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How victims of LGBTQ hate crimes can get help in DC 06/24/2024 10:31am • "Continue to be brave, continue to be smart and continue to be safe," is the advice shared with LGBTQ people trying to navigate through life���s challenges by Monroe Poston, a D.C. native and transgender woman. Poston is the workforce development and outreach specialist for the D.C. Mayor's Offic Sickle cell gene therapy offers ���normal life��� for 12-year-old DC boy 06/24/2024 04:34am • 12-year-old Kendric Cromer (center), with father Keith (left) and mother Deborah (right). He will receive a new life-changing gene therapy this fall. He's the first in the nation to get the treatment that could cure his sickle cell disease. (Courtesy The Cromers) The wait is almost over for Opera legend Ren��e Fleming pens new book on harnessing the arts for health and wellness 06/24/2024 04:07am • She was among the most recent class celebrated at the Kennedy Center Honors this past December. Now, five-time Grammy-winning opera legend Ren��e Fleming has published a new book, "Music & Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health & Wellness." "It's a beautiful testament to the power of Dating without romance? How aromantic individuals describe their lives 06/23/2024 02:35pm • There's a pretty typical mold for modern-day, conventional relationships. Two people meet, fall in love and plan to spend the rest of their lives together. But what happens when someone's unconventional feelings hijack that plan? For many people identifying as aromantic ��� that question is somet DC road closures, parking restrictions ahead of National Capital Barbecue Battle 06/22/2024 04:20am • Get ready to steer clear of smoke signals and gridlock this weekend! From Friday evening through early Monday morning, the annual National Capital Barbecue Battle will be shutting down streets and gobbling up parking spots from Constitution to Independence avenues. D.C. Police has announced DC program points participants in a new direction ��� away from violence 06/21/2024 08:30pm • The graduates were turned out in fashionable suits, high-fiving and shaking hands, hyping each other up before crossing the stage at D.C.'s Capital Turnaround venue. But this was not a college or high school graduation ceremony. This was the capstone event of D.C.'s nine-week Pathways Program, Low-paying management jobs could get a pay boost next week thanks to new overtime rules 06/21/2024 11:10am • Barring last minute court intervention, the Department of Labor's new rules on overtime pay for "white collar" jobs go into effect July 1, raising the threshold for salary exemptions for required time-and-a-half overtime beyond a 40-hour workweek. The salary threshold for exempt employees ��� mos This is how those pesky political campaigns got your phone number 06/21/2024 07:42am • Q: Why am I getting bombarded with political text messages and how can I stop them? A: The marketing world figured out years ago that text messaging is the best way to ensure a message gets to its intended audience. Studies suggest that 98% of text messages are read and responses occur within Montgomery County Schools officials say they're making progress on tackling bullying, sexual harassment complaints 06/20/2024 05:43pm • By the time classes start for the 2024-2025 school year, Montgomery County Public Schools will have a number of changes in place designed to address complaints of bullying and sexual harassment by school employees. That's according to school officials who briefed the members of two Montgomery Cou Former Prince George's Co. Council member Mel Franklin charged with theft, embezzlement and perjury 06/20/2024 04:31pm • Former Prince George's County Council member Jamel "Mel" Franklin has been charged with multiple counts of felony theft scheme, embezzlement and perjury after prosecutors say he used campaign funds to pay for personal expenses, including cosmetic procedures for himself and a friend. Franklin abru Ways to conserve energy in your home during a heat wave 06/20/2024 01:47pm • As the temperatures in the D.C. area rise, so might your electric bill. But there are some simple tips you can do to keep your home cool and that money in your wallet. ���We do know that the summer temperatures are difficult,��� said Rod Wilson, a Pepco spokesman. When trying to keep costs dow On the verge of becoming 1st Black woman to be mayor of Alexandria, Gaskins says city has lots of challenges, needs 06/19/2024 06:58pm • The votes for the Democratic nomination for mayor of the City of Alexandria are still being counted, but Alyia Gaskins ��� who's leading her Democratic rivals with nearly 60% of the vote ��� has declared victory. On the verge of becoming the first Black woman to be the city mayor, Gaskins tol The Hunt: German officials concerned about terror attack during UEFA Euro 2024 soccer tournament 06/19/2024 06:23pm • There are reports of elevated terrorist activity as the UEFA Euro 2024 soccer tournament ramps up in Germany. In this week's episode of The Hunt, WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green talks with WTOP's Dimitri Sotis about why officials are so worried and how terror groups are changing t Prince George���s Co. Council reaches deal on 'rent stabilization' 06/19/2024 04:26pm • After hours of debate and numerous amendments, the Prince George���s County Council has put together its plan for what it calls "rent stabilization." The deal reached this week meets many of the demands raised by progressive advocates, leading the apartment industry to warn it will backfire in th Safety upgrades coming to intersection where college student was hit and killed 06/19/2024 04:16pm • New safety features will be added to an intersection where a Howard University student was struck and killed by a car on campus. One Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner suggested these updates should have been done earlier. ���My understanding is that there was a safety walk about eight months ago