WASHINGTON — Five men were rescued after a boat capsized on the Potomac River on the Fourth of July. According to DC Fire, the boat flipped near the Washington Monument. Rescue teams on the Potomac ...

Fireworks burst on the National Mall above the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol building during ...

As the high temperature in D.C. is expected to hit 100°, with a heat index as high as 110°, the Washington Monument is closed ...

The District's beloved Washington Monument is closed for tours as temperatures continue to rise across the D.C. area, with ...

WASHINGTON — After 32 months, the Washington Monument is finally set to reopen after it suffered widespread damage in an August 2011 earthquake along the East Coast.. Since the 5.8 magnitude ...

Watch Video: Building the Washington Monument In a town full of monuments, there's one that stands above them all. Paul Goldberger, professor of design and architecture at the New School in New ...

WASHINGTON - The National Park Service closed the Washington Monument on Monday and Tuesday because of extreme heat . In an ...

National Park Service Monument Preservation crew members attempt to remove paint on the Washington Monument in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, after it was defaced with red paint Tuesday night.

On this day in history, Oct. 9. 1888, the Washington Monument opened to the public in Washington, D.C. The construction honors the nation's first president, George Washington.

An Indiana man was taken into custody after the Washington Monument was vandalized with red paint late Tuesday, authorities said. Shaun Ray Deaton, 44, of Bloomington, was arrested at 7:30 p.m. on ...

U.S. Park Police said they arrested a man on Tuesday evening who is accused of vandalizing the base of the Washington Monument.

The Washington Monument, completed in 1884, stands at 555 feet tall and was the tallest structure in the world from 1884 to 1889 before it was overtaken in height by the Eiffel Tower in Paris.