The National Cathedral opened its central tower to sightseers for the first time since the earthquake last August that caused about $20 million worth of structural damage to the grand church. more ›

Central Virginia was struck last night by a 3.1 magnitude earthquake that originated not far from the epicenter of last August's 5.8 magnitude temblor that startled much of the East Coast. more ›

The Washington Monument suffered a few cracks after last August's earthquake, but inspectors have been checking to see if the local landmark may be victim to more serious damage. more ›

The tiny town of Mineral, Va., the epicenter of the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that shook the D.C. region last August, experienced its 82nd aftershock this morning. more ›

State and federal records show that since the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that shook the region this August, Virginia has experienced 50 aftershocks. more ›

Virginia families who lost their homes when Tropical Strom Lee flooded their Woodbridge, Va. trailer park demonstrated Friday in front of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which denied the state disaster aid. more ›

After initially denying Virginia disaster assistance for those whose property was damaged in the August earthquake, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved Gov. Robert McDonnell’s second request for aid. more ›

Now that inspections of the NationalWashington Monument and National Cathedral for earthquake damage have completed, it was only a matter of time before any numbers came out regarding the cost of repairs. During a post-tour press conference outside the National Cathedral Thursday, Mayor Vincent Gray told reporters that he would ask the Federal Emergency Management Agency for $22 million in federal funds for various repair projects. more ›

If you're an aspiring shutterbug with some time on your hands this morning, you might want to make your way over to the National Cathedral -- crews are currently removing a portion of the building's pinnacle which was damaged by the earthquake on August 23. more ›

Turns out Virginia, which took on quite a bit of damage during August's unprecedented earthquake-hurricane doubleheader, is apparently having some difficultly convincing the federal government to give it some emergency aid. more ›

Here's some pretty wild footage -- the National Park Service has released three videos recorded inside the tip of the Washington Monument as a 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit the District on August 23. more ›

Did Hurricane Irene wash away your memory of last week's earthquake? Well, the Earth is moving and shaking -- while Irene was doing her thing above ground over the weekend, five aftershocks were reported from underground in Virginia. more ›

The photos above are just a glimpse at what happened inside the University of Maryland's McKeldin Library during Tuesday's earthquake -- tens of thousands of books spilled out from their shelves and onto the floor, spawning a huge clean-up effort. more ›

At this point, we've mostly moved on to hurricane chatter, but at 1:07 a.m. last night, a 4.5 magnitude aftershock hit the D.C. area. more ›

After yesterday's earthquake, an acquaintance of mine quipped on Facebook, "If ever there's an emergency evacuation of Washington DC, everyone will die except those riding bikes." more ›

Obviously, the first task that came to this editor's mind after yesterday's earthquake was to determine the whereabouts of our cranky resident meteorologist, Davy DCist. After all, the people were hungry for knowledge, and Davy seemed like the right guy to deliver it. more ›

UPDATE: Well, then: officials have updated their original assessment, and now state that the crack at the top of the Washington Monument is actually a little more than four feet long. more ›

Many parents around the D.C. region woke up to some disruptive news this morning -- their kids weren't going to school today. (The kids, of course, are pretty excited about it.) So what exactly happened overnight that made the city change its mind? more ›

This visual showing activity from seismometers throughout the country -- courtesy of the National Science Foundation-funded EarthScope project Transportable Array -- gives you a pretty good idea of just how big a wave of movement was caused by yesterday's earthquake. more ›

It appears that one of the most high-profile casualties from today's earthquake could be the National Cathedral's stone finials. more ›

During a press conference this afternoon, Mayor Vince Gray said that the District of Columbia was "not aware of any significant public safety issues" as a result of today's earthquake. So, no matter how many breathless media reports are circulating out there claiming that the Washington Monument might be tilting, just know, it's not. more ›

According to the USGS, a small, 2.8 magnitude aftershock occurred at 2:46 p.m. near the epicenter of the original 5.8 magnitude earthquake. more ›

And now, some status updates on this earthquake which hit the District this afternoon. more ›

UPDATE (3:05 p.m.) The Washington Business Journal's Sarah Krouse reports that a National Cathedral spokesperson has confirmed that "at least three pinnacles on the central tower have broken off." more ›

While several local Japanese businesses have started to reach out to help support relief efforts in Japan, KAZ Sushi Bistro Chef Kaz Okochi, who was born in Nagoya, Japan, has called upon his fellow brethren in the DC Chefs’ Club to chip in. Starting yesterday, several D.C. restaurants are donating meals, classes and other packages to be auctioned on eBay. According to WeLoveDC, more than 20 restaurants will be participating in the auctions, with proceeds going to the American Red Cross. more ›