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Ocean City set to sue to prevent wind farm, protect future sunrises: 'This is a David and Goliath fight'

Mamta Kafle Bhatt was last seen July 31, 2024.

Search for a Manassas Park woman who disappeared 2 weeks ago continues

Charles Co. man charged with rape, imprisonment after assaulting house cleaner, police say

A view of a terminal at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport.

BWI Marshall Airport had another record year

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McLean-based Mars to buy Pringles owner Kellanova for nearly $30 billion

PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA - JUNE 24: Summer school students walk through a newly installed CEIA OpenGate weapons detection system at Charles W. Flanagan High School on June 24, 2024 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. As part of the Broward County Public School's ongoing effort to enhance safety and security measures in schools, the Broward County School Board approved using walk-through metal detectors on high school campuses. Following the initiative's launch at two high school summer sites, the rollout of walk-through metal detectors at District high schools will continue at the start of the 2024/25 school year. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Weapons detectors could come to Montgomery Co. high schools this year

4 injured in shooting at Virginia State University, and police have multiple suspects

'It's not enough': Some Montgomery Co. parents hold out hope for restoration of a fully virtual education program

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Annual US inflation falls to 3-year low, clearing the way for the Fed to begin cutting rates

3 killed when a train strikes a van crossing tracks in Virginia

Drug-related injuries involving Hispanic residents have surged by 500% in this Northern Virginia county, report says

An updated list of agencies’ return-to-office postures

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Loudoun Co. schools reviewing grading policies

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Proposed policy would prohibit student cellphone use at elementary and middle schools in Arlington

Among the students who reported having mental health issues, the majority were females. Also, the survey found that students identifying as LGBTQ+ were more likely to report more of the at-risk behaviors.

'What you see, I might not see': All staff members at this DC school receive student mental health training

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‘As a mother of 4 kids, it’s too much’: What a Fairfax Co. mom spends on school supplies — and how she saves

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Boys' volleyball takes the court at Fairfax County high schools

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Fairfax Co. expands cellphone storage pilot program to include 9 high schools

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What's new across DC-area school districts this year?

Is it too early for pumpkin spice?

Cassette tapes are making a comeback with Gen Z. Do they know the pencil trick?

Arlington’s ‘Weenie Beenie’ celebrates 70th anniversary

Helping neighbors, spotlighting beauty in the ordinary at DC's Museum of Sidewalk Stuff

A car plowed through her Manassas property. She says the driver offered $50k not to call police

Northeast DC community members call for safety upgrades along South Dakota Avenue

WTOP's 2024 Back to School Series: What you need to know for the upcoming school year

Mobile pediatric clinics get a monumental makeover

Debby’s deluge: Post tropical cyclone continues downpour on DC area

Taylor Swift fans belt 'You Need to Calm Down' in streets of Vienna, Austria

Community members gather at Alexandria City High School for Noah Lyles watch party

Team USA’s house DJ gives inside look at what goes on in Paris

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Herb Holmes, Public Works Operations Superintendent; Cindy Mester, City Manager's Office/Community Relations and Legislative Affairs; Retired VA Senator Dick Saslaw- viewing inside the traffic control box.

Using data and technology to make streets safer in Falls Church

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Judge rejects Donald Trump's latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case

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Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer recovering from stroke

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DC's 911 call center employees to get $800 bonus to show up to work

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French prosecutors investigate gender-based cyber harassment of Algerian Olympic champ Imane Khelif

The current members of Collective Soul. (David Abbott)

Whoa! Heaven let your light shine down on Va. as Collective Soul celebrates 30 years at Jiffy Lube Live

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Is pumpkin spice a summer flavor? IHOP and Krispy Kreme are the latest retailers to say yes

Female Owner Of Start Up Coffee Shop Or Restaurant Turning Round Open Sign On Door

$5K grants up for grabs for women-owned businesses in this Northern Va. city

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After international court's refusal to reinstate US gymnast's bronze medal, what options are left?

Man in prison hands of behind hold Steel cage jail bars. offender criminal locked in jail.

Man accused of breaking into Loudoun Co. Public Defender's Office held without bond

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DC puts the spotlight on local entrepreneurs for National Black Business Month

Montgomery County police cruiser

Man dead, another charged with first-degree murder in Montgomery Co. shooting

Sign for Fairfax County Public Schools headquarters

'Shock to our community': Fairfax Co. high school football coach arrested on solicitation of a minor charge

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How leftover crab shells could help preserve your fresh produce

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Cooking with cast iron? Here's what you need to know

cassette tapes

Cassette tapes are making a comeback with Gen Z. Do they know the pencil trick?

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Maryland company to auction off Jeffrey Epstein’s 'black book'

County News

Ocean City set to sue to prevent wind farm, protect future sunrises: ‘This is a David and Goliath fight’

BWI Marshall Airport had another record year

4 injured in shooting at Virginia State University, and police have multiple suspects

Charles Co. man charged with rape, imprisonment after assaulting house cleaner, police say

Search for a Manassas Park woman who disappeared 2 weeks ago continues

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DC's latest exhibit: It looks like junk left at the curb. It's actually the 'Museum of Sidewalk Stuff'

Arepas at MITA.

The Summer Restaurant Week deals, menus you don't want to miss

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WTOP Book Report: A widow reveals the hidden life of her ‘dead bastard’ husband … and her path to healing

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What Katie Ledecky plans to do when she stops competing

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Kamala Harris introduces Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as running mate at Philadelphia rally

Election 2024 RNC

What JD Vance's wife says about her husband's 'childless cat ladies' comment

PHOTO GALLERIES

Noah Lyles with medal

A roundup of DC-area Olympians bringing medals home from Paris

Exterior of the 2024 Infiniti QX60

Car Review: Infiniti QX60

Upton is Pet of the Week on Aug. 12, 2024. (Courtesy Humane Rescue Alliance)

2024 Pet of the Week

Lifestyle

Weenie Beenie

A real wiener: Arlington's 'Weenie Beenie' celebrates milestone

Editor's choice

Nationals Orioles Baseball

Andrés Chaparro hits 3 doubles in MLB debut, James Wood adds 4 hits as Nationals rout Orioles 9-3

Around the region

Osprey Hero

Marine from Arlington who died trying to save crew in fiery Osprey crash to receive service’s top noncombat medal

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley

Collective Soul (Part 2)

Episode 11 - John King's Inspiring Journey: Living with Multiple Sclerosis

WTOP's DC Sports Huddle

Top Olympic moments in Paris and previewing Commanders preseason

Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America

203 | Race in America through the eyes of a young Black female journalist

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Heather Wiese, etiquette expert, on what is socially appropriate — and what’s not!

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