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First responders in Maryland reconnect with 12-year-old saved from a flash flood days earlier 08/04/2025 04:14am • First responders with Montgomery County, Maryland's Fire and Rescue Services got to have a special reunion Sunday. Members of the swift water rescue team met with the family of a 12-year-old boy who they had saved from flash flood waters just days earlier. On July 31, rescuers responded to Maryland’s high-speed maglev train project is not happening 08/01/2025 04:34pm • No high-speed train will be zooming throughout parts of Maryland. The federal government has determined the potential multibillion-dollar investment to construct the proposed Baltimore-Washington Superconducting Magnetic Levitation (SCMAGLEV), known as maglev, “is no longer feasible,” accordi Can you change a tire? If the answer is no, a new study finds you’re not alone 08/01/2025 04:10pm • A new study from personal finance company FinanceBuzz has found less than half of drivers know how to change a tire, and only one third can perform an oil change on their own. The study was created from a survey of 1,000 U.S. adults done in May 2025. It found that most people are confident in the Flash flooding inundates parts of Montgomery Co., leading to water rescues 07/31/2025 09:12pm • Listen to WTOP online and on the radio at 103.5 FM or 107.7 FM for the latest traffic and weather conditions. Storms packing heavy rain brought flash flooding to parts of the D.C. region Thursday, including parts of Montgomery County, Maryland, where floodwaters inundated some roadways and le Prince George's Co. swim instructor charged with sexually assaulting children during lessons 07/30/2025 04:12pm • Editor’s note: This story contains sexually graphic details involving children that readers may find disturbing. A man in Prince George's County, Maryland, has been charged with sexually assaulting a boy and a girl he was teaching to swim. A relative of two children who were taking swim les Analysis: After NYC shooting, focus returns to ‘see something, say something’ 07/30/2025 04:09pm • The shooting Monday at a midtown Manhattan office building — carried out by a man armed with an M4-style rifle — was a chilling reminder of how fragile public safety can be when a determined assailant strikes, even in one of the most densely populated places on the planet. The armed attacker Weeks after his release from prison, Franklin hired back to Prince George’s Co. Council job 07/30/2025 09:30am • At-large Prince George’s County Councilmember Calvin Hawkins II believes in second chances. He’s led a career marked by overcoming past mistakes, and now he hopes to play a role in a “comeback story” for an old colleague: former At-Large Councilmember Mel Franklin, whom he hired as his ne Montgomery Co. plans meet and greets with garage security robot 'Parker' 07/30/2025 04:23am • He's not great at handshakes, but the robot that's part of a pilot program for security in Montgomery County parking garages in Maryland is expected to do some meet and greets with the public as part of a public education campaign. The Montgomery County Department of Transportation's pilot progra What residents are saying about the DC stadium deal 07/29/2025 04:11pm • Impassioned speakers lined up Tuesday to let the D.C. Council know what redeveloping the RFK Stadium site would mean to them, while opponents pushed council members to negotiate better terms with the Washington Commanders. Another public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday with a first vote set f Drivers blocking Montgomery Co. bike lanes could soon see hefty penalties 07/28/2025 05:20pm • Montgomery County Council member Evan Glass is introducing a bill intended to increase safety for cyclists. Under the proposal, drivers would be barred from standing, parking or otherwise blocking designated bike lanes. Glass told WTOP part of the impetus for the bill was county data that show 2 members of 'Felony Lane Gang' arrested, connected to thefts across Northern Virginia, Maryland 07/28/2025 03:11pm • Two alleged members of the "Felony Lane Gang," which deputies in Loudoun County, Virginia, said was responsible for identity and checkbook thefts up and down the East Coast, have been arrested and tied to crimes in Northern Virginia and Maryland. Rickie Noel, 21, and Freddrick Holmes, 28, both of 50 years later, detectives hope new forensics analysis, tips can solve Kathy Beatty murder 07/25/2025 04:52pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, cold case detective, who's spent much of her career trying to solve one of the area's most perplexing murders, is hoping that new forensics analysis and old fashioned tips can bring answers to the question: "Who killed 15-year-old Kathy Lynn Beatty?" "Fifty year The smallest Audi packs some big fun 07/25/2025 05:20am • Forget sitting up high and having tons of space. There’s a lot of fun to be had in a smaller car. Simply fire up this Audi A3 quattro and get ready to zoom around town. Audi calls this an “affordable premium compact sedan,” and this one stands out in bright red (called Progressive Red metallic WATCH: Car explosion in Crystal City parking lot damages 3 other vehicles 07/24/2025 05:35pm • Arlington County firefighters were dispatched to a parking lot in Crystal City where a car explosion damaged three other vehicles on Thursday morning. In a post on social media, the Arlington County Fire Department said the explosion was caused by a boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion, o DC SNAP recipients to see lower traffic ticket fines under pilot program 07/22/2025 06:45pm • After several months of planning, D.C. SNAP benefit recipients are now eligible to get some of their traffic and moving violation fines, such as running a stop sign or a red light, reduced from $100 to $50. Officials say about 1,500 SNAP families have the potential to have their lower level traff