A partisan fight over whether Washington's flag truly represents the state in the best way it could is brewing in Olympia, ...

The calendar says Monday was Presidents Day, a national holiday. But if an Eastern Washington lawmaker has his way, next year that could change, at least in this state, to Washington’s Birthday (Obser ...

Republican Congresswoman Claudia Tenney has introduced a proposal titled the ‘Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day Holiday ...

A new Republican-led bill proposes designating June 14 as a federal holiday to celebrate Donald Trump’s birthday and Flag Day. Introduced by Rep. Claudia Tenney, the bill argues Trump deserves ...

The Laredo Police Department and the WBCA are announcing safety measures ahead of this week's upcoming parades.

Reflecting back on 100 years of life, it takes Herb Neal a moment to consider how he wants people to remember him.

As the Anheuser-Busch Washington’s Birthday Parade approaches, Laredo Police and the Washington’s Birthday Celebration Association (WBCA) are enhancing security by creating new emergency exits.

Ohio lawmakers and literacy advocates used the birthday of one of America’s most frequently banned authors to defend ...

Located in the heart of Wall Street in New York City, Federal Hall stands as a monument to the birth of the American presidency. It was here, on April 30, 1789, that George Washington took the oath of ...

Donald Trump’s so-called border czar Tom Homan begged the Department of Justice to provide a reason to “start taking action” ...

Northwest Democrat U.S. senators are tallying up the initial cuts to staff in federal agencies, some of them with workers in the greater Tri-Cities area or who are key to projects here.

On Feb. 22, we celebrate the birthday of our first president, George Washington. I like to take this occasion to reflect on ...