National Mall

Passion City Church will hold an Easter Sunday service on the National Mall, with up to 5,000 people. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Service members’ names will be added to a Wall of Remembrance at the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall. The National Park Service and the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation are scheduled to begin construction this week, the park service said Monday. A sloped, granite Wall of Remembrance will encircle the Pool of Remembrance. Two new pedestrian paths…

As the nation mourns the loss of more than 400,000 Americans — as of Tuesday — to the coronavirus pandemic, people began calling for a temporary memorial in honor of the deceased to stay permanent.

Time-lapse video taken by the Biden Inaugural Committee shows the installation of almost 200,000 U.S., state and territory flags that now cover the National Mall. ⁠

Almost 200,000 U.S. flags are on display at the National Mall ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

News4’s Darcy Spencer details how the unprecedented security ahead of the Inauguration impacts those who live and work in D.C.

Despite a surge in the nation’s coronavirus cases, thousands of people came together Sunday on the National Mall – many without face masks. They gathered for a religious service as a form of protest, against COVID-19 restrictions. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports from the “Let Us Worship” rally.

Up to 15,000 people are expected to attend Let Us Worship from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Dr. Glenn Wortmann, chief of infectious diseases at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, says it’s very difficult to protect yourself from COVID-19 at these types of large gatherings. “It’s concerning,” he said. “I mean, anytime there’s a group of a large number of...

Thousands of people are expected to gather on the National Mall Sunday for a controversial prayer rally, and participants are not required to wear masks, triggering concerns it could become a super spreader event. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

People across the country are coming together to create a quilt on display at the National Mall to honor workers at the forefront of the coronavirus pandemic. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

The National Prayer March led by Evangelical Rev. Franklin Graham drew crowds to downtown Washington, D.C. on Saturday estimated to be thousands large. The prayer event was focused on healing the country amid a pandemic, civil strife and division, not to support any specific party or political issue, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, which put together the march, said....

Dozens of World War II aircraft were set to fly over Washington, D.C., on Friday to commemorate 75 years since the war ended, but the flights were called off about an hour beforehand due to weather. The flyovers were expected around the National Mall at 11:30 a.m. The group planning the event, Arsenal of Democracy Flyover, said on Facebook they…

Low-visibility weather has canceled the flyover of dozens of World War II aircraft on Saturday that was meant to commemorate 75 years since the war ended. Instead, the group planning the event, Arsenal of Democracy Flyover, will air a video tribute on their Facebook and YouTube pages at 10 a.m. The flyovers were expected around the National Mall at 11:30…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday attended a memorial for the 200,000 American lives lost to the coronavirus, saying, “It’s just incomprehensible, the situation we find ourselves in.”

The DC Circulator will resume its National Mall route service and the DC Streetcar will resume normal operating hours on Sept. 20. Face coverings must be worn at all times when riding the circulator. Passengers are required to enter and exit the buses through the rear door, and social distancing is encouraged when possible. The DC Circulator will operate on…

More than two decades in the making, the National Mall’s newest presidential memorial is ready to open to the public. The memorial honoring the legacy of President Dwight D. Eisenhower takes people on a journey through the various milestones of his remarkable life. News4’s Justin Finch has a preview before it opens next week.