Police say a 32-year-old man died about midnight in Wakefield, Virginia, after his truck skidded off the road and hit a tree.

The extreme weather is being caused by the polar vortex, an area of cold air that circulates around the Arctic.

The NWS Weather Prediction Service says the major winter storm will move from Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic throughout today. This will bring an additional 6-12 inches of snow, travel delays and ...

The winter storm is working its way eastwards across the US, with a potential major impact of snowfall on the east coast, in Washington and Maryland. A moderate impact of snow is forecasted for parts ...

Carter will be flown to Washington DC this week where he will lie in state at the US Capitol before a service.

In a rare move, the US Senate has used its right to block Washington DC city laws by halting a criminal ... want the overwhelmingly Democratic city to become America's 51st state, and no longer ...

Police said employees and commuters were able to disarm the gunman A transport worker was killed after trying to stop a gunman from shooting commuters in Washington DC on Wednesday morning ...

CCTV footage shows the moment a gas explosion flattened a building in Washington DC. Firefighters had responded to a report of a gas leak in the Anacostia neighbourhood, but were not able stop it.

The animals - including a Bengal tiger, cougars and bobcats - have died of the virus over the past several weeks.

Washington DC's mayor has asked for National Guard troops to be activated to help process undocumented migrants arriving on buses in the district. Muriel Bowser called the arrival of some 4,800 ...

A man who murdered four people in their home in an upscale neighbourhood of Washington DC has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Daron Wint's "conduct was heinous, atrocious and ...