Long-simmering tension between Mount Vernon City Council member Richard Brocksmith and Skagit County legal adviser Will Honea erupted into a public confrontation and a police report filed after a ...

VERNON, Ill. (WSIL) — Mt. Vernon is celebrating a new addition to its green spaces with the official ribbon cutting of a walking bridge at Veterans Memorial Park. Hosted by the Jefferson County ...

Meadowdale and Mount Vernon will hit the diamond on Saturday, May 10, at 1:45 p.m. PT. Don't miss out on any of the action with NFHS Network. The NFHS Network gives you access to live high school ...

Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project. The wallpaper was found at the Old York Historical Society in Maine ...

George Washington’s 1789 inauguration suit coat is now on display at Mount Vernon. Our first President was intentional with his details: the domestically produced wool suit was meant to promote ...

Rarely on display because it’s so fragile, Mount Vernon is hosting a special public viewing of President George Washington’s historic inaugural coat, along with an opportunity to interact with ...

To kickoff their regular season, the Mt. Vernon Lady Mountaineers celebrated 50 years of participation in athletics at Mt. Vernon High School. Voter Outrage in California Sparks Political Shift ...

Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis A list maintained by the Washington State Patrol shows ... Gerry Davis poses for a photo at Hillcrest Park in Mount Vernon on May 29. (Annie Barker / The Herald) Purchase ...

Archaeologists excavating Mount Vernon, Washington’s mansion on the banks of the Potomac River, discovered dozens of bottles of – seemingly impossibly – preserved cherries and berries.

MOUNT VERNON, Va. — George Washington never did cut down the cherry tree, despite the famous story to the contrary, but he did pack away quite a few bottles of the fruit at his Mount Vernon home.

Archaeologists at George Washington’s Mount Vernon have discovered dozens of glass jars filled with fruit preserves in the cellar of the historic Northern Virginia home that “likely haven’t ...