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Car Review: Can a sports car have three rows? Audi says yes 01/03/2025 09:15am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption {width: 300px !important;}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 1 From 'pandapalooza' to a history-making dog, WTOP looks at the top animal stories of 2024 12/28/2024 06:00am • From a new chapter to D.C.’s giant panda story to agile canines making history and a dog and cat’s amazing story of survival, there were some memorable moments involving animals in 2024. WTOP is looking back at a few of the animal stories that you were talking about this year. DC one step c Car Review: How does a pickup meant for desert racing stack up on DC-area streets? 12/20/2024 05:55am • The Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro has a special, jacked-up suspension and big, knobby tires for blasting through dirt and sand. Once you scale the side to get in, you look out over a big hood bulge that makes this truck seem like it’s out of a postapocalyptic video game. One thing I loved was the exhaust Va. Gov. Youngkin unveils ambitious budget proposal for his final year as governor 12/18/2024 02:46pm • On the cusp of his last full year in office, Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping budget proposal that he hopes will define his legacy as Virginia’s 74th governor. Focused on tax cuts, infrastructure, education, and public health, the plan sets the stage for what could be a high-st Car Review: This Genesis SUV looks to pamper you 12/13/2024 09:01am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption {width: 300px !important;}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 1 ‘I never got the impression he would self-destruct:’ Friends of suspect in fatal CEO shooting left in shock 12/10/2024 09:00am • (CNN) — Months before police identified Luigi Mangione as the man they suspect gunned down a top health insurance CEO and then seemingly vanished from Midtown Manhattan, another disappearing act worried his friends and family. The 26-year-old scion of a wealthy Baltimore family who was a high s The Health Care Agenda 2024: Navigating a path to reasonable medication costs 12/04/2024 07:54pm • This content is sponsored by PhRMA. Two of every three Americans take prescription drugs, and many are frustrated about rising costs, as well as barriers to getting medicine recommended by their doctors. Advances in new medications have helped save lives and improved the quality of life fo Judge orders alternative rideshare app to halt operations in DC 11/28/2024 06:45am • A Virginia-based rideshare service that bills itself as cheaper for riders and better for drivers has been ordered to immediately cease operations in and out of D.C. until it registers as a private vehicle-for-hire company with the city. The legal back-and-forth started in 2020 when the D.C. Depa Incoming Congress will have record number of Black lawmakers 11/26/2024 12:24pm • The 119th Congress that will be sworn in next year will have a record number of Black lawmakers, including Angela Alsobrooks, the first Black woman to be elected a U.S. Senator from Maryland. Much of the attention on the incoming Congress has focused on the fact that Republicans will control the Surviving cancer still often means death to your finances 10/22/2024 04:32am • About three years ago, John Murphy, of Indian Head, Maryland, noticed a lump in his leg. He saw a doctor, took some medicine, and hoped it would go away. It didn't. So he saw another doctor, hoping to get it removed. Instead, that doctor ran a biopsy, and Murphy was diagnosed with Stage 3 canc 'Students need to be healthy to learn': A mobile health clinic in Loudoun Co. is breaking barriers to health care 10/08/2024 04:14pm • A Loudoun County parent received an email Friday from the Northern Virginia school district informing him that his child couldn’t attend school Monday unless they completed a required medical physical. That sent the dad scrambling, nurse Janis Tandy said, because local pediatricians are lar Hurricane Helene leaves lots of water-damaged cars. Don’t buy one 10/07/2024 08:12am • The wake of Hurricane Helene leaves behind leaves behind thousands of water-damaged cars, many of which may be cleaned up and find their way back to the vehicle resale market. Don’t be tempted by the price. Centreville, Virginia-based Carfax estimates close to 90,000 water damaged vehicles w How DC is helping drivers to keep child passengers safe 09/19/2024 09:45am • D.C. is making extra efforts to get properly-installed child seats into the cars of its drivers during National Child Passenger Safety Seat week from Sept. 15 through 21. "On Saturday, we're going to be at the Bald Eagle Recreation Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. … Any D.C. resident can show up w 'Focused on the future': DC-area residents, politicians react to presidential debate 09/11/2024 11:00am • In a city whose business is politics, it was no surprise that people packed D.C.-area bars and restaurants to watch Tuesday's presidential debate. Hundreds at The Admiral restaurant and bar in Dupont Circle were glued to 15 big screen TVs to witness Vice President Kamala Harris battle against Debby downgraded to tropical depression as DC region sees damaging winds, heavy rain, isolated flooding 08/08/2024 07:44pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. Tropical Storm Debby was downgraded to a tropical depression Thursday afternoon and it's expected to continue weakening as it moves north this week — but not before it rolls through the D.C. area bringing the risk of flooding and th