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Audit: At least 36 in-custody deaths in Maryland were actually homicides

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What does the Class of 2025 want for graduation?

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2-year-old survives 15-story fall from Silver Spring apartment building balcony

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Criminal investigation opened in rape and sexual assault allegations against Smokey Robinson

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The FBI is disbanding one of its public corruption squads in its Washington office, AP sources say

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Prince George’s firefighter union sounds alarm on staffing, other challenges

FAA meeting with Pentagon officials as agency considers restrictions on military helicopter flights near Reagan National

Firing, hiring and a mystery: The 225-year-old Library of Congress has never had a moment like this

Manassas School Board requests council's sign-off on nearly $11M building purchase

New car prices rising as tariffs start to take hold

Former White House chef for 5 presidents says first families are 'just regular people' at home

VA reinstates mandatory overtime to address 200,000-claim backlog

Things to do in the DC area: 'King James,' Book Festival, Asian Festival … and more!

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'Maintaining the quality': Falls Church restaurant owner doesn't let celebrity clients cloud his core principles

Alice Kan learned how to play the gu-zheng (or Chinese zither) when she was a young student in Taiwan. She stopped by the WTOP studio to give us a demonstration.

The guzheng strikes a resonant chord in DC region for traditional, modern music fans

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How Peter Chang escaped the Chinese embassy in DC to become a successful restaurateur

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Vietnamese Americans in Arlington mark 50 years since the Fall of Saigon

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What does the Class of 2025 want for graduation?

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Floods and overflowing rivers: The aftermath of DC-area rain

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Mother recalls being stopped by police while trying to pick up her kids from flooded Md. school

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Senior PGA Championship swings into Maryland for the first time

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Flood-prone areas along Potomac River brace for rising waters

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Loudoun Co. residents say commuters cutting through neighborhood streets causes safety issues

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US Naval Academy plebes climb on greased-up Herndon Monument

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Flash flooding forces evacuation of elementary school in western Maryland

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PGPD honor fallen officers as Law Enforcement Memorial Run passes through

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Bethesda businesses get financial relief to offset losses from Purple Line construction

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Falls Church restaurant has been drawing diners from around the globe for decades

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Train service disrupted in Baltimore due to large warehouse fire

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Maryland veterinarian warns pet owners about the threat of ticks

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The overflowing Rappahannock River after heavy rainfall in Virginia on May 15, 2025.

Floods and overflowing rivers: The aftermath of DC-area rain

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Supreme Court could block Trump's birthright citizenship order but limit nationwide injunctions

Young stressed woman having issue with utility bills expense, sitting at home trying to calculate and see bad finance bank report, searching for mistake. College student girl with money problem.

Fairfax Co. teachers can’t afford to live near where they work, report finds

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Cassie forced to read aloud explicit messages with Sean 'Diddy' Combs at his sex trafficking trial

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Maryland hires Atlanta Braves executive James Smith as athletic director

Jerseys of Frederick Keys are shown. (WTOP/Noah Frank/File)

Affiliated baseball may soon return to Frederick

Expressions you use every day and where they come from

Insight by Long Fence

A Prince William County, Virginia, police cruiser is seen near the scene of the shooting in the 3700 block of Masthead Trial. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)

Manassas woman charged with animal cruelty after kitten euthanized, 23 cats seized

Apple Federal Credit Union and Fairfax EDA team up to prepare youth for financial and career succes

Insight by Apple Federal Credit Union

Mexican social media influencer Valeria Marquez, 23, is seen here in a photo on Instagram. Marquez was shot dead during a livestream in Mexico.

TikTok beauty influencer shot dead during live stream in Mexico

Starbucks-Dress Code

More than 2,000 Starbucks baristas go on strike to protest new dress code

Walmart Results

A rare warning from Walmart during a US trade war: Higher prices are inevitable

Emergency crews drive floods

Student rescued from flooded Maryland elementary school says he’s ‘happy to be alive’

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Florida man charged after grandchild accidentally discharges gun inside Md. elementary school, authorities say

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Commanders' 2025 schedule opens vs. Giants, features a franchise-record 8 standalone games

Homeless tents in DC

What new data tells us about homelessness in the DC region

A federal judge says Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency may not have had the authority to make sweeping cuts at USAID, saying they "likely violated the United States Constitution in multiple ways." CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has the latest.

WATCH: Probationary federal employees' status and Top Local Headlines

County News

What does the Class of 2025 want for graduation?

The FBI is disbanding one of its public corruption squads in its Washington office, AP sources say

Floods and overflowing rivers: The aftermath of DC-area rain

2-year-old survives 15-story fall from Silver Spring apartment building balcony

Manassas School Board requests council’s sign-off on nearly $11M building purchase

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Experience one of golf's biggest tournaments at Maryland's Congressional Country Club

John McManus leans on counter in kitchen

‘Does affect business’: Bethesda businesses get financial relief to offset losses from Purple Line construction

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VIDEOS

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Badar Khan Suri’s wife speaks after a judge ordered the Georgetown scholar be released

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Flash flooding forces evacuation of elementary school in western Maryland

Mainstreet Festival Parade explosion

Woman who drove through Laurel festival crowd to remain behind bars

PHOTO GALLERIES

Meet WTOP's Pets of the Week: Pickle Rick and Block Party.

2025 Pet of the Week

Exterior of the Ford Maverick.

Car Review: 2025 Ford Maverick hybrid

2025 Volvo XC60 T8 AWD Polestar Engineered

Car Review: 2025 Volvo XC60

EDUCATION

Students With Disabilities Education

'My heart just burst with joy': Special education teacher reacts to Montgomery Co. school budget

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Virginia boy swept away as heavy rains and flooding hit several states

LOUDOUN COUNTY

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‘Crisis out here’: Loudoun Co. residents say commuters cutting through neighborhoods causes safety issues

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White House

Deep federal cuts, trade turmoil and border wins shape Trump’s second term

Insight by API

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley

O.M.D.

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

221 | Dr. Wayne Curtis "Never Judge a book by its cover"

480 | Israel strikes Sanaa Airport as the U.S. strikes a deal with the Houthis

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Cole Zesiger, breakup and relationship coach, on whether to stay or go in your marriage

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