President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill creating the Assateague Island National Seashore with its ink, thus saving a ...

A Maryland town was an important site during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. Visitors can learn about its history, in ...

Most Revolutionary War history buffs know the story of Francis Marion, the Continental Army officer called the Swamp Fox for his guerrilla-style attacks that bedeviled British forces in South Carolina ...

A civilian team at a base in Maryland disposed of Syrian toxins a decade ago after hundreds of people were killed in a nerve ...

This West Virginia town, nestled in a national historical park, is brimming with stories and sites dating back to the early ...

A new look at detailed data about Civil War skirmishes along the Mississippi River reveals another key to the Union’s victory ...

President Jimmy Carter's visits to Washington County included worshipping in Hagerstown, touring Antietam National Battlefield and fishing.

Downtown D.C. might be the first place in the region that comes to mind when considering areas that draw tourists in large numbers, but many visitors are flocking to a specific part of Fairfax County, ...

From misidentified planes and constellations to “biblically accurate angels,” the theories for the rash of drone sightings ...

In a previously unreported August memo, the Department of Homeland Security urged state and local police to conduct exercises to test their ability to respond to weaponized drones.

Former President Jimmy Carter will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on Tuesday before a funeral service later this week. Follow for live news updates.