The Hale family prepares to take their grandchildren to Washington D.C. for inauguration day

An unprecedented amount of visitors are expected to decend on Washington for the Inauguration.  If you’re one of them, plan ahead.

Breckinridge Middle School’s Stephanie Doyle will be a guest of the commonwealth’s junior senator Mark Warner.

Former Republican Sen. John W. Warner and Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will have speaking roles at two of three bipartisan inauguration dinners in Washington Monday.

VMI corp of cadets practice for the Presidential Inaugural Parade

Plan your trip now to the National Mall for the inauguration - or risk missing the main event, Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and other regional officials advised Tuesday.

When Joseph A. Berryman heard Barack Obama had entered the presidential race, he had a positive gut feeling about the Illinois senator.

Nearly matching the record sale time was how fast the tickets could be found on eBay

Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department, aided by 96 departments nationwide, will double its force from 4,000 to 8,000 officers for the inauguration - 1,000 more than were on hand in 2004. And the city has blocked off 3.5 square miles downtown for Inauguration Day, a larger area than in the past.

Beginning at 2 a.m. Tuesday, January 20, personal vehicles (cars, SUVs, pickups, vans, etc.) will not be allowed to enter Washington from Virginia

Heritage High School student, Bobby Jones, was invited to go to the Presidential Inauguration. While he’s there, he’ll see the parade, the Oath of Office, and even go to the Inaugural Ball.

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“I usually stay home and watch it on TV and record it,” said Claudette Brown of Roanoke.