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Column: A Washingtonian���s plea to new Commanders ownership 07/20/2023 05:03pm • A group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales that includes Magic Johnson has an agreement in principle to buy the NFL's Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder for a North American professional sports team record $6.05 billion. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) To Josh Harris, t DC native, Terp alum and NFL great Vernon Davis drops rap album 'Showtime' 07/19/2023 04:59am • Hear our full chat on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.��� He's a D.C. native and Maryland Terrapin alum who ended his football career with the burgundy and gold. Now, NFL great Vernon Davis is releasing his debut rap album ���Showtime" under the stage name Vern, in collabor Hazy skies over DC still unhealthy for sensitive groups, improving with Tuesday's isolated storms 07/18/2023 10:00am • Though poor quality air continues to hang over the D.C. region on Tuesday, there may be relief in sight. Though nowhere near as dense as the smoke that��prompted last month���s unprecedented health alert, an unmistakable brownish haze continues to linger over downtown D.C.���s monuments Tuesday. Code Orange: Smoke leads to another air quality alert in DC region 07/17/2023 05:43pm • Bad news: The D.C. region is in for another round of smoke from Canadian wildfires early this week. Air quality levels reached Code Orange throughout the WTOP listening area on Monday afternoon due to smoke originating from Canada. A sensor at Northwest D.C.'s McMillan Reservoir noted an air qual Sun comes out, but severe storms still possible in DC region through Sunday evening 07/16/2023 02:00pm • Another day of wet weather, heat and humidity brought flood and thunderstorm warnings to portions of the D.C. region. Here's what you need to know. In anticipation of a large storm system, the National Weather Service had originally issued a flood watch for the area until 8 p.m. Sunday, but that Review: Idris Elba is riveting in Apple thriller 'Hijack' 07/12/2023 03:54am • Since launching in 2019, Apple TV+ has become a source of comedy with "Ted Lasso," "Trying," "Shrinking" and "Platonic." However, the streamer has recently brought its "A" game into more dramatic territory, from sci-fi series like "Severance" and "Silo," to the riveting new airline thriller m New, innovative Ride On bus trip planning app gives riders more control over their travel experience 07/11/2023 04:11pm • This content is provided by Montgomery County Department of Transportation. The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) launched a new Ride On bus trip planning app in partnership with a global mobility and journey trip planning app company, Moovit. This innovative app gives ri Virginia rises to No. 2 on CNBC's Best States for Business list 07/11/2023 11:10am • Virginia ranks No. 2 this year on CNBC's list of America's Best States for Business, just behind North Carolina, and up from No. 3 on last year's list. Virginia has ranked No. 1 five times since CNBC launched the annual rankings in 2007, more than any other state. The last year Virginia topped th Data Doctors: Big benefits to using 'dark mode' 07/07/2023 04:08pm • Q: Are there any reasons not to use dark mode on my smartphone all the time? A: The default display theme for smartphones and computers is generally a white background with black text, but it hasn���t always been that way. In early computer days, all displays had a black background with either Basketball drama 'Swagger' drops season 2 on Apple TV+ 07/07/2023 07:35am • Hear our full chat on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.��� It's hard to believe that it's been a full decade since Quvenzhan�� Wallis attended the 2013 Oscars as the youngest ever Best Actress nominee at 9 years old for the must-see Sundance champ "Beasts of the Southern Wi No injuries after multi-vehicle crash on Capital Beltway's Inner Loop in McLean 07/06/2023 06:25pm • Drivers on the Capital Beltway's Inner Loop saw lengthy delays on Thursday evening due to a multi-vehicle crash in McLean, Virginia. A traffic camera from the Virginia Department of Transportation showed multiple vehicles, including a tractor-trailer, involved in a crash near the median before Ex Review: 'Silo' is one of the best sci-fi TV series in years 07/06/2023 11:47am • All last week, I counted down my Top 10 New TV Series of 2023, but wouldn't you know it? As soon as I pressed "publish" on that article, I binged another 10-episode series that might have actually topped the damn list ��� if I had only seen it in time! "Silo" on Apple TV+ is easily one of the 'Code Orange' air quality forecast as fireworks smoke lingers in DC region 07/05/2023 09:28am • WASHINGTON, DC ��� JULY 4: Fireworks erupt over the Washington Monument during the Independence Day fireworks display along the National Mall on July 4, 2023 in Washington, DC. Crowds of people came together to partake in the annual event commemorating the Fourth of July celebration. (Photo by Nath Alicia Keys, Fall Out Boy headline July entertainment guide 07/05/2023 04:13am • The Fourth of July is in the rear view, but there's still plenty to do in the nation's capital. It's time for our July Entertainment Guide of fun events around town for the rest of July.   July Entertainment Guide July 5: Tori Amos at Wolf Trap July 5: Barenaked Ladies and Fi Hazardous air quality across eastern portions of D.C., Maryland after local Fourth of July fireworks 07/04/2023 11:59pm • A dark sky lit up as fireworks brightened skies around the D.C. region making way for hazardous smog across the region. Here's what you need to know about the Fourth of July forecast. Listen to WTOP online��and on the radio at 103.5 FM or 107.7 FM. Current traffic conditions Weather