6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (367+ words) WASHINGTON — The sewage spill in the Potomac River will have an impact on the environment, plants, and animals in the area. Environmentalists said plants and animals respond to being around sewage the same way humans do, and that is not…...

8+ mon, 6+ day ago   (313+ words) WASHINGTON — If you cross a bear with a sloth, what would you get? A sloth bear. And the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Zoo welcomed two sloth bear cubs that were born on Dec. 7 around 2:30 a.m. and…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (143+ words) Work has begun to repair the cascading fountain and reflecting pool. [View image] Work underway to repair fountain at Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park WASHINGTON — Good news is ahead for D.C. parkgoers in the new year. The National Park Service…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (240+ words) WASHINGTON — For residents who remove their Christmas decorations right after Christmas and are looking for ways to dispose of their trees, you may want to keep them up a little while longer if you live in the District. The Department…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (248+ words) FAIRFAX, Va. — Looking to make space on your bookshelf? If you live in Fairfax County, there is a new program that will give old books new life and keep them out of landfills. Fairfax County residents can now drop off…...

9+ mon, 10+ hour ago   (208+ words) WASHINGTON — Two workers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute were injured while trying to weigh a 12-year-old binturong on Friday morning. According to the Smithsonian, the workers were conducting a routine training session with the animal, named…...

9+ mon, 6+ day ago   (189+ words) A week has gone by since a drunken raccoon was discovered passed out next to a toilet in Virginia liquor store, but people in the Commonwealth and beyond still can’t get enough of it. RELATED: ‘Trashed’ panda’s drunken escapades in…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (182+ words) ASHLAND, Va. — An inebriated raccoon’s rampage through a Virginia liquor store was caught on surveillance camera. The unnamed trash panda became a viral hit after ransacking an Ashland ABC Store last week. A video has surfaced since, documenting the raccoon’s…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (145+ words) ASHLAND, Va. — A drunken raccoon was treated at a Virginia shelter after pillaging a liquor store and passing out in a bathroom last week. According to the Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter, an officer responded to the Ashland ABC…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (510+ words) PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — Hours after the Prince George’s County Council voted on Tuesday to lift its 27-year-old pit bull ban, residents rushed to the county animal shelter to adopt dogs who had been placed on an “urgent list” because of…...