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'He's more than a custodian, he's a friend': Vienna high school students stun custodian with dream car 09/10/2024 03:59am • A group of sophomore students at James Madison High School in Vienna, Virginia, stunned their beloved school custodian Monday afternoon, by presenting him with something he's dreamed about ��� a Jeep Wrangler. With the sun shining bright down on them in a restaurant parking lot, the boys admi DC police release bodycam video footage of fatal shooting outside Southeast DC McDonald's 09/09/2024 07:47pm • A week after police shot and killed a man outside a McDonald's in Southeast D.C., authorities have released body camera video footage of the shooting. Justin Robinson, 26, a D.C. man who worked with violence interruption programs in the District, was fatally shot by two police officers last w 2 charged with murder after deadly shootout inside Prince George's Co. laundromat 09/09/2024 02:15pm • An 18-year-old man is dead and two people ��� including a teen ��� are facing charges after a shootout inside a Maryland laundromat Sunday evening, Prince George's County police said. On Monday, Prince County's County police identified the man who was killed as Anibal Suazo, 18, of Lothian, Maryl Car Review: The Lincoln Corsair allows for hands-free driving and up to 28 miles of gas-free commuting 09/09/2024 05:57am • The Lincoln Corsair is a small crossover that plug-in for 28 miles of EV driving before the gas engine goes another 300 miles before stopping. (WTOP/Mike Parris) Lincoln, the luxury brand for Ford, gives you crossovers and SUVs that offer a premium look and feel compared to the Ford versions. This h DC Bike Ride brings ten thousand cyclists to nation's capital 09/07/2024 03:29pm • Ten thousand people cycled about 20 miles on bicycles for the 2024 DC Bike Ride around the nation's capital Saturday morning. The riders started off from 12th Street and Constitution Ave. in Northwest, finishing on Pennsylvania Ave. for a "finish festival" with food, drink, a beer garden and live Vigil held for DC man fatally shot by police in Southeast 09/07/2024 08:02am • A candlelit vigil was held Friday evening by Black Lives Matter and Harriet's Wildest Dreams, to remember 26-year-old Justin Robinson, who was fatally shot by D.C. police last Sunday. Chants of ���Justice for Justin!��� were shouted out as hundreds of mourners returned to the scene where the Grand jury indicts DC Council member Trayon White on bribery charge 09/06/2024 06:48pm • D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. was indicted by a federal grand jury Friday on a bribery charge after he was caught on video last month appearing to take lump sums of money from a local business owner. White, who has represented Ward 8 on the D.C. Council since 2016, was the chairman of the 4 years in prison for driver in crash that killed 2 teen girls walking near Fairfax Co. school 09/06/2024 03:50pm • The Fairfax County, Virginia, man in a speeding BMW who plowed into two teen girls walking home from school in June 2022 has been sentenced to four years in prison following emotionally wrenching victim impact statements in court Friday. Usman Shahid, who was 18 at the time of the crash, was conv Movie Review: 'Strange Darling' is one of the most electric and unpredictable thrillers in years 09/06/2024 03:45pm • Stephen King called it a "clever masterpiece." Mike Flanagan added, ���Sublimely brilliant. You must go in blind.��� Allow me to throw my own stunned support behind the must-see new thriller "Strange Darling," written and directed by JT Mollner, who is now officially a filmmaking force to be Do you need support launching or growing your small business? Get help locally from Greater Washington Board of Trade, WACIF 09/06/2024 02:05pm • The Greater Washington Board of Trade and the Washington Area Community Investment Fund aim to help drive economic development in our region through helping small businesses and start-ups, from launch through growth. WTOP Business Reporter Jeff Clabaugh sat down to discuss local trends and sm Heads up! What to know if you're trying to get around busy DC this weekend 09/06/2024 09:30am • Lots of great events are scheduled in D.C. this weekend, which means lots of people, as well as road closures and parking restrictions. Early Saturday, DC Bike Ride 2024 will close approximately 20 miles of roads to automobiles, allowing bike riders to enjoy portions of the nation's capital car-f After winning 6 state football titles in Prince George's Co., coach DaLawn Parrish heads south for new journey 09/06/2024 06:34am • DaLawn Parrish recalled receiving a call during a football practice from John Kelley, the head coach of Quince Orchard High School in Montgomery County, Maryland. As they spoke, Kelley questioned Parrish, the coach for Dr. Henry Wise Jr. High School, on the late times for his practices. After exp DC jury returns guilty verdicts for two gang members in 2018 murder of 10-year-old girl 09/03/2024 06:57pm • Two gang members involved in the 2018 death of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson were found guilty on murder charges in a D.C. Superior Court on Tuesday. Assistant D.C. Police Chief Chanel Dickerson said the suspects fired "indiscriminately," killing 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson and wounding four adults. Why a Georgetown bike shop will let you borrow a bike for free 09/03/2024 10:35am • When foldable bike maker Brompton said it would let anyone borrow one of its peddle bikes for an entire day for free from its new Brompton Junction store in Georgetown in April, it raised the question "What's the catch?" There are no real restrictions ��� just a reservation, a helmet and a promise t Police identify armed man fatally shot by DC officers after McDonald's crash 09/02/2024 05:12pm • Police have identified the armed man who was fatally shot by two D.C. police officers outside of a McDonald's on Marion Barry Avenue Southeast on Sunday morning. The shooting happened on Sept. 1, 2024, at 2529 Good Hope Road, near the intersection of Marion Barry Avenue and Naylor Road. (WTOP/Gr