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New and old challenges greet familiar face's return to top of Prince George's Co. police force 07/22/2025 05:03pm • He’s a familiar face to the veterans of the Prince George’s County Police Department, but new police Chief George Nader said his time away from the county, where he spent over two decades working, will be an asset now that he’s made his return. Calling the department an organization he know Video shows Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car 07/22/2025 04:26pm • A video showing Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car during a traffic stop has sparked nationwide outrage, with civil rights lawyers accusing authorities of fabricating their arrest report. The footage shows that William McNeil Jr., 22, was sitting in the driver's seat, WTOP tours water park, resort coming to Spotsylvania Co. 07/21/2025 05:19am • What were fields wedged between Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, are being converted into the Commonwealth's largest indoor water park, resort and convention center — with the hopes of bringing tourists and tax revenue to the area. WTOP toured the construction si Maryland county fields more than 100 rescue calls in two-hour period 07/20/2025 07:19pm • ▶ Watch Video: Flash flooding hits Washington, D.C. A Maryland county reported more than 100 rescue calls Saturday in a two-hour period during intense rainfall and flash floods — numbers normally seen in a 24-hour period. Significant rainfall from storms caused flash flooding in parts Pouring rain and storms cause significant flooding for parts of DC region 07/19/2025 09:04pm • Pouring rain and storms hit the D.C. region Saturday, which led to significant flooding. WTOP Meteorologist Mike Stinneford said there have been water rescues in Silver Spring and Takoma Park because of the flash flooding. Montgomery County fire crews have reported a water rescue conducted in WSSC Water lifts Boil water advisory in effect for Prince George's Co. towns after water main break 07/19/2025 03:27pm • The boil water advisory issued by WSSC Water on Friday night for several towns in Prince George's County, Maryland, has been lifted as of 12:45 a.m. on Sunday. The advisory was initially put in place after a water main broke near the Cheverly Metro station. WSSC Water said in a release a 16-inch Take a look inside Dulles Airport's upcoming concourse 07/19/2025 03:25pm • Thursday was a landmark moment for construction on the new Concourse E at Dulles International Airport, as workers placed the final steel beam into the structure, which is expected to open sometime in 2026. The 435,000-square-foot concourse will feature 14 gates to give the Northern Virginia airport 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