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3-year-old girl dies following holiday weekend shooting in Southeast DC 07/08/2025 09:43am • A 3-year-old girl shot while sitting in a parked car early Saturday morning in Southeast died Monday, D.C. police said. D.C. police said Honesty Cheadle, of Southeast, suffered a gunshot wound to the "upper body," while seated in a parked car with members of her family in the 1000 block of 14th S Scorching and stubborn: DC burns under prolonged heat wave 07/07/2025 05:07am • D.C. is in for another brutal stretch of summer heat — and city officials are urging residents to take it seriously. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a Heat Alert Sunday morning, warning that dangerous temperatures and high humidity levels will linger through at least Tuesday at 8 a.m. The real co Sweltering temperatures prompt Heat Alert in DC through Tuesday morning 07/06/2025 03:37pm • Temperatures in the D.C. area are expected to feel like they are in the mid-90s for the next few days, which prompted Mayor Muriel Bowser to issue a Heat Alert for the District. Bowser, who issued the alert Sunday morning, said it will be in effect until Tuesday at 8 a.m. The Heat Alert means 2 dead in head-on collision in Montgomery Co. 07/05/2025 06:36am • Two people are dead after a head-on car crash took place early Saturday on Interstate 270 in Montgomery County, Maryland. Maryland State Police said the collision took place just before 3 a.m., near Germantown Road. All northbound lanes of the interstate between exits 15A and 15B were shuttere Medevac helicopter lands on Bay Bridge after collision 07/04/2025 03:06pm • Westbound traffic on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is recovering after a major crash Friday morning that prompted a medevac helicopter to land on the bridge. In a news release, the Maryland Transportation Authority said the crash happened shortly after 11:30 a.m., when a passenger vehicle swerved fro 14 people displaced after car slams into Montgomery Co. home 07/04/2025 11:48am • A total of 14 people were displaced in Montgomery County, Maryland, Friday morning after a car slammed into a house in the overnight hours. Authorities said the collision happened in the 400 block of University Boulevard West near Dennis Avenue just before 2 a.m. Moments after driving off the Water safety tips to remember this weekend — no matter how big your boat is 07/03/2025 05:50pm • The weather forecast couldn’t be more perfect for a long, summer weekend, and with weather this good, lots of people are going to be out on the water. Whether it’s the Chesapeake Bay, or any of the rivers or reservoirs in the D.C. area, safety becomes even more paramount on crowded waters, n DC prepares for Fourth of July celebrations 07/03/2025 05:47pm • Watch it live on WTOP.com: "A Capitol Fourth" — the star-spangled concert on the National Mall, followed by an Independence Day fireworks show. The dazzling lineup starts 8 p.m. on Friday, July 4.  A lot of people will converge on the nation’s capital on the Fourth of July for several big ev Fairfax Co. high schoolers launch podcast to debunk environmental myths 07/03/2025 03:55am • Julie Kinkead and Nishka Shah have been friends since elementary school, but it wasn't until last year that Fairfax County high schoolers decided to combine their love for environmental science with a desire to give back to the community. The pair had considered launching a podcast to share their Congressional intern killed in Northwest DC shooting 07/03/2025 03:54am • A 21-year-old congressional intern for Kansas Rep. Ron Estes was fatally shot Monday near the Mt. Vernon Square Metro station in Northwest D.C. Police identified the staffer as Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, of Granby, Massachusetts. He came to D.C. as part of an internship for Estes' office in June. Record number of Americans to travel July Fourth weekend, but roads may be less congested 07/02/2025 08:47pm • The roads, airports and train stations will be busy Fourth of July holiday weekend, as more than 72 million Americans are forecast to travel, according to AAA. Tuesday was expected to be the busiest day of the holiday period on the nation's roads. The automotive club and insurance agency s What Trump's Big Beautiful Bill could mean for families' budgets 07/02/2025 08:00pm • The tax bill passed by the House of Representatives on May 22 includes some big changes for families. It increases the child tax credit, introduces a new tax-deferred account with government contributions for new babies, expands eligible expenses for health savings accounts and proposes a tax bre One of DC’s priciest waterfront condos sells out 07/02/2025 12:36pm • Condo sales may be slowing in D.C., but one of the city’s priciest and most luxurious condominium buildings just hit a milestone, selling the last of its 96 units. Amaris, part of Phase 2 at the Southwest Waterfront’s The Wharf development, officially opened in 2022, and condo units have cons July opens with round of severe thunderstorms, flood risk in DC region 07/01/2025 08:39pm • On the first day of July, a hot, muggy morning gave way to severe weather Tuesday afternoon and thunderstorms likely extending into the evening hours. A large system of severe thunderstorms slammed into the heart of the D.C. region just before 3 p.m., triggering a wave of severe thunderstorm watc 'If you see them, squish them': Local arborist on the return of spotted lanternflies 06/30/2025 07:59pm • It’s the time of year when yards across the D.C. region are invaded by a pest not native to our area. Twelve years ago, the Asian spotted lanternfly was first seen outside Philadelphia. Experts believe the spotted lanternfly made its way here on shipping containers that held their egg masses.