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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 Virginia Senate returns to Richmond but fails to pass any bills 06/19/2024 11:03am • Democratic leaders in the Virginia Senate thought they could go their own way on the scheduling and policy agenda for a rare June special session. But things didn���t go according to plan Tuesday as the Senate spent a whole day in Richmond without taking up a single bill. Supporters of bills to l Signature Theatre stages 'beautiful, vibrant, colorful explosion' with psychedelic musical 'Hair' 06/19/2024 04:11am • It first intoxicated Broadway in 1968, earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Musical. Now, you can enjoy Signature Theatre's production of "Hair," running through July 7 in Arlington, Virginia. "I was in high school and I didn't quite understand what it was about when I first saw it, I Va. voters decide key congressional primary races that could tip balance of power 06/18/2024 11:20pm • Visit��WTOP���s Election 2024��page for our comprehensive coverage.�� Eugene Vindman came out on top in the closely watched Democratic primary in Virginia's 7th Congressional District on Tuesday night in the race for a seat that opened up after Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger announced she'd b Citing heat emergency, DC opens some pools and rec centers on Juneteenth 06/18/2024 10:35pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. D.C.'s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency is the point team that works with the National Weather Service as the city tries to plan ahead and learn what future weather patterns can bring. Early last week, the city age Commanders file plans to turn Loudoun County practice facility into data centers ��� but no time soon 06/18/2024 06:15am • The Washington Commanders have filed a site plan to turn their practice facility in Ashburn, Virginia, into a data center complex ��� but that is not expected to happen any time soon. The NFL team filed the site plan under the corporate entity Scoreboard Landco Borrower LLC, which owns the proper T.O.P. on WTOP: Tower of Power brings classic R&B to Bethesda Theater 06/18/2024 04:53am • The sound of classic R&B tunes will echo along Wisconsin Avenue this weekend. The beloved group Tower of Power rocks the Bethesda Theater this Friday, June 21. WTOP caught up with founding saxophonist and songwriter Emilio Castillo. "I am extremely honored to be on WTOP as the band Heatstroke can be 'sneaky.' Here is the 'major red flag' you need to pay attention to 06/17/2024 09:00pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. Hot weather is forecast this week with the heat index possibly breaking 100 degrees on some days. What's certain is that extreme heat can be dangerous to your health. "The first and foremost important thing to remember is that he Some Fairfax Co. community members call for overhaul to sex education lessons 06/17/2024 07:40pm • Some parents and community members are calling for an overhaul of Fairfax County Public Schools' sex education curriculum, about a month after the committee that works on it presented its latest recommendations to the school board. During the public comment portion of Thursday's school board meet Montgomery Co. public schools name longtime Virginia school administrator new superintendent 06/17/2024 03:50pm • Montgomery County Public Schools has announced a new superintendent for Maryland's largest school system. Thomas Taylor, who most recently served as superintendent of Stafford County Public Schools in Virginia, will serve as the new school chief, officials announced during a news conference Monda Strong storms may have played role in Lake Anna E. coli outbreak 06/17/2024 01:53pm • Storm activity may have played a role in an E. coli outbreak that led to the hospitalization of several people who visited Lake Anna, a popular recreation spot in Virginia, over Memorial weekend. According to Margaret Smigo, the waterborne hazards manager with the Virginia Department of Health, t Tens of thousands of Marylanders receive pardons for marijuana convictions 06/17/2024 01:49pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ��� Maryland Gov. Wes Moore ordered more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions on Monday, saying the ���most sweeping state-level pardon in any state��� will help reverse harms from the past caused by the war on drugs. During a news conference, Moore said the executiv Review: HBO's 'House of the Dragon' returns for Season 2 premiere with Team Black vs. Team Green 06/17/2024 05:35am • In 2019, "Game of Thrones" wrapped its phenomenal eight-season run on HBO, winning 59 Emmys, including the top prize of Best TV Drama four times. The final season left many of us disappointed, but the series finale was still watched by 19.3 million viewers, a personal record for the epic fantasy Fairfax Co. adding 7 early release Mondays for elementary schoolers so teachers can finish required trainings 06/15/2024 07:39am • Fairfax County Public Schools is adding seven early release days to its elementary school calendar for the 2024-25 school year so teachers have enough time to finish required Virginia trainings. At Thursday's school board meeting, Superintendent Michelle Reid unveiled the plan to add the three-ho Prince George's Co. council member announces resignation 06/14/2024 09:48pm • Prince George's County, Maryland, Council member Mel Franklin has announced his resignation from the position he's held since 2018. Franklin's resignation after more than a decade spent in service ��� first as a District 9 council member in 2010 before winning an at-large council seat in 2018 ���