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Garden Plot: Should you use sawdust or fine wood chips as mulch? 05/31/2019 04:29am • There are several important things for gardeners and homeowners to remember when torrential rains hit the area: Don't add any additional water to this mess. It’s hard to believe, but I’ve seen more than one sprinkler system pumping away during recent downpours. If your system is on an automat How to talk to kids, teens about underage drinking 05/31/2019 12:39am • Before school lets out for the summer, Dr. Ben Nordstrom is giving parents a homework assignment: Talk to your kids about alcohol. Nordstrom, executive director of Responsibility.org, said underage drinking spikes in the summer months when kids have more freedom and less adult oversight. The l Bethesda man who set himself on fire near White House dies; had been reported missing 05/30/2019 07:41am • A man who set himself on fire near the White House Wednesday afternoon has died — and he had been reported missing with concern for his emotional health earlier in the day. U.S. Park Police identified him Thursday morning as Arnav Gupta, 33, of Bethesda, Maryland. Gupta died Wednesday evenin Best local minor league promotions this summer 05/30/2019 12:41am • It’s nearly June and, if you live in the D.C. area, I don’t have to tell you that summer is, essentially, already upon us. That brings bad news in the form of mosquitoes and the life of your undershirts, but good news when it comes to minor league promotions, which really ramp up once school 'Absolute zoo': More Metro complaints as evening commute gets underway 05/28/2019 07:41pm • The first workday affected by a summer shutdown on Metro's Blue and Yellow lines ended the way it began Tuesday morning, with many frustrated, confused riders enduring long lines and other glitches. Six Blue and Yellow line stations south of Reagan National Airport have been closed for platfo DC Council moves to reduce cuts in funding for struggling hospital 05/28/2019 06:58pm • City leaders highlighted the victims from an especially violent Memorial Day in their appeal to prioritize funding for D.C.'s only hospital east of the Anacostia River. Final council approval of the District's fiscal year 2020 budget on Tuesday reversed course on a move that would have dramatic Police: Man charged with rape of 12-year-old girl in Wheaton 05/28/2019 05:14pm • A man is facing rape and sex offense charges after police said he drove a 12-year-old girl to her Wheaton, Maryland, home and assaulted her in his car last week. James Allen Booker, 59, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was charged with one count each of second-degree rape and third-degree sex offense Reston landscaper wins $200,000 top prize in lottery scratcher 05/28/2019 08:21am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A Reston man is celebrating a $200,000 winning ticket from the Virginia Lottery — but only after checking the ticket twice. Brett Car Review: Kia goes big for its new stylish crossover 2020 Telluride 05/28/2019 01:00am • If you haven't shopped for a new ride lately, you might be surprised that Kia has been making waves, offering competitive vehicles at a good value. But a large seven- or eight-seat crossover was missing from its lineup until now. Kia seems to be taking the same approach with the 2020 Tellurid Today in History: May 28 05/28/2019 12:01am • Today is Tuesday, May 28, the 148th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On May 28, 1977, 165 people were killed when fire raced through the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky. On this date: In 1533, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, declared the marriage TRASHED: Can the DC area clean up its waste problem? 05/27/2019 11:28pm • How much trash do we throw away? How does recycling work? What, even, is compost? TRASHED is a three-part series that looks at the state of waste in the D.C. region and the options local experts are exploring to cut down on the amount of trash that’s piling up. A paper coffee cup in the mor Traveling light: Homebound traffic mostly easy as holiday weekend ends 05/27/2019 07:13pm • While the end of the Memorial Day holiday weekend was forecast to cause traffic headaches in the D.C. area, the roadways weren't doing too badly as of Monday evening — with one major exception. At the beginning of Memorial Day weekend, or any holiday weekend, people head to wherever they’re g Man found dead in car after Prince George's Co. shooting 05/27/2019 11:40am • A man was found dead in a car in Mount Rainier, Maryland, following an early morning shooting, Prince George's County police said Monday. Officers responded to a call of a shooting around 5:15 a.m. in the 3300 block of Chauncey Place. They were advised that the shooting actually took place at Metro set to finish 7000 Series safety fixes for blind riders 05/27/2019 10:01am • Safety fixes for Metro's new trains to protect blind riders are expected to be finished on time this week, which also means announcements are about to get clearer for many riders. Metro began announcing "this is a 7000 Series train" last year when new trains pulled up to platforms to warn riders Man dead after car strikes tree, burns in Montgomery County 05/27/2019 09:30am • A man is dead after his vehicle struck a tree and caught fire in Damascus, Maryland on Sunday evening. Montgomery County police said a 2016 KIA Soul rammed into a tree on Laytonsville Road, north of the intersection with Hawkins Creamery Road near Davis Airport, around 9:44 p.m. First responde