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Godfather of Go-Go's son leads Chuck Brown Band at Maryland concert to ring in Father's Day, Juneteenth 06/14/2024 06:53am • It's time to "bust loose" and ring in both Father's Day and Juneteenth with some go-go music! This Saturday, the Chuck Brown Band headlines a free concert at Watkins Regional Park in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on a lineup that includes Trouble Funk, the Luther Relives Tr Police ID 62-year-old pedestrian killed in Southeast DC; search continues for hit-and-run driver who struck married couple 06/13/2024 03:05pm • D.C. police have identified the man who was killed during a hit-and-run Wednesday afternoon in Southeast; his wife was also injured in the crash but is expected to survive. Officers have found the suspect's vehicle but are still searching for the driver, D.C. police said Thursday. Alton Kelly, DC ‘Dasher’ describes how the job gives you ‘flexibility in your life’ 06/13/2024 02:18pm • This content is sponsored by DoorDash. In the modern gig economy, DoorDash has emerged as an important platform offering people the chance to become independent contractors. It’s a job that attracts workers seeking autonomy and control over their work schedules. “As an independent c State trooper struck during traffic stop near Fairfax Co.; 2 arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired 06/13/2024 12:55pm • A Virginia State Police trooper is recovering after suffering injuries in a dramatic crash on Interstate 495, and two people were arrested on suspicion of driving impaired. A video shared by Virginia State Police on X showed Trooper C. Aziz talking to the driver of a sedan that had stopped on t ‘Dashing’ his way to a few ‘luxuries of life’ is how one DC resident describes working for DoorDash 06/13/2024 08:48am • This content is sponsored by DoorDash. Washington, D.C. native, Melvin Campbell’s regular job only had him working three days a week. With all of that free time, Campbell, who served in the Marines for four years, decided to become an independent contractor. “I saw an ad on Facebook In this job, ‘you really are your own boss’ 06/13/2024 08:39am • This content is sponsored by DoorDash. Independent contractor: a person hired to do work who controls how the work is done. That’s the Merriam-Webster description. In today’s modern gig economy, independent contractors describe their work in many ways though, from side hustle and freel Things to do in the DC area: Museum of Graffiti, Columbia Heights Day … and more! 06/13/2024 05:55am • There’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. This weekend, a space that appears to be a shoe store will open up, but no Has a 'scofflaw' driver figured out how to avoid getting towed? 06/12/2024 10:10pm • WTOP is continuing its exclusive coverage on D.C.’s efforts to go after what it calls "scofflaw drivers" — drivers who don’t pay the automated traffic enforcement cameras and parking tickets they rack up. But one city resident is wondering whether his neighbor found a loophole. Records Police seeking car in investigation of man found dead outside Inova Alexandria Hospital 06/12/2024 08:01pm • The Alexandria Police Department is investigating the death of a man who was apparently dumped outside a Virginia hospital early Wednesday morning. Police responded to the Inova Alexandria Hospital at 3:03 a.m. following a report of a man found on the ground outside of one of the hospital’s ent DC police cracking down on illegal mopeds 06/12/2024 03:40pm • There are more and more mopeds weaving their way in and out of traffic on D.C. streets, prompting authorities to get tough on those who operate them unsafely. Mopeds are seen as a faster and cheaper way to make deliveries, but they aren't always operated in the safest manner. The crackdown beg Fairfax Co. police cracking down on illegal street takeovers 06/11/2024 04:03pm • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, are cracking down on street takeovers as part of a summer crime prevention initiative aimed at being proactive and keeping communities safe. The first wave of the program, which started earlier this month, is focused on street takeovers and bars and restaurants Gaggle of geese escorted along 395 Express Lanes in Virginia 06/11/2024 02:17pm • There was plenty of honking on the northbound 395 Express Lanes Tuesday morning in Northern Virginia, but it wasn't just drivers stuck in traffic — it was also due to six geese on the roadway. A gaggle of geese got its own police and Virginia Department of Transportation escort toward Edsal Body of Md. parole agent found under bed wrapped in plastic bags, charging documents say 06/10/2024 09:21pm • The body of a Maryland parole agent who was allegedly killed while conducting a routine visit last month was found wrapped in plastic and left underneath a bed. That's according to charging documents filed against Emanuel Edward Sewell, 54, who is being charged with first-degree murder in the kil When a DC monument was struck in a vehicle crash, one Virginia man took the lead to save it 06/09/2024 05:35pm • You might not even notice the small mangled square metal fence located at the intersection of South Capitol Street and Southern Avenue Southeast on the border of D.C. and Maryland. But Chairman of the Nation's Capital Boundary Stones Committee Stephen Powers said it's actually a pretty big deal. Carjacking charge remains for DC woman accused of stealing running SUV with passenger inside 06/08/2024 04:00am • There’s probable cause for an unarmed carjacking charge against a D.C. woman accused of stealing an SUV with an ill patient in the passenger seat earlier this week, a D.C. Superior Court judge ruled Friday. During the hourslong preliminary hearing, Judge Renee Raymond ordered that 22-year-old K