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Bethesda shopping center responds to a rash of vehicle break-ins 06/27/2025 07:13am • Police in Montgomery County are trying to solve a series of vehicle break-ins and robberies that have occurred over the last several days at the Westbard Square Shopping Center in Bethesda. Police say cars parked in the garage or along the 5400 block of Westbard Avenue have been broken into a Car Review: VW Atlas ready to carry the weight of the family 06/27/2025 04:11am • You might do a double take this week. This Volkswagen Atlas looks so much like the Toyota Grand Highlander we drove the week before, my family never even noticed that there was a different vehicle in the driveway. That’s because these both follow a popular modern aesthetic: cement gray paint with Things to do in the DC area: Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Pride Fair … and more! 06/26/2025 04:18pm • The annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival returns next week, running from July 2 to 7 with a theme focused on youth from around the globe. The theme, "Youth and the Future of Culture," explores the contributions and experiences of young people and how they create, innovate and sustain cultural pra What you need to know about the effects of extreme heat on pets 06/25/2025 07:28pm • Cats love to bathe in sunny windowsills. Dogs love getting outdoor time for play with their owners. But in extreme heat, high temperatures and humidity can combine to create dangerous — even life threatening — conditions for pets. Dr. Clare Shannon, with the Veterinary Emergency Group on H St This Fairfax Co. school zone camera issued 5,000 speeding tickets 06/25/2025 04:37pm • It’s been over two years since Fairfax County, Virginia, first rolled out speed cameras in some school zones, and they’re still catching thousands of drivers going too fast. The two speed cameras in the school zone near Key Middle School issued the most tickets last school year, according to Data Doctors: How to work safely in a Windows 10 environment when security updates stop 06/25/2025 07:44am • Q: Are the Windows 11 upgrade workarounds for noncompliant (Windows 10) computers safe? A: If you’re one of the millions still using Windows 10, you’ve probably seen the frequent reminders lately about the upcoming end-of-life date: Oct. 14, 2025. It’s not just a suggestion — Microsoft wi Lawsuit filed against Maryland claims thousands of driver's licenses are wrongly suspended over child support payments 06/25/2025 04:31am • A man in Prince George's County, Maryland, said a common traffic stop turned into his car being impounded and his driver's license being wrongly suspended over child support payments. Now, he's filing a lawsuit against the state. He said he was going to work one day and was near the Pentagon in D Washington Monument closes as heat wave bakes region 06/23/2025 02:37pm • Soaring temperatures in the D.C. region has shuttered the towering Washington Monument through Tuesday, as the District activates its heat emergency plan. D.C. opened its cooling centers across all eight wards. The warning is simple: Take this seriously or risk serious consequences. The Na Extreme Heat Alert in effect as cooling centers open in DC 06/22/2025 03:48pm • With sweltering heat hitting D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a Heat Alert for Sunday, with an Extreme Alert planned for Monday through Wednesday. The Heat Alert means cooling centers in the District will be open and available for anyone needing to get out of the sweltering conditions. The hea Prince George’s Co. hosts firefighting camp for teenage girls 06/21/2025 08:32pm • While a lot of teenagers are spending their time off school sitting watching TikTok on their phones, 40 young ladies between the ages of 14 and 18 took part in a program at the Prince George’s County Fire and Rescue Training Academy to be trained as firefighters. Camp Embers was the brainch Spring E-CARE event in Arlington featured a long line of cars 06/21/2025 01:21pm • Hundreds of cars lined up along N. Quincy Street in Arlington, Virginia, before 7:30 a.m. Saturday, waiting for the opening of Arlington County’s E-CARE event. It usually happens in the spring, but it got pushed back this year to the first Saturday of summer. E-CARE stands for Environmental Where to look for Fourth of July travel deals 06/20/2025 05:45pm • Many people in the United States are planning to hit the road or take to the skies during the upcoming Fourth of July holiday, which is only two weeks away. AAA predicts a record number of travelers — about 72.2 million — will venture at least 50 miles from home during the upcoming holiday tr PHOTOS: Thunderstorms whack DC area, toppling trees and causing 200K outages 06/20/2025 01:46pm • Powerful storms whacked the D.C. area on Thursday, toppling trees onto cars, vehicles and power lines. .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-a 'Wall of wind and rain': Thunderstorms in DC area bring in 60-plus mph winds, downed trees 06/20/2025 11:42am • Listen live to WTOP online and on 103.5 FM for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. Tens of thousands of D.C.-area residents spent their Thursday evening without power after quick-moving storms poured down on the region, bringing powerful winds that toppled trees and caused damage to severa 'You're going to sweat almost instantly': Heat wave zeroes in on DC region 06/20/2025 09:56am • It’s officially summer and the D.C. region's first heat wave is forecast to start on Sunday, just days after damaging storms toppled trees onto homes and cars in the area. Temperatures are expected to reach 100 degrees next week, but the humidity will make it feel even hotter. “We're g