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'Serious science': NASA jets flying 450 mph will follow the eclipse path to study the sun during Monday's celestial show 04/05/2024 03:11pm • Sten Odenwald (Courtesy NASA) The solar eclipse is set to take place April 8 — there are watch parties planned, concerns about traffic and plenty of warnings about how to safely view the celestial event. What do you need to know about the safety features of those special glasses everybody h Woman found dead in Prince George's Co. was stabbed to death, handcuffed. Her son is charged in the disturbing slaying 04/05/2024 01:35pm • A Bladensburg, Maryland, man has been arrested and charged with murder after his mother's handcuffed body was found inside their apartment, according to police. Officers said they showed up to an apartment in the 4100 block of 53rd Place in Bladensburg at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday for a welfare check. Northern Virginia lottery millionaire describes 'awesome feeling' of winning big 04/05/2024 05:26am • A lot of people have lottery fever again, with the Powerball jackpot reaching $1.23 billion for Saturday night's drawing. It's the 8th largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. So, how does it feel to win a bunch of money playing the lottery? "Dude, it was amazing," said Michael Brosnan of Staf Car Review: The Mazda3 Turbo is 10 pounds of fun in a 5 pound bag. Is that good or bad? 04/05/2024 04:35am • This Mazda3 is an outstanding piece of engineering: a gutsy sports car wrapped in a hatchback package. On paper, it’s just about the perfect vehicle. Once I get myself and the kids in, it’s also nearly ideal. It’s the transition part that’s the problem. More on that in a moment. To back up, Things to do in the DC area: Capital Art Book Fair, AdMo Art Walk … and more! 04/04/2024 08:02am • There’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. The 2023 Capital Art Book Fair. (Photo courtesy of East City Art) Over Matt About Town: Meet the CEO of Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic, and learn about the inspiring story of how she got involved 04/04/2024 05:22am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption {width: 300px !important;}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 1 Flooding, hail, damaging winds blast Southern Md. as cold front sweeps through DC region 04/03/2024 05:55pm • Heavy rain flooded parts of the D.C. area with thunderstorms bringing hail and damaging winds along with a cold front's arrival Wednesday afternoon. Here's what you need to know. Listen to WTOP online and on the radio at 103.5 FM or 107.7 FM. Current traffic conditions Weather forec How police tracked down a suspected carjacker charged with fatally shooting 2 women in Manassas 04/03/2024 11:09am • New details emerged Wednesday about what led Prince William County police to charge a 36-year-old man with two counts of murder, after two women were found shot to death in a Manassas, Virginia apartment. It started early Tuesday morning at approximately 12:45 a.m., when a man reported an armed c Democratic Senate candidates share policy prescriptions for fighting climate change in Maryland 04/03/2024 07:20am • The leading Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate on Tuesday pledged to aggressively address climate change and work to protect the Chesapeake Bay. Speaking separately at a candidate forum at Goucher College, Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) and U.S. Rep. David Trone (D-6th) Suspect in custody after fatally shooting 2 women inside Manassas apartment, police say 04/02/2024 09:31pm • Two women were found shot and killed Tuesday morning inside an apartment in Manassas, Virginia, and police say a "person of interest" in the double homicide has been detained. Prince William County police said officers went to the Westgate Apartments and Townhomes complex in the 8100 block of Por Facing increasing pool demands, DC is hiring for hundreds of summer jobs 04/02/2024 04:41am • D.C.'s Department of Parks and Recreation is hiring for hundreds of seasonal jobs, including lifeguards, which leaders say are essential to meeting increasing pool demands. Thennie Freeman, the agency's director, said the city is looking to fill over 700 seasonal vacancies. Some of them involve w Matt About Town x Make-A-Wish: Meet 9-year-old Isaiah 04/02/2024 04:31am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption {width: 300px !important;}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 1 A temporary channel to open next to Key Bridge for commercial boats, Baltimore port leader says 04/01/2024 09:45am • The captain of the Port of Baltimore says it is working to open a temporary alternate channel for commercially essential vessels near the northeast side of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge. In an updated statement Sunday evening from the Key Bridge Response team and Baltimore Mayor Brando One of the last drivers to cross Baltimore's Key Bridge, this man is 'thankful' to be alive 03/31/2024 08:18pm • Larry Desantis, a baker who used the Key Bridge in Baltimore regularly, was in one of the last vehicles to cross before the bridge collapsed. (Courtesy Kristina DeSantis Geineder) As the loss of six construction workers emphasized the tragedy of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse la Coyote tests positive for rabies after attacking 2 women in Montgomery Co. 03/29/2024 09:44pm • A coyote was shot and killed after police say it attacked two women Thursday during separate attacks in Montgomery County, Maryland. Officials said Friday that the coyote had tested positive for rabies — which, untreated, is fatal in humans. County health officials are telling anyone who had co