New DNA sequencing technologies have identified the historical remains of George Washington's grandnephews, Samuel Walter Washington and George Steptoe Washington Jr., and their mother, Lucy Payne ...

Crews prepare to raise a fallen mulberry tree on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at the Washington Monument. (Courtesy National Park Service) A mulberry tree on the grounds of the Washington Monument in D.C.

WASHINGTON – The nation's capital is prematurely grieving over the expected loss of Stumpy, the city's favorite little cherry tree on the Tidal Basin. But a plan to give the little tree new life by ...

TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST, Alaska — The Sitka spruce soaring more than 180 feet skyward has stood on this spot on Prince of Wales Island for centuries. While fierce winds have contorted the towering ...

The National Park Service is still deciding how to save a white mulberry tree near the Washington Monument that uprooted last weekend after heavy rains. Park service spokesman Mike Litterst told WTOP ...

Holding an antenna above his head, Jeff Lewis crept through an evergreen forest in the Cascade mountains, southeast of Seattle. As he navigated fallen fir logs and dripping ferns, he heard it: a faint ...

Ever since Renton, Washington, hit 109 degrees during the Northwest’s record-shattering heat wave in 2021, officials of the city just south of Seattle have been trying to make Renton more resilient.

Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff on Wednesday joined a host of high-profile Washington figures honoring Queen Elizabeth II at a memorial service at Washington’s National ...

Ever since Renton, Washington, hit 109 degrees during the Northwest’s record-shattering heat wave in 2021, officials of the city just south of Seattle have been trying to make Renton more resilient.

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The 2020 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree has completed its journey from western Colorado to Washington, D.C. The Engelmann spruce from Colorado has arrived at the West Lawn of the ...

WASHINGTON — A refurbishment project is needed on the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. Twice a day during high tide, water will come up over the retaining wall and flood the area, damaging the trees.

A great American tale about honesty may not be all that honest. A myth surrounding George Washington, the first U.S. president and Founding Father has been debunked by contemporary historians. One of ...