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VIDEO: Surprising facts about Lincoln's last day 04/15/2024 06:15pm • Few days changed the course of American history like April 15, 1865 — when Abraham Lincoln died after being shot by actor and Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth. WTOP's Jimmy Alexander explores some of the many surprising facts about Lincoln's last day. For example, a "first lady" fe Hundreds pass this Prince George's Co. hospital every day for treatment elsewhere. Someday they may not have to 04/15/2024 01:56pm • Every day, hundreds of people who live in southern Prince George's County, Maryland, drive past or away from Adventist Fort Washington Medical Center to get care elsewhere. With big plans for a brand-new facility a couple of miles up Route 210, the hope is that eventually more of those residents Peter Chang brings a tapas menu to Gaithersburg 04/15/2024 10:37am • Peter Chang’s new Gaithersburg, Maryland restaurant is the popular chef’s first one with a Chinese tapas-style menu, with small, shareable plates offered alongside traditional dim sum. Peter Chang Gaithersburg is at 637 N. Frederick Avenue. The restaurant held a soft opening last week. Its of 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' 'Somebody Feed Phil' creator gives DC's Warner Theatre a taste of comedy 04/15/2024 04:18am • He created "Everybody Loves Raymond" before hosting the food and travel show "Somebody Feed Phil." This week, Phil Rosenthal gives D.C.'s Warner Theatre a tasty menu of comedy on Wednesday. "People ask me, 'What do you do in the live show?' and what I want to tell them is, 'The lights go d PHOTOS: DC celebrates Emancipation Day 04/14/2024 06:45pm • toggle audio on and off change volume DC-area doctors address hormonal birth control claims on social media 04/14/2024 04:31am • A D.C. doctor is sounding the alarm about an uptick in unintended pregnancies among some young women who've ditched hormonal birth control and contraception for alternative options. Some health care workers are pointing to the rapid spread of misinformation on popular social media sites as an inf District's Emancipation Day celebration means road closures Sunday 04/13/2024 11:47am • Each year D.C. recognizes April 16 as Emancipation Day, since on that day 162 years ago, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District. But this year, the festivities come two days early. D.C.'s Emancipation Day celebration will take place Sunday, with a full day of even 'I don't take it for granted': DC native Rajah Caruth makes his mark in NASCAR’s Truck Series 04/13/2024 07:53am • Rajah Caruth is not your average 21-year-old. On a normal day, he wakes up early in the morning and hits the gym, and before he can think about his classes at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina, the D.C. native heads to the car shop for a different kind of study hall: learning to impro How a Fairfax Co. school is making prom season more affordable for students across the DC region 04/12/2024 11:00pm • About 20 years ago, Miranda Schick was teaching fashion marketing at Centreville High School when her students started to complain. First, Schick said, they started talking about how much money they were spending on prom. She asked if they'd tallied exactly how much they were spending on the Data Doctors: Tips for finding lost phones 04/12/2024 07:49pm • Q: My phone went missing and I haven’t been able to locate it using the Find My service, so what should I do next? A: Few things in the digital age are as stressful as losing your smartphone, so understanding how the "Find My" service works for both iPhone and Android users is important. If Why oatmeal, cereal dries like cement on your bowl 04/12/2024 11:20am • If you've ever finished a bowl of oatmeal or breakfast cereal, dropped it in the sink, and left for work, you know any remnants will be dried like cement by the time you come home. Any parent who has ever tried to chisel away hardened flakes, puffs, Krispies or Oh's after a child tossed a bow Grant money available for small businesses on two changing Prince George’s Co. corridors 04/11/2024 10:04pm • The changes and disruptions on the Purple Line corridor have been grueling, and seemingly never-ending. Soon, big changes are in the works along the Blue Line corridor too. Small businesses trying to survive, or thrive, amidst all the upheaval might be eligible for new grant money opening up next we DC’s plans to redesign Connecticut Avenue won’t include bike lanes 04/11/2024 08:52pm • D.C.’s Department of Transportation isn’t moving forward with a project that would have installed bike lanes along a stretch of Connecticut Avenue in Northwest. At a council hearing Thursday, DDOT acting director Sharon Kershbaum said changes to the busy road won’t include bike lanes. †Georgetown canal boat tours face uncertain future after NPS ends partnership 04/11/2024 08:00pm • There are lingering questions about the future of Georgetown’s C&O canal boat tours, after the National Park Service announced it’s ending its philanthropic agreement with the nonprofit Georgetown Heritage. Last month, NPS said the agreement is being terminated effective April 29. However 9 red flags that could trigger an audit 04/11/2024 08:00pm • An audit occurs when the IRS chooses to review a taxpayer's accounts and financial information to ensure they reported all required income and followed all tax laws. According to a 2023 report from Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, the IRS audited 3.8 out of every