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The National Weather Service said the powerful blast of cold will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the mid-Atlantic area Saturday and Sunday. The Arctic air of…
Read more Bitter cold grips DC region this weekend but a freeze reprieve is coming – WTOP NewsA McLean resident used multiple American Express accounts that bilked the credit card company and Harrods out of more than $1.2 million in luxury watches. A McLean, Virginia,…
Read more Luxury watch con ends with McLean man sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison – WTOP NewsThe FBI had announced in July that it would abandon the Hoover Building and move to the Ronald Reagan Building, just a few blocks down Pennsylvania Avenue. After…
Read more J. Edgar Hoover Building to close for good as FBI relocates its HQ, Patel says – WTOP NewsWith health care premiums expected to skyrocket next year, Maryland is launching a first-of-its-kind effort to ensure adults can access lifesaving vaccines — regardless of their ability to…
Read more Gov. Moore launches free vaccine program for uninsured adults in Maryland – WTOP NewsCpl. Jonathan Monge was named in the criminal indictment, according to a press release from the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Tara Jackson’s office. A Hyattsville Police Department…
Read more Hyattsville police officer charged with rape, sexual abuse of child – WTOP NewsThe National Museum of American History, the National Air and Space Museum and the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center will officially reopen tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 14. Now that President…
Read more With the federal shutdown over, here’s when Smithsonian museums will open – WTOP NewsLangley Park, Maryland’s mostly Latino community is proud of its 100-year history as a lively neighborhood of immigrants despite facing ICE raids and housing issues. Yolanda Brewster at…
Read more Langley Park, Md.’s immigrant spirit endures despite ICE raids and Purple Line turmoil – WTOP NewsOrganizers of the Maryland Renaissance Festival are cracking down on ticket scalpers. Organizers of the Maryland Renaissance Festival are cracking down on ticket scalpers, as the event continues…
Read more Maryland Renaissance Festival organizers turn on the heat against illegal ticket sales – WTOP NewsD.C. Council member Brooke Pinto told WTOP Monday she has entered the race to become the city’s next congressional representative. Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto tells WTOP…
Read more DC Council’s Brooke Pinto running for Del. Norton’s congressional seat – WTOP News10 adults and three children from Silver Spring, Maryland, are displaced after a two-vehicle collision resulted in an SUV crashing into their home Saturday morning. 10 adults and…
Read more 13 people displaced after vehicle crashes into Silver Spring home – WTOP NewsAn off-duty D.C. firefighter, who was shot and seriously wounded Saturday night during an armed robbery on Capitol Hill, tells WTOP that his instinct was to “fight back.”…
Read more ‘It’s Zeke. I’ve been shot’: DC firefighter recounts harrowing struggle with armed robber – WTOP NewsThe annual DC Half Marathon will bring thousands of runners to D.C. streets Sunday and with the race comes a series of road closures stretching from Maine Ave.…
Read more Road closures set for DC Half Marathon on Sunday – WTOP NewsThe new parking security robot for a Montgomery County, Maryland, parking garage is raising eyebrows over privacy concerns, and the county wants to hear the public’s concerns. He…
Read more Montgomery Co. seeks public input on its ‘Parker’ garage security robot – WTOP NewsAn Arlington County man has been charged with first-degree murder after he allegedly shot and killed his mother inside an apartment in Virginia Square. An Arlington County man…
Read more Arlington man charged with murdering mother, police say – WTOP News