Potowmack Canal, Great Falls Park, Virginia Last Lock Before Drop to the River (1987) Our journey to the present has had its ups and downs. After Washington’s death, the grain mill was built on ...

The trolley began operating July 3, 1906 with a trial run to Great Falls Park, but its first scheduled passenger trip was the following day, July 4, 1906. Courtesy photo ...

Sky9’s aerial footage on Thursday revealed the extent of the damage: entire trees, torn from riverbanks, were floating downstream and slamming into everything in their path. At the historic Monocacy ...

Toast America’s birthday with fireworks, parades, concerts and other events in and around Washington, D.C.

Ready to have a blast this Fourth of July? Check out our big list of parades, fireworks and other patriotic events around Northern Virginia for Independence Day.

WHERE to start a grand tour ahead of USA’s 250th birthday? Well, kicking it off in the shadow of the White House was always going to be hard to Trump. I spent a never-to-be-forgotten seven days ...

Just 75 miles outside of the Washington, DC metro area, Shenandoah National Park offers a forested escape. Running for 105 ...

Navigating the Nahanni River is a once-in-a-lifetime bucket list experience that reveals a remote and untouched side of ...

Large sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway remain closed in Western North Carolina. Which areas might reopen in late summer, ...

A new ban in yet another national park is being called unconstitutional and discriminatory, and many Americans aren't happy about it.

Eastern Kentucky offers an abundance of natural beauty along with cultural heritage and historic sites. Here are some of the ...

Great Falls Your Local News for Great Falls, Virginia. Tuesday, ... The investigation began around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, when a School Resource Officer at Forest Park High School in Woodbridge ...