WASHINGTON (AP) — THE White House is getting a new 13-foot fence, almost double its current height, to help keep intruders out.
The Secret Service says the $64 million construction project will soon begin on what eventually will be a 13-foot, 1-inch (3.96-meter) fence, including wider and stronger pickets.
The existing fence stands about 6-feet, 6 inches (1.83-meters) tall. ...