D.C. celebrated Bastille Day in style with a number of parties, races, and festivities across the city in honor of the French holiday.

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray used the festivities at yesterday's Palisades Parade in Northwest D.C. to call attention to the District's fight for "full independence."

Local horseback riders say they're at odds with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission after the utility blocked access to a trail used by riders for decades.

Authorities in Montgomery County are asking residents to leave the fireworks to the professionals on this Fourth of July.

Thousands of people who want to see a fireworks display but are hoping to avoid the crowds on the National Mall will be heading to the historic city of Manassas in Northern Virginia.

The Palisades Parade kicked off in Northwest D.C. today, as it does every Fourth of July. And just as every year, the event had its share of patriotism and politics.

The D.C. region will be a little more crowded than usual this weekend, with tourists and area residents celebrating the Forth of July.

A new discovery at D.C.'s Gallaudet University challenges a widespread notion about people who don't hear.

D.C. Police say Saturday's fatal shooting that happened near the Caribbean Carnival Festival was gang-related and had nothing to do with the popular parade. Meanwhile, organizers of the festival have come forward to complain that police rushed the parade.