff Lenard had just wrapped up a training in California in January when he learned a regional jet collided ...

Peak bloom occurs when 70% of the blossoms of the Yoshino cherry trees, the most common type along the Tidal Basin, are open.

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration has told Congress that the agency must do more to ensure flying remains safe ...

WASHINGTON, DC (WTOP News) — A driver who plunged her vehicle into the Potomac River on Tuesday evening made it safely out of the water with some help from good Samaritans. The driver and sole ...

The most popular cherry blossom viewing site in Washington, DC, is the Tidal Basin in West Potomac Park. Other areas with cherry trees are a section of the Potomac River and Washington Channel in ...

Many cherry trees are also along a section of the Potomac River ... throughout Washington, D.C. Casey Trees, a nonprofit that plants and cares for trees in the city, provides a map of where ...

The best place to see the cherry blossoms is at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. The Tidal Basin is a reservoir between the Washington Channel and the Potomac River in the capital. As ...