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Construction starts on DC's Tidal Basin sea wall in 'most expensive' rehabilitation project in NPS history 08/15/2024 05:38pm • The first of approximately 700 89-foot-tall piles that will provide the foundational support of the reconstructed sea wall around D.C.'s Tidal Basin was pile-driven into place Thursday morning. The ground shook nearby as a crane used pressure and vibration to drive the pile ��� painted gold f Virginia-run ABC liquor stores get security upgrades after $80K in thefts 08/15/2024 04:25pm • State-run liquor stores operated by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) have been losing tens of thousands of dollars in Northern Virginia due to theft, and they are rolling out security upgrades as a result, police announced Thursday. Locks are being installed to restrict acc 'Feared for my life': Jury now has case of DC man who says fatal shooting of 13-year-old was self-defense 08/15/2024 03:30pm • Was it self-defense or murder? A D.C. jury is now weighing the fate of a man who fatally shot a 13-year-old boy after encountering the teen breaking into cars in his neighborhood last year. Jason Lewis, 42, is charged with second-degree murder while armed in the shooting death of Karon Bla 'Worse and worse and worse:' Downtown Annapolis now seeing flooding about every 3 days 08/15/2024 09:40am • After the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby soaked the D.C. area, Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley signed a citywide state of emergency declaration. Last Friday, the floodwaters in downtown Annapolis surged to over 4 feet above normal levels at City Dock. The city estimates that the storm cost 19 Where to find new school zone speed cameras in Arlington County 08/15/2024 09:11am • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series�����WTOP Goes Back to School�����this August and September. When students return to school in Arlington How to find a financial adviser if you're not rich 08/14/2024 08:00pm • Far too many people are embarrassed to seek out a professional financial advisor because they do not believe they have enough assets. Historically, it was difficult finding advisors willing to work with clients with fewer assets. Most financial advisory firms still have high minimum investable as Montgomery Co. schools' new security chief says community engagement officers have caused 'confusion' and 'angst' 08/14/2024 07:02pm • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series�����WTOP Goes Back to School�����this August and September. Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland mo Amazon launches big expansion of program to provide affordable housing in Northern Virginia 08/14/2024 12:53pm • This content is sponsored by Amazon. Amazon has deepened its commitment to affordable housing in Northern Virginia, where new projects are providing homes for workers in the region who often find costs are out of reach. The company���s Housing Equity Fund recently announced it is adding $1 Pepco is readying its grid, preparing for a more sustainable and equitable future 08/14/2024 08:31am • This content is sponsored by Pepco. As the realities of climate change become increasingly apparent, utility companies such as Pepco face the critical task of readying the grid to respond to new challenges. Such preparation is vital to ensure reliability, encourage sustainability and maint Using data and technology to make streets safer in Falls Church 08/14/2024 05:55am • A new traffic control box has been installed at a Falls Church intersection, the first step of a yearslong initiative that aims to turn the Northern Virginia jurisdiction into a "smart city." The project, which the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute's Division for Technology Implementation is Loudoun Co. schools reviewing grading policies 08/13/2024 03:00pm • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series�����WTOP Goes Back to School�����this August and September. Loudoun County Public Schools is launching a re Cassette tapes are making a comeback with Gen Z. Do they know the pencil trick? 08/13/2024 02:06pm • For a generation that's grown up with streaming music, the act of holding a physical recording is something a lot of young music fans have never experienced. My teenage son asked for a turntable, to play what young people these days now call "vinyls." His almost-new turntable and the one LP h After 40 years at National Philharmonic, founding conductor to launch Capital Classical Concerts 08/13/2024 01:23pm • In 1984, he founded what would eventually become the National Philharmonic, which has become a Montgomery County staple of live orchestral performances at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland since 2004. Now, after 40 years, Piotr Gajewski will no longer be conducting concerts for the organ LL Flooring files for Chapter 11, with closing sales at its Woodbridge store 08/13/2024 05:20am • Richmond, Virginia-based discount flooring chain LL Flooring, formerly known as Lumber Liquidators, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will close 94 of its existing 300 stores as part of the reorganization. Stores closing include LL Flooring in Woodbridge, Virginia, along with locations in E 'What you see, I might not see': All staff members at this DC school receive student mental health training 08/12/2024 04:07pm • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series�����WTOP Goes Back to School�����this August and September. At Howard University Middle School of Mathemati