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Montgomery Co. police, Hyundai host anti-theft car clinic 08/01/2024 04:25am • If you own one the Hyundai vehicles that's easy to steal — Montgomery County police and the car company have some help for you. They are teaming up for an event next weekend at Paint Branch High School. You can receive a software update for your car and a steering wheel lock to help prevent Severe storms roll through before oppressive heat makes comeback to DC region 07/31/2024 08:27pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. After the fourth hottest July on record comes to a close, the D.C. region will be entering its fifth heat wave of the year with the potential to last a week at or above 90 degrees. But not before severe storms began rolling through. H Montgomery County Council OKs move to cut office vacancy rate 07/31/2024 05:00pm • The Montgomery County Council has approved legislation designed to cut into the county's office vacancy rate. The "Make Office Vacancy Extinct (MOVE) Act" would codify and make permanent the program that awards grants to businesses that relocate to or expand within Montgomery County, Maryland. Comedian Tom Papa cracks up Maryland Hall in Annapolis just in time for your family vacation 07/31/2024 01:40pm • Are you tired of Bay Bridge traffic? Need a few laughs along the Chesapeake? Comedian Tom Papa cracks up Maryland Hall in Annapolis, Maryland, on Friday! "My act is kind of this special place where I spend a lot of time making sure that you're gonna laugh every 10 seconds for an hour and a DC-area cancer doctor hopes FDA action will save more lives of people with colon cancer 07/31/2024 08:32am • Some D.C.-area doctors hope a decision this week by the Food and Drug Administration will save the lives of people with colorectal cancer. On Monday, the FDA approved a blood test made by Guardant, which can detect colon cancer with a simple blood test. “I think this represents a major chang Record heat has baked DC region this summer. How to protect your home from extreme weather 07/30/2024 08:00pm • If it seems like the summer months just keep getting hotter, well, there's a reason for that. In mid-July 2024, a number of U.S. cities experienced their hottest temperatures on record. July 22, 2024, was Earth's hottest day on record, according to a NASA analysis of global daily temperature data. J 'You're stuck for at least an hour': How one left-turn signal is changing this DC intersection 07/30/2024 03:22pm • Recent changes to the traffic pattern at one of D.C.’s most problematic intersections are already improving traffic and wait times, according to the city’s Department of Transportation. Drivers have long complained about delays and the inability to make certain turns in Northeast D.C., ma Postpandemic, Gold’s Gym is in DC-area expansion mode 07/30/2024 12:48pm • Gold’s Gym, a pioneer in modern day fitness clubs whose early Venice Beach, California, regulars included Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno, was dealt a blow at the onset of the pandemic, along with the rest of the gym and health club industry. But the new D.C.-area franchise operator is b How would term limits impact the Supreme Court? 07/30/2024 10:30am • President Joe Biden is proposing sweeping changes to the U.S. Supreme Court, including term limits for the court's nine justices instead of the current system which gives them lifetime appointments. The change would need to be approved by Congress. "When the Constitution was drafted, people di Parenting your parents: How to manage your loved ones' finances, on top of your own 07/30/2024 05:10am • Have you ever wondered when the best time is to step in and handle your aging parents’ finances? It can be difficult to talk about money with your aging parents. But experts say the sooner you do it, the easier it will be to protect their well-being. Amy Goyer, a caregiver expert with AARP, Hootie & The Blowfish celebrates 30th anniversary of 'Cracked Rear View' at Merriweather Post Pavilion 07/30/2024 04:48am • Hootie & The Blowfish is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its smash album "Cracked Rear View" (1994). You can celebrate with the band this Saturday at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, not far from where lead guitarist Mark Bryan grew up listening to WTOP. "I recogni What riders need to know now that Amtrak has taken over DC's Union Station 07/29/2024 07:08pm • Amtrak gained control of D.C.'s Union Station on Monday, and the national passenger railroad company said that it's launching a program aiming to "revitalize and improve the operations" of the terminal. This comes after a yearslong lawsuit wherein Amtrak argued in court that eminent domain privil The DC area is in for another geomagnetic storm — which means another opportunity to see the Northern Lights 07/29/2024 05:40pm • Here we go again. For skywatchers and wannabe Northern Lights chasers, space weather conditions are currently predicted by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) to be favorable Monday night. The current predicted line of visibility on t Concerns over Audi Field's pitch force organizers to move DC United's Leagues Cup match to Pennsylvania 07/29/2024 12:57pm • D.C. United will play its second Leagues Cup match Wednesday in Chester, Pennsylvania, after tournament organizers said it had "concerns with the condition of the playing surface" at Audi Field. In a statement, tournament organizers said the venue change will "ensure the best possible conditions Why are rents going up in the DC suburbs? 07/29/2024 09:39am • D.C.-area apartment rents have fluctuated since the pandemic's start, plunging in 2020 and then slowly recovering. While the long-term rent growth is well behind the growth seen nationally, in the last year, rents in D.C. region have accelerated. The average rent in the D.C. region in July is jus