Return to the first president’s home on Independence Day itself for An American Celebration at Mount Vernon, complete with daytime fireworks, a moving naturalization ceremony and interpretation ...

Just when the paranormal activity came to a rest in Mount Vernon, inklings of the Mount Vernon Monster have reappeared, bringing this urban legend to life again. This recently started with a new ...

Mount Vernon's school board unanimously appointed a new superintendent, Demario A. Strickland, at a May 14 special meeting. Strickland, who is currently interim superintendent of the Rochester ...

For Mount Vernon Square’s German-themed restaurant ... or splurge for a guided tour that also discusses cathedral highlights like the crypt and the Space Window. Through April 25.

There was history at stake in Friday's Class 3A state title game between Mount Vernon and Dubuque Wahlert at the state girls basketball tournament. The Mustangs were battling for their first state ...

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. — Three people have been charged with murder in connection with the death of a Mount Vernon man. According to the Mount Vernon Police Department, firefighters, police and EMS ...

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (KFVS) - Three adults are facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the death of a Mount Vernon, Illinois man. Laura Lee Beneway, 60 of Bonnie, is charged with two ...

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — An 18-year-old man is dead after a shooting at a Mount Vernon Chevron station late Monday night. Officers said they were dispatched to a report of a shooting in the 2200 ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Freshman nerves, Savanna Wright felt them. All it took to soothe them was the ...

In 1831, George and Martha Washington’s remains were relocated from the old Washington family crypt to a new brick tomb at Mount Vernon. The original tomb was damp and by the time Washington’s body ...

Several Mount Vernon City Schools students are facing juvenile criminal charges and disciplinary action including expulsion after the district learned about a threat made against other students on ...

Plans to remove Washington’s body from Mount Vernon and reinter it under a monument in the new capital city or in a crypt under the Capitol were never carried out. Large state funerals for presidents ...