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'World famous' Northern Virginia trail celebrates 50th anniversary 05/31/2024 11:23am • Saturday is National Trails Day, and one of the most popular trails in our area is celebrating a big anniversary. The Washington and Old Dominion Trail, runs 45 miles from Purcellville in Loudoun County to Arlington County and turns 50 in September. "No other feature more defines Northern Virg WTOP rides along with one of DC’s boot crews looking for 'scofflaw' vehicles 05/31/2024 05:17am • The sun was still rising one morning when a big, white traffic enforcement van with license plate readers on top and a computer on the dash left a D.C. Department of Public Works yard in Northeast and started driving. Within a few minutes, not far from Union Station, a computer started buzzing, lett 'I am so honored': Fairfax Co. Fire and Rescue appoints its first Black female battalion chief 05/30/2024 08:20pm • A firefighter has made history at the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue with her recent appointment as battalion chief. “I am so honored to be the first Black female battalion chief," said Battalion Chief Felicia Barnes. Barnes, a Fairfax County native and Mount Vernon High School graduate, sai Second Virginia man charged in fatal shooting during ‘car meet’ at Prince George’s Co. shopping center 05/30/2024 06:02pm • A second suspect is now under arrest in connection with a deadly shooting during a "car meet" at a Prince George's County shopping center on May 19. Caimon Harrel, 21, of Woodbridge, Virginia, was taken into custody Thursday at his home in Prince William County. He is charged with first and se How your relationship with your car radio will evolve in the future 05/29/2024 01:11pm • As Congress debates a bill that would require new cars to be built with AM radios, we're getting a sense of how new technology will affect the relationship between a commuter and their car radio. Some things won't change, says Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Technology Association. "Audio is DC isn’t tracking youth in both child welfare and juvenile justice systems, report says 05/29/2024 06:20am • D.C. isn’t monitoring young people involved with both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, leaving some of the District's most vulnerable youth without access to essential services, according to a report from the city’s auditor. The report, produced with help from the Council for C Giant bans customers from carrying large bags in DC stores amid mass shoplifting 05/28/2024 01:46am • Giant is now banning customers from bringing large bags into their D.C. stores. The Maryland-based grocer said its new policy is aimed at cutting down mass shoplifting. The policy, which started on May 23, bans bags bigger than 14 inches by 14 inches by 6 inches. Some shoppers WTOP spoke to were Ukraine needs more air defense systems after deadly attack on Kharkiv, adviser tells WTOP 05/27/2024 11:08pm • WTOP National Security Correspondent JJ Green speaks with Yuriy Sak on May 27, 2024. As Russia presses forward with its offensive in northeastern Ukraine with an attack that has killed 18 so far, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy has secured from Spain a pledge of additional air defense missiles to Va. Attorney General Miyares challenging heavy truck emissions rule and other federal proposals 05/25/2024 11:48pm • Joining 23 conservative-led states’ efforts, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has signed on to legal challenges to new federal rules designed to advance emission reductions and address what scientists say is causing extreme weather events. Miyares has challenged several rules, including Reopened bridge in Silver Spring marks milestone for Purple Line 05/25/2024 08:30am • After six years of closure, the Talbot Avenue Bridge in Montgomery County, Maryland, has reopened for pedestrian and vehicle traffic, marking what officials deemed progress in the yearslong Purple Line light rail project. Officials thanked the community for its patience while construction was und DC officer suffered lacerations to his eyes, forehead from glass shards after being shot at, court docs say 05/24/2024 04:18pm • The off-duty D.C. police officer wounded after his vehicle was shot at while he was on his way to work earlier this week suffered "lacerations to his eyes and forehead from glass shards," according to court documents filed in D.C. Superior Court on Friday. The new details on the officer's injurie How DC-area travelers are beating traffic during Memorial Day weekend 05/24/2024 03:28pm • Some drivers in the D.C. area are choosing Friday as their time to get away for Memorial Day weekend, which is historically one of the busiest travel times of the year, but has morphed into a multiday getaway that hasn't caused widespread traffic congestion in the D.C. region. One traveler, A Man dead after being struck by car in Fairfax Co. 05/24/2024 08:17am • A man is dead after being struck by a car in Fairfax County, Virginia, early Friday morning. Police said the incident happened on North Kings Highway in Huntington. Officers got the call around 12:30 a.m. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene until police came. He was arrested shortl Washington Spirit's Hal Hershfelt discusses rookie season, US women's national team selection 05/24/2024 03:53am • Hal Hershfelt is only in her first season coming out of Clemson University but has already cemented herself as a midfield stalwart for the Washington Spirit. After a shocking trade early during the NWSL draft in January, Washington selected the Hattiesburg, Mississippi, native with the No. 5 over The Mayor of Falls Church is a first-generation immigrant. Here's why she loves 'the little city' 05/23/2024 08:24am • The mayor of Falls Church, Virginia, is serving her third term on the city's council. But she wasn't always used to quaint life in a small city and she's proud of where she comes from. Letty Hardi, 44, is a first-generation immigrant who was born in Hong Kong before moving to San Francisco when s