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Immigration Scholars Detained

Judge orders release of Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri after ICE detention in Texas

Opioid Companies Lawsuit

US overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seen

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Arlington approves plan to scale back cooperation with ICE

DC Kicks of 2021 pool season.

Kayaking, water polo and ballet could fill your kids' summer in DC

The Edward L. Kelly Leadership Center serves as the administrative office facility for Prince William County Schools.

Prince William school leaders consider tweaks to code of behavior

Western Maryland Flooding

Flash flooding forces evacuation of elementary school in western Maryland

Trump budget cuts could push DC area into a recession, George Mason professor says

Poll: Amid rising costs, Republican and Democratic voters value Va.’s colleges and universities

Weather
Wet week continues Wednesday in DC area

Virginia GOP embraced a diverse ticket in this year's elections. Then things got complicated

DC Ward 7 residents discuss proposed new Commanders stadium at RFK site

IRS would eliminate Direct File under Trump-backed budget reconciliation bill

Mei Wang talks on the phone

'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

old family photo

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

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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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Woman who drove through Laurel festival crowd to remain behind bars

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This Loudoun County town gets weird about strawberries — in the best way!

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What to expect during Latin Restaurant Weeks in the DC area

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

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Rebecca Boggs Roberts remembers her mother Cokie Roberts

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McDonald’s rings in new doorbell entry security system

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Mother’s Day comes early for DC and Maryland women looking for fresh start

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Prince George’s Co. teachers call for higher pay, smaller classes

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What is 'jugging?'

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Plane Crash Jet Scramble

A lack of oxygen likely incapacitated the pilot of a private jet that crashed in Virginia in 2023

U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr. speaks at a news conference, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Interim US Attorney for DC criticizes local leaders on his last day in office

Congress Budget

Qatar's luxury jet offer to Trump brings Senate hold on DOJ nominees

US Menendez Brothers

Judge reduces Menendez brothers' murder sentences, putting them a step closer to freedom

three women stand behind a podium

Montgomery County Council has a plan to fund schools and avoid a tax increase

Western Maryland Flooding

WATCH: Top Local Headlines includes wet weather, flooding in DC region.

Expressions you use every day and where they come from

Insight by Long Fence

Representatives from Prince George's County nonprofits speak at a press conference about cut grant funding. (WTOP/Luke Lukert)

Prince George's Co. council chair rescinds $2 million in grants, sends county nonprofits scrambling

Energy Innovation: Will Congress, EPA hit the accelerator on clean energy?

Insight by Clean Fuels Alliance America

Trump Mideast

Trump wants a nuclear deal with Iran, but says Tehran must end its support of proxy groups

Rose Jackson Reinstated Baseball

MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them Hall of Fame eligible

Abortion-Insurance Funds

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs bill to tap unused ACA insurance funds for abortion grant program

money calculator and pens on table

Private equity firm launches $10M investment accelerator for family-owned DC-area companies

John McManus leans on counter in kitchen

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

route 50 bridge

Heading to Ocean City? Expect lane closures on US 50 bridge this summer

D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith speaks at a panel

With DC crime under federal and local microscope, numbers trending in right direction

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

RFK Jr. takes grandchildren to contaminated DC creek for a swim

Prison cell bars

Montgomery Co. man sentenced to 30 years in prison for deadly drive-by shooting

FBI Agent Sexual Assault

'Helps the community': Montgomery Co. expungement clinic aims to remove barriers after minor criminal convictions

For Sale Real Estate Sign in Front of New House.

If you’re selling your home, you’re going up against cable TV

County News

DC region’s housing market: Subdued and uncertain

Kayaking, water polo and ballet could fill your kids’ summer in DC

Poll: Amid rising costs, Republican and Democratic voters value Va.’s colleges and universities

Prince William school leaders consider tweaks to code of behavior

Trump budget cuts could push DC area into a recession, George Mason professor says

Strawberries

This Loudoun Co. village gets weird about strawberries — in the best way!

Former Washington Commander Vernon Davis stands with a horse

Former Washington Commanders player opens equestrian facility in Md. to honor brother's memory

Tamales and utensils

Celebrating Latin American Restaurant Weeks across the DC area

VIDEOS

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WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Alternate Ending Horrible Sanity Nitro Stout

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WATCH: How AI is helping meteorologists with storm predictions

Tennessee authorities release video of Md. man Abrego Garcia at a traffic stop

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

National

Biden Fall

New book: Biden aides discussed using a wheelchair in second term

Virginia

Trump Tarrifs

New push from US Sen. Kaine aims to close retirement gap for Virginia’s youngest workers

Sports

Commanders Cowboys Football

Commanders to take on Dolphins during first-ever NFL game in Spain

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DoD Modernization Exchange: How to secure rogue APIs and mitigate cyberthreats

DoD Modernization Exchange: How to secure rogue APIs and mitigate cyberthreats

Insight by Akamai Technologies

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"

479 | Moscow's "ceasefire" said to be a "gimmick"

thERINpy with Erin Washington

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

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