We head to NASA Goddard to learn more about space weather, solar cycles and an upcoming launch to study radiation belts near Earth.

Pepco customers polled by the Washington Post say the company did a poor job of restoring power after the June "derecho" storm, but most of them aren't willing to cover the total cost of burying power lines.  

Montgomery County lawmakers sought answers from electric utility Pepco on its lengthy recovery time for restoring power after recent storms.

Scenes from two farms in Poolesville, Md., where the worst drought this country has seen in 50 years is likely to have a devastating effect on farmers' bottom lines this year.

Temperatures didn't quite soar to the record-breaking heights of earlier in the summer, but it does promise to be prohibitively hot in the D.C. area through Wednesday night.

D.C. Council woman Mary Cheh is bringing back the effort to get Pepco to bury power lines and possibly avert extended outages.

The Washington Monument may be closed until 2014, due to repairs needed from the damage caused during last summer's earthquake.

The D.C. area experienced record-breaking heat on Saturday, as temperatures reached 105 degrees.

D.C.'s Public Service Commission is planning to hold a public hearing for residents to weigh in on Pepco's performance after last week's storm.

Dozens of people found themselves stranded yesterday when Prince William County evicted them from their homes in the Holly Acres trailer park in Woodbridge. The eviction comes after a protracted fight between the owners and the county.