Washington Monument

The Washington Monument was vandalized with red paint and profanity on Tuesday night, and officials say it could take weeks to clean up. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

A man was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly dumping a bucket of paint and writing profanities on the Washington Monument.

Repairs to the monument’s electronic access system were ongoing on Tuesday after the obelisk was hit by lightning Sunday, the National Park Service said.

Authorities responded to an incident at the Washington Monument Saturday after several witnesses said an erratic driver who appeared to be out to hurt someone crashed and ended up in the pedestrian walkway.

Tours of the Washington Monument were suspended because of “credible threats to visitors and park resources,” officials say. Temporary closures of other areas are possible.  National Mall and Memorial Parks Superintendent Jeffrey Reinbold announced the Washington Monument tour suspensions Monday. Tours will be suspended immediately, through Jan. 24.  “Groups involved in the January 6, 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol…

The newly upgraded elevator at the Washington Monument stopped working just days after reopening to the public following a three-year, $15 million renovation project.

A long-term care facility in Arizona where an incapacitated woman was raped and later gave birth announced Thursday that it would shut down operations. Officials with Hacienda HealthCare said its board of directors determined it’s not sustainable to keep operating its intermediate care facility in Phoenix. It serves infants, children and young adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities who require...

Eight years ago, Hobby Lobby president Steve Green found a new way to express his Christian faith. His family’s $4 billion arts and craft chain was already known for closing stores on Sundays, waging a Supreme Court fight over birth control and donating tens of millions of dollars to refriligious groups. Now, Green would begin collecting biblical artifacts that he...

A group that wanted to bring a 45-foot statue of a naked woman to the National Mall was denied a permit because it would detract from historic monuments and could damage the turf, National Park Service (NPS) officials said.

First lady Melania Trump has dedicated a new garden for patients at one of America’s leading children’s hospitals. Patients will be able to feel the sun, breathe fresh air and see the Washington Monument from the new rooftop garden at Children’s National Medical Center. Mrs. Trump quietly visited the garden in March, and she and several children planted seeds for...

From Colorado’s state Capitol to Trump Tower in New York and the Washington Monument, groups of hundreds of people rallied for President Trump Saturday, waving “Deplorables for Trump,” signs and even carrying a life-size cutout of the president....
The March 4 Trump demonstrations were planned around the country, and supporters clashed with generally smaller groups of counter protesters. Six people protesting...

Michael Graves, a celebrated architect who designed modern and whimsical postmodern structures, died in New Jersey on Thursday.