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How Herndon is making 3-block stretch near downtown safer for pedestrians 04/01/2024 03:36pm • New sidewalks and crosswalks are coming to a three-block stretch in Herndon, Virginia, as part of a plan to make the area near the town's downtown neighborhood safer for pedestrians. The project will focus on the south side of three blocks along Elden Street, near Herndon Middle School and St. Jo Words, Beats & Life Festival brings poetry, music, workshops to DC area all week long 04/01/2024 03:01pm • This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Part 2 arrives on Tuesday afternoon. The Words Beats & Life Festival kicks off this week in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. That means an entire week of poetry, music and workshops here in the DMV! "Words Beats & Life originated in 2002 as a pro Black women may find navigating the C-suite challenging. A Maryland woman's organization hopes to change that 04/01/2024 10:22am • A Maryland woman has given executive-level Black women a safe space to connect. Tonia Ferguson is the CEO of She's C-Suite, an organization that aims to empower and equip Black women to excel in leadership and entrepreneurship. "(It's) a community, a sisterhood," Ferguson said. Ferguson sai 4 hospitalized after racing vehicles crash along I-395, Virginia police say 04/01/2024 07:59am • EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been changed to reflect the incident's correct location on Interstate 395. It previously stated the incident occurred on the Capital Beltway. A vehicle race on Interstate 395 has ended with at least four people hospitalized, according to Virginia State Police. Th Gas prices have climbed nearly 14% this year. Here's why. 03/31/2024 01:56am • Gas prices have surged higher at the outset of 2024, stressing household budgets and complicating efforts to cool inflation. Since the beginning of the year, the average national price for a gallon of unleaded regular gas has jumped nearly 14%, amounting to an increase of more than 40 cents per g Virginia adopts regulatory changes for special education amid federal review 03/30/2024 09:40pm • The Virginia Board of Education on Thursday adopted changes to how the state handles compliance complaints regarding students with disabilities. Since 2019, Virginia has been under ongoing investigation by the U.S. Department of Education, which previously determined that the state repeatedly fai Key environmental ally to Gov. Moore drops opposition to amended data center bill 03/30/2024 09:19pm • Lawmakers, Moore administration officials and environmentalists have reached a compromise on a data center bill that is enabling a leading green group in the state to drop its opposition to the measure. Gov. Wes Moore (D) has made legislation to help attract the data center industry to Maryland a Youngkin 'boggled' Caps, Wizards deal 'from the beginning,' Va. Sen. Lucas tells WTOP 03/30/2024 09:00am • Now that the push to move the Washington Capitals and Wizards teams to Virginia's Alexandria area has been nixed ��� with owner Ted Leonsis calling himself political "collateral damage" in the deal ��� state Sen. L. Louise Lucas is putting the blame squarely on Gov. Glenn Youngkin's shoulders. Majority of U.S. bridges lack impact protection. Will anything change? 03/29/2024 06:35pm • ▶ Watch Video: Work begins to reopen Port of Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse In the wake of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which plunged into the Patapsco River in Maryland after the cargo ship Dali slammed into one of its support columns, CBS News has Monumental CEO Ted Leonsis says he was political 'collateral damage' in failed Alexandria arena deal 03/29/2024 03:52pm • Putting the blame on politics, Capitals and Wizards owner Ted Leonsis said he had become political "collateral damage" as Virginia lawmakers considered his plan to move the teams out of D.C. and build a new arena for them in Alexandria. "I'm glad I'm not a politician," Leonsis said Friday in The Baltimore bridge collapse is an immigration story 03/29/2024 01:25pm • In "A Day Without a Mexican," a mock 2004 documentary from filmmaker Sergio Arau, Californians wake up and discover that all of the state's Mexican immigrants have vanished into thin air. Panic sets in, and the economy teeters, when there are no more produce pickers or gardeners, no more construc DC-area music historians break down Beyonc��'s controversial foray into country music 03/29/2024 03:00am • Beyonc�� already "runs the world" of pop music and now she's set to take over the country music genre too with her Friday album release. But not everyone's welcoming her decision to saddle up. The Texas native released the second part to her ���Renaissance��� trilogy on Friday. It���s a full coun Lead Fairfax Co. prosecutor calls Gov. Youngkin 'boneheaded' over gun vetoes 03/28/2024 10:22pm • The lead prosecutor in Fairfax County, Virginia, slammed Gov. Glenn Youngkin on guns, using the word "boneheaded" when describing the governor's recent vetoes. It came after Youngkin announced earlier this week that he'd vetoed 30 pieces of gun-related legislation. While Fairfax County Commonw Md. congressman wants to cut the red tape so new Baltimore bridge can be built faster 03/28/2024 06:05am • Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., urged federal and state officials Wednesday to take a fresh look at environmental requirements that he said could slow down reconstruction of a new Francis Scott Key Bridge. Harris said a new round of environmental studies related to a new span of the bridge could add yea Creative volunteers at Arlington Players stage musical 'The Prom' in Northern Virginia 03/27/2024 01:03pm • EDITOR'S NOTE: "The Prom" is co-produced by WTOP's own Sandy Kozel, one of the many theater volunteers. High school proms are still a few months away in May, but grab that corsage and boutonniere early! The Arlington Players stage the hit Broadway musical "The Prom" now through Sunday, Apr