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The National Cherry Blossom Festival (March 20-April 11) will offer both virtual and in-person events By NBC Washington Staff • Updated on March 1, 2021 at 8:11 pm Getty Images The last of February's snow has barely melted, but that's not stopping spring. The National Park Service announced Monday the predicted peak bloom for D.C.'s cherry blossoms is April 2-5. Peak bloom is defined as the day when 70 percent of the Yoshino cherry blossoms are open. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. This year's expected bl...

The man was approached by U.S. Capitol Police while parked near the U.S. Capitol. Author: Khalida Volou (WUSA9) Updated: 7:27 PM CST January 28, 2021 WASHINGTON — A West Virginia man armed with guns and ammunition was arrested near the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon, Metropolitan Police Department (D.C. Police) said. Police said around 1:35 p.m., 71-year-old Dennis Westover was parked in the middle of an intersection at 2nd Street and Washington Avenue Southwest when a U.S. Capitol Police officer approached him.  Officers found and recovered two handguns w...

Susie Davidson / brookline@wickedlocal.com Not even the events of Jan. 6 could keep me from attending this inauguration.  I've been to a few. I met Marion Barry at Clinton's, was part of the historic throngs at Obama's, helped stop traffic in protest at Trump's, and wrote about it all.  But with the spectre of possible violence and the virus continuing its rage, I wasn't fully certain. I didn't apply for press admission, didn't pack hand warmers. I decided to drive to a friend's home in the D.C. area and gauge it. Naysayers abounded, but I reminded them that journalists don't run from dang...

Macias Santiago, 37, of Midland, Texas, was arrested on Friday for carrying a firearm without a license after he told an officer he "needed information about the Oval Office."

Biden's inauguration will be held in a sad, military-occupied DC. Never forget how Trump got us here. afisher@businessinsider.com (Anthony L. Fisher) © Anthony L. Fisher A fortified Secret Service checkpoint a block from the White House the day before Joe Biden's inauguration on January 19, 2021. Anthony L. Fisher Washington, DC, the day before Biden's inauguration is a sad, eerie, militarized place.  25,000 troops occupy DC, and ten-foot high fencing slices through some of the most iconic destinations in our capital — essentially cutting the city in half.   Remember t...