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No charges for US Park Police officer who shot, killed teen from back seat of car 11/08/2024 09:07am • A U.S. Park Police officer who shot and killed a 17-year-old from the backseat of a suspected stolen car in Northeast D.C. in March 2023 will not face criminal or civil rights charges, federal prosecutors have announced. In a statement Thursday, the U.S. Attorney's Office said prosecutors, D.C. a Trump Impact: After Republican victories, DC braces for more fighting between Congress and local lawmakers 11/08/2024 06:00am • This story is part of WTOP’s ongoing series, Trump Impact, which looks at how the new administration could change the D.C. region. D.C. officials are bracing for more clashes with lawmakers on Capitol Hill in the near future, as Republicans are set to take control of the White House and the U.S Trump Impact: What does Prince George’s Co. stand to gain or lose come January? 11/08/2024 06:00am • This story is part of WTOP’s ongoing series, Trump Impact, which looks at how the new administration could change the D.C. region. Come January, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the nation's 47th president in D.C. With many anticipating Republican control of both chambers, Democratic lawmakers From hip-hop to climate change, student-driven electives are approved for Montgomery Co. schools 11/07/2024 09:00pm • Classes on topics that were proposed by students have been given the green light by the Montgomery County Board of Education to be taught in schools. Electives with titles such as "Jewish Peoplehood Throughout History," "Social Justice Through Public Policy" and "Hip-Hop Poetics and Rhetoric" wer About more than tickets: Fairfax Co. police Road Shark campaign gives out nearly 35K violations 11/07/2024 06:10pm • Fairfax County and Virginia State Police gave out nearly 35,000 tickets and warnings to drivers during a five-week campaign aimed at making roads safer. The initiative, called Road Shark, deploys officers to crash-prone roads or areas where higher speeds are either reported or observed. Last y RFK Jr. says he 'won't take away anybody's vaccines,' Va. pediatrician wants parents to trust the experts 11/07/2024 02:56pm • Before he was reelected, Donald Trump said he wouldn't rule out banning vaccines, and that Robert Kennedy Jr. would have a big role in his administration. The day after Trump's election, RFK Jr. said, "I'm not going to take away anybody's vaccines," in an NBC interview. Asked whether there were a Why have only two Virginia localities adopted ranked-choice voting? 11/07/2024 01:57pm • While many Virginians focused on this year’s congressional and presidential elections, Arlington County became the first locality in Virginia to use ranked-choice voting for city and county governing bodies in the general election Tuesday. But three years after a law went into effect giving loc Trump Impact: Largest Maryland county assesses future economic effect of presidential election 11/07/2024 09:34am • This story is part of WTOP’s ongoing series, Trump Impact, which looks at how the new administration could change the D.C. region. The largest Maryland county, Montgomery County, also has the biggest federal government workforce in the state. With around 95,000 federal, state and county employe What's next for Initiative 83 in DC? 11/07/2024 05:52am • Tuesday's election delivered two major voting reforms to the District of Columbia. Initiative 83, which passed overwhelmingly, has two components — first, it will allow independent voters to cast ballots in D.C. primaries and second, it will bring ranked choice voting to the city. In D.C., wher Hyattsville restaurateur Tobias Dorzon shot during robbery 11/06/2024 07:11pm • Tobias Dorzon, a former NFL player turned chef and restaurateur, was one of two people shot Tuesday night during a robbery in Prince George's County, Maryland, according to a county council member. "Such a horrible act couldn’t have happened to a better person. I am sending my deepest sympa Harris says nation must accept election results while urging supporters to keep fighting 11/06/2024 06:44pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with a sweeping rejection by American voters, Kamala Harris conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump on Wednesday and encouraged supporters to continue fighting for their vision of the country. The Democratic vice president said the battle would continue “in PHOTOS: 2024 Election Day in DC region 11/06/2024 10:25am • Election Day 2024 has arrived in the D.C. region. Polls in the D.C. area opened early Tuesday morning as voters across the U.S. choose between a former president and a current vice president as their next commander in chief. Besides the race for the White House, voters in Maryland are focused on the Maryland Election 2024: Local county race results 11/06/2024 08:10am • Visit WTOP’s Election 2024 page for our comprehensive coverage. Listen live to 103.5 FM for the latest. Sign up for WTOP’s Election Desk newsletter for headlines and analysis from now until Inauguration Day. Here are the unofficial results of some local general election races in Marylan DC voters pass Initiative 83, vote to keep indicted Council member White in office 11/06/2024 04:33am • D.C. voters have reelected Ward 8 Council member Trayon White, despite the fact he awaits trial on a federal bribery charge, and have also approved an initiative that will implement ranked choice voting and allow independents to vote in District primaries. Polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, and whil Georgetown men's basketball preview: Hoyas looking for a second-year surge 11/06/2024 04:11am • Georgetown's Ed Cooley was no stranger to the Hoyas program when he was named head coach in March 2023. After 12 seasons at Providence competing in the Big East, he often had a front-row seat to a program that declined from regular season co-champion in 2013 to a regular last-place finisher in 2023.