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Police: Multiple people stabbed by man in 'altered mental state from an unknown substance' in Northeast DC

Fencing. Fencing sport. Fencing players.

Fencer disqualified from tournament after refusing to face an opponent she says is transgender

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Boycott or book it? Canadian travelers rally to cancel US vacations amid sweeping tariffs

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'It's threatening livelihood': Digital system transition leaves Howard Uni. students without access to official transcripts

TikTok plans to roll out new options to encourage users to take a break from endlessly scrolling.

DC-area content creator prepares for another possible TikTok ban kicking in

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is joined by MPD Chief Pamela Smith to announce the formation of the formation of the Juvenile Investigative Response Unit.

DC mayor, police chief announce new initiative on juvenile crime

News Alert
Dow drops 1,600 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump’s tariffs cause a COVID-like shock

News Alert
Senate confirms Mehmet Oz to take lead of Medicare and Medicaid agency

After losing wife to cancer, Md. man finds running 300 miles can prove a lot more than you might think

A new chapter for a local bookstore in the DC area

Weather
‘Tricky forecast’: Wet stretch may be ahead in DC-area

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

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Moment of joy turns tragic: Virginia father and 6-year-old son drown while fishing

Exploring Warsaw

DOGE-related layoffs have topped 280,000

Arepas at MITA. (Courtesy Rey Lopez)

Handful of DC-area restaurants, chefs chosen as finalists for 2025 James Beard awards

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A new chapter for the popular local bookstore, Friends to Lovers

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How a Maryland man is out to prove limitations are beatable

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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

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Biking event aims to keep wounded veterans active and connected

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Tourist hot spots in DC plagued by unlicensed food trucks

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

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

Runners near the Lincoln Memorial

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

Trump Hush Money

Forbes new billionaire list has 28 in the DC area (though some are a technicality)

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Pentagon watchdog to review Hegseth’s use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike

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

Insight by Pluralsight

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Trump fired several national security officials deemed insufficiently loyal, sources say

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

Insight by Salesforce

APTOPIX El Salvador Deportees

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

Bags of litter along I-95 in Maryland

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

Carrie and Mark Maggio photo after transplant surgery

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

Senate Democratic caucus chair, Sen. Mamie E. Locke, D-Hampton, speaks during a press conference at the Capitol Wednesday Jan. 10, 2024, in Richmond, Va. The 2024 session of the Virginia General Assembly opens today. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Virginia lawmakers buck Youngkin budget amendments in one-day session

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

What's it like to skate with the greatness of Alex Ovechkin?

Trump's Tariffs World Cup Olympics

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

Former president Barrack Obama photobomb

Fmr. President Barack Obama accidentally photobombs family photoshoot at the Tidal Basin

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Virginia will be 1st state to order reckless drivers to install speed-limiting devices

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

U.Va. researcher says schools are not prepared for students returning from mental health crises

Traffic

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FAA ‘stress management team’ to meet with controllers at Reagan Airport following mid-air collision and control tower fight

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

Maryland lawmakers approve measure to study reparations for slavery

County News

Boycott or book it? Canadian travelers rally to cancel US vacations amid sweeping tariffs

Fencer disqualified from tournament after refusing to face an opponent she says is transgender

‘It’s threatening livelihood’: Digital system transition leaves Howard Uni. students without access to official transcripts

DC-area content creator prepares for another possible TikTok ban kicking in

DC mayor, police chief announce new initiative on juvenile crime

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'

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!

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

VIDEOS

Trump Kennedy Center

What is the future of the Kennedy Center?

Trump Cabinet Bessent

Sen. Mark Warner on ‘Face the Nation'

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

PHOTO GALLERIES

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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

AROUND THE REGION

Health And Human Services Department Employees Collect Their Belongings, As More Cuts Are Announced By Trump Administration

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

SPORTS

Students at Career in Sports Day

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

BUSINESS

Dominion Lobbying

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

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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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