A year and a half after six construction workers were killed in a work zone on The Baltimore Beltway, the family of one of the workers is suing…
Read more ‘A pretty profound loss’: Family of worker killed in I-695 crash sues Md., contracting company – WTOP NewsAfter emergency repairs of an aging water main, an “essential” water use warning has been lifted for 40,000 households in southern Prince George’s County. WSSC Water crews work…
Read more Essential water use warning lifted in southern Prince George’s Co. – WTOP NewsMaisie Derlega, who graduated from Jackson-Reed High School only a week ago, won the national competition’s top prize of $55,000 in scholarship money and a $50,000 technology package…
Read more DC high-schooler wins national Doodle for Google competition with portrait of ‘super chaotic’ family dinners – WTOP NewsDr. Torcher, a Maryland drag king and sideshow art performer, is famous for being a fire-eater. Now, they are bringing back a tradition of fire-eating at the D.C.…
Read more Celebrating local Pride Heroes: Dr. Torcher revives fire-eating tradition – WTOP NewsThe 43rd NCB Capitol Hill Classic will take place Sunday, shutting down major roads from the Supreme Court to RFK Stadium. The 43rd NCB Capitol Hill Classic will…
Read more Capitol Hill Classic 10K, 3K cause traffic closures around Lincoln Park – WTOP NewsPro-Palestinian student protests on and near George Washington University’s University Yard entered their third day on Saturday with no sign of slowing down. Students protest the Israel-Hamas war…
Read more Demonstrations at GW University campus over Israel-Hamas war enter 3rd day – WTOP NewsThere is plenty going on in the District this weekend, as lovely spring weather finally begins to stick. Make sure to keep these road closures in mind as…
Read more Heads up, drivers: Road closures in DC for 5K on Saturday – WTOP NewsA sick raccoon found in College Park, Maryland, tested positive for rabies on Monday, prompting an alert to report anyone that may have had contact with the wild…
Read more Rabid raccoon captured in Prince George’s Co. triggers health alert – WTOP NewsLife Pieces to Masterpieces, a D.C. mentoring program that supports “Black and Brown boys and young men from Wards 7 and 8,” was one of the 11 programs…
Read more DC youth mentoring program receives grant to help ‘create a city that is happier, more hopeful’ – WTOP NewsFour fraternities at the University of Maryland have filed a lawsuit against the university and officials for the suspension of Greek activity on campus, calling the suspension a…
Read more U.Md. lifts suspension on 32 fraternities, sororities, 5 remain under investigation – WTOP NewsFedEx announced on Wednesday that the shipping giant would be ending its sponsorship of FedEx Field two years early, a day after the Washington Commanders announced millions in…
Read more FedEx drops name off Commanders’ Landover stadium, ending its naming rights agreement early – WTOP NewsThree police officers were shot and wounded Wednesday morning and the shooter has remained holed up inside a Southeast D.C. home for around seven hours, police said. D.C.…
Read more Suspect who police say shot 3 DC officers in custody after 13-hour standoff – WTOP NewsA tractor-trailer hauling food products caught fire Thursday morning and began leaking fuel in Germantown, Maryland, according to the Montgomery County fire department. A tractor trailer that caught…
Read more Wegmans tractor-trailer catches fire, blocking street by Montgomery Co. shopping center – WTOP News
