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After two students were killed walking to school, how can Prince George’s Co. make it safer? 12/17/2024 05:51pm • It’s a common complaint around the D.C. area — reckless drivers zoom through school zones as kids are getting on and off buses or walking to school. After a crash killed two students walking to school last year, a Prince George’s County task force is out with nearly 20 new recommendations BetMGM Bonus Code WTOP1500: Bet on Bucks-Thunder With $1,500 First Bet 12/17/2024 05:45pm • This content is sponsored by Sportradar. Register with BetMGM bonus code WTOP1500 to unlock a massive first bet on the NBA Cup, NHL, college basketball or any other sport. New users who activate this offer here will qualify for a $1,500 first bet. Place a cash wager on the NBA Cup or Virginia Rep. Wexton, stepping away due to severe illness, gives final speech in Congress 12/17/2024 05:34pm • Democratic Rep. Jennifer Wexton, a three-term congresswoman representing Northern Virginia, delivered her final speech on the U.S. House floor Tuesday as she steps away from Congress due to a severe illness. "I hope I've made you proud," Wexton said through a computer that she now uses to spe DC man dead, woman seriously injured in two-vehicle crash on I-95 in Fairfax Co. 12/17/2024 04:36pm • A D.C. man is dead and a woman is seriously injured following a crash on Interstate 95 near Lorton, Virginia, on Monday afternoon. On Tuesday, Virginia State Police identified Kenneth Buckner, 35, of D.C. as the driver who was killed on I-95 in Fairfax County, Virginia, Monday afternoon. His p Get in line: High demand for DC composting program that's collected millions of pounds of food scraps 12/17/2024 02:55pm • A 1-year-old program in D.C. with the goal of helping residents dispose of food scraps has drummed up so much buzz that there's already a waiting list with thousands of people hoping to participate. Currently, trucks in D.C.'s composting program serve about 9,000 households. The Compost D.C. F New Montgomery Co. school board president details plans to regain public trust 12/16/2024 07:00pm • It’s been over a year since allegations of bullying and sexual harassment against former Montgomery County schools principal Joel Beidleman first surfaced in Maryland’s largest school system, eventually leading to the departure of superintendent Monifa McKnight and calls from parents for school We don't write many checks anymore. So why the new warnings about check fraud? 12/16/2024 11:12am • The use of personal checks is fading toward obscurity. We pay our bills online and Venmo the babysitter. The plumber takes credit cards and your food delivery payments are automatic. So why has American Bankers Association flooded the media with messages about the rise of check fraud, including a Metro holiday closures could cause delays on Blue, Orange and Silver lines 12/15/2024 04:38pm • If you're planning on taking Metro over the holiday season, you might want to plan ahead for some scheduled track construction that could cause delays. Metro will close several stations on the Blue, Orange and Silver lines starting Friday, Dec. 20. Closures Farragut West, McPherson Square and t No women will lead House committees for first time in 2 decades 12/15/2024 07:00am • (WASHINGTON) -- No women will lead a House committee for the first time in two decades after House Republicans revealed their list of committee leaders for the 119th Congress on Thursday. The 17 standing committees, whose leaders were selected by the House Republican Steering Committee, will be d Journalism writes winning story in Los Alamitos Derby, beats 3 entries from Bob Baffert 12/15/2024 07:00am • LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) — Journalism won the $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity by 3 1/2 lengths on Saturday, defeating three entries from Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who was trying to win the Grade 2 race for the eighth time at the Orange County track. Ridden by Umberto Rispoli, Journalism Metro is getting its budget process underway for the next fiscal year 12/14/2024 04:08am • Metro unveiled its initial budget proposal for the next fiscal year on Thursday — and it includes additional bus and rail service. Changes include more peak-capacity service on Metrorail with longer operating hours on weekends. The rail map would also see some slight changes with half of northbou What's up in the sky around Maryland's Route 50? Even the state's former governor is asking 12/13/2024 03:03pm • Reports have been coming in about mysterious aerial activity, usually attributed to drones of some sort, in the New Jersey area. Now it’s also being reported in Maryland, specifically along the Route 50 corridor. Police in Bowie say they’re receiving calls and trying to investigate whatever i 'I am a free citizen once again': DC man among those pardoned by President Biden 12/13/2024 02:43pm • President Joe Biden issued pardons on Thursday for 39 people convicted of nonviolent crimes as part of the largest single-day act of clemency in modern U.S. history. One of those individuals who received a pardon lives in the District. D.C. resident Norman Brown was one of three people in the D. Car Review: This Genesis SUV looks to pamper you 12/13/2024 09:01am • .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-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption {width: 300px !important;}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 1 'This is critical': Town hall lays out plans to stop potential cuts to the federal workforce 12/13/2024 02:10am • This story is part of WTOP’s ongoing series, Trump Impact, which looks at how the new administration could change the D.C. region. Thousands of people concerned about their future job status in the federal government once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House participated in