President Donald Trump has approved emergency assistance to D.C. to help the city address a sewage system leak that dumped at least 250 million gallons of raw sewage…
Read more Trump approves disaster assistance to DC to help with sewage spill into Potomac River – WTOP NewsThe cost of cleaning up and making repairs after a sewer line failure sent hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage into the Potomac River will total around…
Read more Who foots the $20M bill of the Potomac River sewage cleanup, repairs? – WTOP NewsD.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser indicated she’s working to not only mitigate the impact of a massive sewage spill in the Potomac River, but to protect District residents from…
Read more DC mayor on request for federal assistance with sewer line repairs: ‘We’re different’ – WTOP NewsD.C. officials are making a push to get life back to normal as piles of rock-hard snow continue to block sidewalks and streets more than a week after…
Read more What’s DC doing to get schools, streets, sidewalks back to normal in snowstorm aftermath? – WTOP NewsA state of emergency is in place in D.C., Maryland and Virginia ahead of what the District’s mayor calls “the largest snowfall” the region has seen in a…
Read more State of emergency: DC region prepares for massive snowfall this weekend – WTOP NewsD.C. lawmakers push back on a reported push to remove the city’s automated traffic enforcement cameras, citing safety concerns and financial implications. Meanwhile, some in the region support…
Read more Federal transportation officials consider plan to scrap DC’s traffic cameras – WTOP NewsThousands of runners and walkers in the District started their New Year’s Day early and took part in the FITDC Fresh Start 5K. This page contains a video…
Read more ‘Got to get the new year started off right’: Thousands participate in District’s Fresh Start 5K – WTOP News1/5 Demonstrators rally in support of federal workers outside of the Department of Health and Human Services, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in D.C. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) #1: Federal…
Read more Five stories defined the defined the DC-area in 2025 – WTOP NewsD.C.’s inspector general will be looking into the House Committee’s reports on accusations against the District’s outgoing police chief. Outgoing D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith has been accused…
Read more Bowser talks about the next steps in the District’s response to the House Committee’s report on crime data manipulation – WTOP NewsD.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser lambasted the House Oversight Committee’s report accusing the city’s police chief of leading a pressure campaign to alter crime data. This page contains a…
Read more Bowser slams ‘politically motivated’ House committee report on DC crime data – WTOP NewsThe U.S. House of Representatives approved the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act in a 312-112 vote late Wednesday, advancing the policy bill to the U.S. Senate for possible…
Read more The US House OK’d the 2026 NDAA. How are officials across the DC region reacting? – WTOP NewsOnce a nomination for a new police chief is made by Mayor Muriel Bowser, the D.C. Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety will hold confirmation hearings…
Read more DC leaders outline priorities for next police chief after Pamela Smith’s retirement – WTOP NewsAn Afghan national has been accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence at a…
Read more National Guard members shot in DC identified; shooting investigated as terrorismMuriel Bowser has been mayor of the nation’s capital since 2015. Her decision to step away comes as she faces challenges presented during President Donald Trump’s second term…
Read more DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announces she won’t run for a fourth term – WTOP NewsCongressional Republicans have renewed their focus on D.C. crime with legislation aimed at changing police oversight and the District’s cashless bail system. Congressional Republicans have renewed their focus…
Read more GOP House lawmakers pass bills targeting DC crime-fighting policies – WTOP NewsThe D.C. region is expecting its first blast of winter over the weekend and into next week, so the District is ramping up it’s efforts to help the…
Read more DC wants you to ‘pledge’ to help people out in the cold – WTOP NewsD.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is pushing back against a news article that reported she is under federal investigation for a foreign trip she took in 2023. This page…
Read more DC mayor denies she’s being investigated by DOJ over foreign trip – WTOP NewsD.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Tuesday that $9.2 million would be awarded to four community-based organizations for the Safe Passage, Safe Blocks program for fiscal 2026. D.C. Mayor…
Read more DC mayor awards $9.2M to Safe Passage program getting students to school safely – WTOP NewsThe three-year-old program places 200 Safe Passage ambassadors in more than 129 predetermined routes to ensure students can safely travel to and from school. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser…
Read more DC mayor awards $9.2M to Safe Passage program getting students to school safely – WTOP NewsD.C. police announced a total of 18 curfew violators were stopped by officers on the first night of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s limited juvenile curfew, which went into effect…
Read more Over a dozen stopped by DC police on 1st night of special curfew after Halloween melee – WTOP News