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Sunday NASA rocket launch from Va. may be visible in area 06/11/2017 05:06am • WASHINGTON — Look! Up in the sky. It's a rocket. On Sunday night, NASA Wallops Island is scheduled to launch a rocket that will be visible in the D.C. area. According to NASA, “The window for a NASA Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket launch to test a new ampoule ejection system design Drone usage by local police, fire departments quickly increasing 06/08/2017 11:40am • WASHINGTON — Approximately a dozen police, fire and emergency agencies surrounding Washington, D.C. are using drones to capture criminal suspects and fight fires, but the unmanned aircraft systems also are sparking privacy concerns and legislation. At least 347 state and local police, sheriff, DC-area cicadas begin to emerge in off-schedule appearance 05/16/2017 05:17am • WASHINGTON — Don’t be alarmed by big bugs and exoskeleton shells attached to items around your house — cicadas emerging in the D.C. area won’t hurt you. The insects typically crawl out of the ground in 17- and 13-year cycles. This time around is an off-schedule appearance. "We don't k Effort launched in DC to keep birds from flying into buildings (Photos) 05/11/2017 04:15am • WASHINGTON — It was like something out of a movie. The carcasses of hundreds of songbirds appeared at the base of a 23-story building in Galveston, Texas. Local animal-control officials and experts in bird migration say two things were likely in play: the light pollution from mid- to high-rise 9 Last-Minute Memorial Day Getaway Deals 05/07/2017 08:00pm • Embrace the unofficial start of summer with an affordable getaway.Itching to skip town for the three-day weekend at the close of May, but haven't locked in your vacation plans? Now is the time to act. While you were better off booking a month ago, not all hope is lost, says Jeff Klee, CEO of CheapAi DC's annual May rumble gets head start with 'Strolling Thunder' 05/03/2017 02:22am • WASHINGTON — Each year around Memorial Day, D.C. readies itself for the rumble and roar of motorcycles, as hundreds of thousands take to the streets for the annual Rolling Thunder rally. This year, that roar came a few weeks early — only leather jackets were swapped for onesies and doubl DC licenses to change to clear up name confusion 04/21/2017 11:13am • WASHINGTON — Have you ever met someone who is confused when they hear "District of Columbia," instead of "Washington, D. C.?" Dozens of D.C. residents have run into that problem since 2013, when the city began issuing driver's licenses that bear the District's formal name. But that's about t Army crew chief killed in crash lived dream on Black Hawks 04/19/2017 07:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Spc. Jeremy Tomlin was afraid of heights but his fear fell away when he was in a Black Hawk helicopter, his mother said Wednesday. Tomlin, 22, was killed this week when the helicopter he was on crashed into a Maryland golf course during a training mission. Two other soldiers o National Weather Service: Total of 7 tornadoes in 1 day in area 04/19/2017 05:58pm • WASHINGTON — April 6 was a big day for tornadoes in the area, and the National Weather Service confirmed on Wednesday that it was an even bigger day than previously thought. The weather service had already confirmed that three tornadoes had touched down in the area April 6. On Wednesday, it con Association wants craft brewers to clean up beer names 04/14/2017 03:30pm • WASHINGTON - "Raging Bitch," "Fat Bastard," and "Bare Ass Blonde," are some of the most popular craft beers on the market, but edgy names can also be offensive, and the Brewers Association is encouraging craft beer makers to tone down their names. But not all brewers agree they should including o Basketball around the Beltway: Tall task ahead for a Hoyas giant 04/06/2017 02:51am • WASHINGTON -- Past met present for Georgetown University when the school introduced Hoyas great Patrick Ewing as its head men's basketball coach, with an eye toward the future.  It happened on Wednesday in front of a room packed with media, boosters, fans, students, alumni and a pep band that d Willie Nile, music history maven, performs at Hamilton Live in DC 03/30/2017 02:56am • WASHINGTON -- He toured with The Who, played with Bruce Springsteen, earned raves from Bono and was there the night John Lennon was murdered.  So after his wild "American Ride," how does singer/songwriter Willie Nile sum up his career? "Rock 'n' roll is a Marx Brothers movie you can Jump-Start a Career With an Online Graduate Degree 03/28/2017 08:00pm • Mike Szalkowski, 51, always wanted an MBA but could never work out the timing around demanding jobs and a heavy travel schedule, first as a senior manager with Ernst & Young and most recently handling investments for a wealthy family. Szalkowski, who lives in Atlanta, watched the development of Yesterday's icy blanket is today's highway projectile 03/15/2017 10:24pm • WASHINGTON — If you have not yet cleared snow and ice off your car, you are being urged to do it right away.  That's because flying ice smashed car windshields in the D.C. area and even left some people hurt on Wednesday. "We've had a number of complaints -- particularly around the Capital Snowflakes could mix with cherry blossoms next week 03/09/2017 03:44pm • WASHINGTON — Snowflakes and cherry petals could coincide in the final acts of an ambivalent winter season. One of the warmest winters on record in D.C. seems intent to close on a cold note. And there is a remote chance that the weather pattern might yield some snow. The region's late rendezv