WTOP Answer Desk
Answer Desk: What happens to water restriction violators?
Water restrictions remain in effect for 1.8 million Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission customers. But what happens to violators? The WTOP Answer Desk set out to find out.
Rabies-transplant prompts questions: How are donated organs screened?
A Maryland man has died from rabies, contracted from an organ transplant, but a local transplant network says there are many safeguards in place that make the transmission of diseases through life-saving transplants very rare.
Answer Desk: Just how useful is 4-wheel drive?
There is one thing that's certain when snow falls in the D.C. region.
How is a new pope elected?
Electing a pope: conclave, oath of secrecy, smoke from chimney
Metro won't stay open late for unofficial inaugural balls
Despite late night unofficial inaugural balls, Metro won't run late.
WTOP Answer Desk: How much do we eat on Thanksgiving?
Americans eat a lot on Thanksgiving Day. But exactly how much? WTOP's Answer Desk set to find out.
WTOP Answer Desk: E-ZPass options
With Virginia's new Beltway Express Lanes due to open a week from Saturday, WTOP answers your questions about using E-ZPass.
Election Day Answer Desk: Your voting questions
The WTOP Election Day Answer Desk is taking questions related to voting and Election Day. Here are some questions we've received from calls, Facebook and Twitter.
WTOP Answer Desk: Speed box vs. speed cams
Beware - someone, or something, could soon be watching you.
How to shave like an Olympic swimmer
How do those Olympic swimmers get such clean shaves? Here is the answer.
Who has the right of way in a traffic circle?
Transportation experts spell out the rules for tricky roundabouts and traffic circles.
Why doesn't WTOP sound as clear as it usually does?
The WTOP Answer Desk took the question to WTOP Technical Operations Manager Brian Oliger. Bottom line: Blame the weather.
Utility companies won't compensate food loss
Thousands of people lost power after last weekend's storm and had to either eat their food before it spoiled, or toss it out altogether. So who pays for that waste?
Do taxis have to provide air conditioning?
"The regulations require that the passenger may request air conditioning be put on if it's not on when they get in the cab," Ron Linton, chairman of the D.C. Taxicab Commission.
What the foreclosure settlement means for you
Last week's mega foreclosure settlement has many homeowners in the Washington region asking if they are owed money.
Should you file jointly or separately?
Married couples have a lot to think about when it comes to doing their taxes.
Answer Desk: Refinance or pay the principal down?
You've been hearing about historically low interest rates for many months now, so you may be wondering whether it's best to refinance or pay the principal down instead.
How do you pronounce McPherson Square?
It's one of the busiest stops in the Metro system, but not everyone is comfortable pronouncing McPherson. For help, we turn to WTOP's Answer Desk.
WTOP Answer Desk: New Potomac river crossing coming?
Will there ever be another crossing over the Potomac River? For the answer, WTOP goes to two transportation experts.
What Congressional inaction means for you
A stalemate in Congress is threatening to bring a tax increase to 160 million people.
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