It was a week of fire and ice. It began with millions of people across the U.S. shivering amid blizzard conditions and frigid ...

A sudden, fierce blizzard slashed across Nebraska 137 years ago today.

I’m Dawn Vaughan, The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief. This week I’ve got some behind-the-scenes details about the governor’s inaugural address, plus an update on his former opponent’s family ...

OH, YEAH, AND IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR ICE JAMS THAT CAN CAUSE MAJOR CONCERNS FOR THOSE IN THE METRO AND THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

Lincoln has recorded its second-lowest snowfall total for the period from Oct. 1 to Jan. 7, with just one inch of snow ...

Residents in the District can expect to see some heightened security and road closures as Congress convenes to certify the ...

Jimmy Carter’s remains, flown from Georgia on Tuesday, will be taken in a procession to the U.S. Capitol, where he will lie ...

For the first time, the District of Columbia is hosting three so-called National Special Security Events in a two-week span: Monday’s congressional certification of President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

State representatives took turns in the Senate on Monday to confirm their list of electors, peacefully cementing the ...

A snowstorm hit the Midwest over the weekend, dumping over a foot of snow in southeast Nebraska and northwest Missouri.

Lawmakers certified President-elect Donald Trump’s win Monday in a smooth process that four years ago was disrupted by a mob.

Much of the U.S. is being blasted by ice, snow and wind, as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend is maintaining its frigid grip.