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DC police establish 7 new 'drug-free zones' in round 3 of anti-crime measure 03/27/2024 05:30am • After the expiration of round two of D.C.'s new drug-free zones on Monday, police in the District have now announced a list of new zones ��� one in each of the city's seven police districts ��� to go into effect Wednesday morning. Bright orange signs indicating these drug-free zones were posted e 'This is an unforeseen situation': Cruises out of Baltimore may move to alternate cities, expert says 03/26/2024 08:35pm • Listen to WTOP online��and on the radio at 103.5 FM or 107.7 FM for our team coverage. With vessel traffic suspended at the Port of Baltimore due to Tuesday morning's collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, people with cruises booked are wondering what changes might be in store for them in the Annapolis Film Festival welcomes Jennifer Esposito, Edie Falco to Maryland to screen newest flicks 03/26/2024 03:22pm • Get ready for major movie stars to sail right into the Maryland capital next week. The 12th annual Annapolis Film Festival returns April 4 through April 7. "It's better by the dozen apparently," co-founder Lee Anderson told WTOP. "But it's not cheaper by the dozen," co-founder Patti Whi How did container ship strike bring down Baltimore's Key Bridge? An expert weighs in 03/26/2024 01:09pm • A structural engineering professor at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore joined WTOP Tuesday morning following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was struck by a large container ship. Ben Schafer talked with WTOP's Michelle Basch and John Aaron to explain what happened and w From waste bins to climate wins 03/26/2024 09:42am • This content was provided by the Greater Washington Board of Trade. Since 2022, Washington Gas has teamed up with WUSA9 for multiple Recycle Days. On March 9, our Springfield, Virginia location volunteers welcomed hundreds of vehicles to drop off items rerouted from landfills to recycling facilit Robert Glasper hosts 'Black Radio' tribute to Duke Ellington, J Dilla at Kennedy Center hip-hop fest 03/26/2024 04:25am • The Kennedy Center kicks off its Hip Hop & ��� Festival this week, from March 27 to April 19. WTOP caught up with five-time Grammy winner Robert Glasper, founding member of the Kennedy Center's Hip Hop Culture Council, who will host ���Black Radio: A Duke x Dilla Celebration" honoring Duk Meet the women making the outdoors more welcoming at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens 03/25/2024 10:31pm • As part of Women���s History Month, WTOP is exploring the women of color who work behind the scenes of the Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens organization that keeps D.C. beautiful and green. In the summer, the acres of ponds that dot the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in D.C. burst into bloom wit Fairfax teen figure skater Ilia Malinin ��� known as the 'Quad God' ��� just made history at the world championships. He tells WTOP what's next 03/25/2024 02:11pm • Ilia Malinin, the 19-year-old from Fairfax, Virginia, put on a dominant display Saturday night in Montreal and took the world figure skating crown in record performance. His free program included a jaw-dropping six quadruple jumps ��� including his patented quad axel. Malinin, dubbed the "quad go Maryland mortgage balances see biggest increase in US, study finds 03/25/2024 12:44pm • Maryland saw its average mortgage balance increase by more than a percent in the last quarter of 2023 as compared to the three months prior, according to a recent study. That 1.23% increase brings Maryland���s average mortgage balance to just over $283,000, according to the study from persona Car Review: Hyundai continues its string of hits with the all-new 2024 Santa Fe 03/25/2024 04:47am • Not just comfortable on the paved road. Now the Santa Fe can tackle some off-roading with added ground clearance and AWD. (WTOP/Brian Armstead) By Brian Armstead, special contributor The first Santa Fe bowed in 2000 and was a competent, but fairly homely, SUV. Well, things have changed in a big way. Maryland unemployment, still among the nation's lowest, ticks up for third straight month 03/25/2024 04:40am • After claiming the title of lowest state unemployment rate in the country last year, Maryland���s unemployment rate rose for the third consecutive month in February. Virginia���s unemployment rate held steady last month. The Labor Department���s Bureau of Labor Statistics reports Maryland���s 'Spring cleaning' for your pipes? Here's why your tap water might smell funny until May 03/24/2024 08:13pm • If you live in the District or Northern Virginia, your water might start to smell funny on Monday. That's because of an annual change to the water purification process ��� a sort of "spring cleaning" for your pipes. The Washington Aqueduct, which is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers an 'There's so much room���: Visitors react to Metro���s newest 8000 Series rail cars 03/24/2024 05:25pm • You might not expect to see a train car on the National Mall in D.C., but it will be the norm all through this week. Metro is offering the public a sneak peek into its new 8000 Series rail car and zero-emission buses through the Fleet of the Future Expo, held on the National Mall from now through Maryland senate president still opposed to broad-based taxes but leaves room for negotiation 03/23/2024 09:03pm • Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) is not budging from opposition to broad-based tax increases or iGaming in the waning days of the 2024 session. House and Senate leaders are expected to head to a conference committee��next week to work out differences in the $63 billion fiscal 202 Youngkin considers budget proposal to redirect diversity office funds 03/23/2024 08:12pm • After top Democrats and community leaders called for the firing of the state���s diversity chief last spring over his ���DEI is dead��� comments, the General Assembly included language in its budget to redirect funding from the Office of Diversity, Opportunity and Inclusion to a loan program to help