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Maryland Deportation Error

Outrage grows over Maryland man's mistaken deportation to El Salvador prison

Carrie and Mark Maggio photo after transplant surgery

For Christmas, a daughter gave her father a very special gift — the gift of life

Tom Wilson, Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome celebrate Ovechkin's goal

History on the line: It takes something special to skate with Ovi

Sad, lonely and girl with depression at school, crying and anxiety after bullying

U.Va. researcher: Most schools are unable to fully support students returning to class after mental health ER visit

Eric Stanton Betts and Brandon Delsid in "Fake It Until You Make It"

Things to do in the DC area: 'Fake It Until You Make It,' Capital Art Book Fair … and more!

Bags of litter along I-95 in Maryland

Truckloads of rubbish collected during Maryland roadside sweep has state agency renewing plea to drivers

Road closures: Cherry Blossom races shut down Downtown DC this Saturday

Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars

Senate rebukes Trump’s tariffs as some Republicans vote to halt taxes on Canadian imports

Anne Arundel Co. police officer indicted on vehicular manslaughter charges in fatal 2024 crash

DC family gets surprise snapshot during cherry blossom portraits

IRS will bring fired probationary employees back to work by mid-April

Collective bargaining may be on the way in Manassas City Public Schools

Fired employees of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) take personal belongings with them as they leave HHS Mary E. Switzer Memorial Building in D.C. on April 01, 2025. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

'It felt like Squid Game': HHS employees on finding out their jobs were eliminated

Airplanes-Diverted

FAA announces more measures to improve safety at Reagan Airport in wake of midair crash

a group of people stand in front of a podium in Maryland

Maryland lawmakers approve measure to study reparations for slavery

Trump Mass Firings

Judge who ordered fired federal workers to be reinstated now says ruling applies to 19 states and DC

Montgomery County Public Schools is recruiting new hires in an old bus it has turned into a mobile HR department.

‘We’ll come straight to you’: Montgomery Co. schools turns bus into mobile HR department to recruit employees

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DC family gets surprise snapshot during cherry blossom portraits

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Career in Sports Day offers DC students insight into jobs they didn’t know existed

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Montgomery Co. schools uses bus for recruitment

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WTOP’s Neal Augenstein records a video message for impression challenge winner

Winners in Neal Augenstein Impression Challenge tour WTOP

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Biking event aims to keep wounded veterans active and connected

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Layoffs begin at US Dept. of Health and Human Services

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Tourist hot spots in DC plagued by unlicensed food trucks

‘I beat cancer’: Make-A-Wish alum on National Wish Month

Learning the history of the DMV, one obscure building at a time

Hundreds turn out near the Capitol for Trans Day of Visibility rally

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Employees returning to work at the NIH are met with songs of support

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Biographer says the US already had an acting woman president

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The Prince George’s County Public Schools headquarters in Upper Marlboro. (Photo: Maryland Matters/Danielle E. Gaines)

Prince George's Co. schools have tens of millions in federal funding at immediate risk

Capitals Hurricanes Hockey

Ovechkin scores his 892nd career goal. He needs 2 to tie Gretzky and 3 to break the NHL record

Students at Career in Sports Day

Career in Sports Day offers DC students insight into jobs they didn’t know existed

DoD Modernization Exchange: DoD’s 8140 can guide agencies on expanding their cyber skill sets

Insight by Pluralsight

15-year sentence handed down for woman who slammed 7-year-old onto concrete in Waldorf

DoD Modernization Exchange: Consider a 5-layer digital transformation maturity model

Insight by Salesforce

Federal Reserve Consumer Impact

Not just car prices: Car and home insurance likely to go up with US tariffs

Prince George's County police car

Woman dead in Prince George's Co. crash that shuttered part of MD-202 for hours

child sleeping in bed

'Nappuccino' can recharge, help prevent afternoon slump

dog behind crate

$3,500 reward offered in search for person dragging, kicking dog on social media post

man holds six pack near capitol

Tariff impact: Nearly $20 for a 6-pack of beer?

Georgetown developer EastBanc will build a 26,000-square-foot apartment building, scheduled for completion by the end of 2026.

Long-planned redevelopment of former Georgetown gas station breaks ground

FILE - This Wednesday, April 29, 2015, file photo, shows Dominion Energy's coal fired power plant along the James River in Chester, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Dominion Energy proposes rate increases in Va.; seeks separate class for data centers and other heavy users

Naval Academy Affirmative Action

Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth's office

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2 launches in June with new Mario Kart World game

An American Airlines airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on January 11, 2023.

Air traffic controller arrested after ‘incident’ at Washington DC area control tower

US Health Department Layoffs

WATCH: Tariffs, federal workers and more Top Local Headlines

County News

For Christmas, a daughter gave her father a very special gift — the gift of life

Truckloads of rubbish collected during Maryland roadside sweep has state agency renewing plea to drivers

Road closures: Cherry Blossom races shut down Downtown DC this Saturday

Things to do in the DC area: ‘Fake It Until You Make It,’ Capital Art Book Fair … and more!

U.Va. researcher: Most schools are unable to fully support students returning to class after mental health ER visit

Neal Augenstein with the finalists of the "Neal’s Signature Sound: The Augenstein Impression Challenge."

Winners in Neal Augenstein impression challenge tour WTOP: 'I had to get that voicemail recording'

A man in a suit sits in a boat

Meet DC's best-dressed realtor, history buff and internet personality

There will be several occasions in April when Earthshine could be seen on the Moon.

What’s Up In the sky for April 2025? Venus, Lyrids Meteor Shower and more

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Trump Kennedy Center

What is the future of the Kennedy Center?

Trump Cabinet Bessent

Sen. Mark Warner on ‘Face the Nation'

DC police boat

Good Samaritans reportedly pull driver who crashed into Potomac River to safety

PHOTO GALLERIES

Obit Val Kilmer

2025 celebrity deaths

2025 Pet of the Week

Visitors walks along the Tidal Basin as cherry trees enter peak bloom this week in Washington

DC's cherry blossoms in peak bloom

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Police Shooting-Virginia

Democrats likely to reject 'the vast bulk' of Youngkin's budget amendments

National

US NYC Mayor Investigations

Judge dismisses corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

Around the region

Closeup woman checking the price of foods on the bill after meal in the restaurant

DC restaurant association calls on city council to repeal Initiative 82

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Navigating federal retirement benefits and government downsizing

Navigating federal retirement benefits and government downsizing

Insight by FEBA

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley

Earthquake

Episode 13 — Strength in Unity: One Woman's Mission to Empower MS Warriors

WTOP's DC Sports Huddle

How the Commanders 'win' NFL free agency

Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America

219 | The State of Race in America in 2025

474 | The Impact of Trump's Tariffs on US National Security

thERINpy with Erin Washington

Jessica Shepherd, OB/GYN and menopause expert

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