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What to know about the 'juvenile curfew zone' in DC's U Street corridor this weekend 07/19/2025 10:02am • D.C. police are turning the U Street corridor into an expanded juvenile curfew zone this weekend ��� a new authority granted to the department under emergency legislation signed by the mayor earlier this month. The District's expanded citywide curfew begins nightly at 11 p.m., thanks to the legis Tips to keep DC-area children safe around pools, beaches and other bodies of water this summer 07/18/2025 07:13pm • In Virginia, at least eight children under the age of 5 have accidentally drowned in Virginia swimming pools since Memorial Day. That's more than the total number of drowning deaths in each of the last three years, according to Arlington County's Department of Health. In Arlington, there have bee DC Getaway: Escape to Cape May, New Jersey���s Seaside Charm at La Mer Beachfront Resort 07/18/2025 04:48am • In the ���DC Getaway,��� WTOP contributor Briana Thomas shares tips for trips a hop and a skip away from D.C. The story below is based on a press trip sponsored by La Mer Beachfront Resort and reflects Briana���s independent editorial research. The sponsor has no editorial involvement and did not sp Car Review: Lexus��� big SUV is reliably extravagant 07/18/2025 04:23am • Not to set the bar too high, but our latest subject promises “incomparable indulgence.” So can this big luxury SUV deliver on that lofty goal? First, step up into this 2025 Lexus LX 700h Luxury. Even though it’s a huge truck-based SUV, you don’t have to step up too much, than Heavy rain prompts more flash flooding in the DC region Wednesday 07/16/2025 07:48pm • Slow-moving storms did some significant damage in the D.C. region on Wednesday night, with national weather agencies and meteorological experts warning of major flooding. By Wednesday evening, conditions began to grow unstable ��� thunderstorms rolled in around 6:30 p.m., bringing with them heavy Tricycle strapped to roof of car, bow and arrow, medieval weapon lead to man's arrest near US Capitol 07/16/2025 05:13pm • An "unusual vehicle" on Pennsylvania Avenue led to the detainment and arrest of a man near the U.S. Capitol in D.C. U.S. Capitol Police saw a car with a tricycle strapped to its roof around 9 a.m. Wednesday. The car, which did not have the proper parking permit, was in an area reserved for Congre The fine for holding illegal house parties in Montgomery Co. neighborhoods just went up by a lot 07/15/2025 06:11pm • The Montgomery County Council unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that would crack down on unlicensed, for-profit house parties. Bill 13-25, which was sponsored by council members Dawn Luedtke and Andrew Friedson, will strengthen the licensing requirements, increase the penalties and close some Booming thunderstorms, heavy downpours cause flooding in parts of DC region 07/15/2025 05:30am • Late-day storms capped off the start of the workweek with heavy rain pounding the D.C. region in the middle of the afternoon rush. Those slow-moving thunderstorms Monday prompted a flash flood warning for parts of D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia, as well as a tornado warning in Anne Arundel 11 Marylanders have died from heat-related illnesses so far this summer 07/14/2025 11:32pm • Maryland has seen 11 deaths linked to the heat since the start of May, according to data from the state's Department of Health. Of those, nine were among people aged 65 years and older. "We always want to be careful to protect our older citizens because people who are older tend to have more Man accused of shooting 3-year-old in DC held without bond 07/12/2025 03:56pm • The man accused of shooting and killing a 3-year-old girl in Southeast D.C. will be held without bond. Charles Rucker, 24, appeared in court Saturday on a charge of first-degree murder while armed after his arrest on Friday for the shooting of Honesty Cheadle. Cheadle was with her family in a Maryland funeral company owner sentenced to 35 years for shooting pallbearer during child's service 07/11/2025 07:14pm • The owner of a Prince George's County, Maryland, funeral company has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for fatally shooting a pallbearer during a child's burial service in 2023. On Friday, Prince George���s County State���s Attorney Tara Jackson announced Wilson Chavis' sentencing in the death Family, friends honor retired DC police detective killed by alleged drunk, off-duty Prince George's Co. officer 07/11/2025 04:35pm • A retired D.C. police detective was killed in a car accident by an off-duty Prince George's County police officer who was under the influence of alcohol on Monday. The crash happened Monday evening on northbound Route 301 in Brandywine, Maryland, near the intersection of Missouri Avenue. Carlton This luxurious Hyundai Sonata looks to help��keep the sedan alive 07/11/2025 04:32am • If you like sitting closer to the pavement, there are still some good sedans out there ��� even though they���re a dying breed. The 2025 Hyundai Sonata Limited Hybrid is a stylish one that likes to sip fuel. This one comes in dark, metallic gray with some flashy silver and black turbine-style wheels DC police identify man as suspect in 3-year-old girl's killing 07/10/2025 04:43pm • A man has been identified by D.C. police as a suspect in a shooting that left a 3-year-old girl dead over Fourth of July weekend. Charles Rucker, 24, of Southeast D.C., is wanted for first-degree murder while armed in the killing of Honesty Cheadle, police said in a news release Wednesday. Pol From prison to public service: Former inmate leads Prince George���s County���s reentry efforts 07/09/2025 04:13am • After spending more than three decades behind bars for a crime he committed as a teenager, Alonzo Turner-Bey now holds a top role helping others find their footing after incarceration. Turner-Bey, recently appointed Director of the Returning Citizen Affairs Division for Prince George���s County,