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‘Is this normal?’: Guest’s four wheels stolen from College Park hotel lot 06/29/2023 08:40pm • A mother and her son, who drove from Rincon, Georgia, to College Park, Maryland, for a four-day conference, departed with a sour taste in their mouths and a rental car, after all four wheels of their 2021 Honda Pilot were stolen in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn Express on U.S. Route 1. Lisa Is it cheaper to drive or fly this summer? 06/29/2023 08:00pm • If you're wondering whether it's cheaper to fly or drive to your vacation destination this summer, there are a range of factors to consider. While plane ticket and gas prices play a major role in travel costs, so will other elements such as how far you're traveling and with whom. Here's a look at Data Doctors: Apple's My Photo Stream is shutting down — here's what to do 06/29/2023 06:43pm • Q: I got a notice from Apple saying My Photo Stream is shutting down, but I don’t know what I’m supposed to do about it. A: Storing and managing photos is one of the most important tasks anyone with a smartphone needs to understand. Apple's feature My Photo Stream stopped automatically upl Prince George's Co. unveils summer crime-fighting plan with no youth curfew — for now 06/29/2023 04:56pm • Officials in Prince George's County, Maryland, unveiled plans Thursday to fight crime this summer, focusing on boosting police presence in specific, high-crime areas and community programming to keep kids off the streets. Strictly enforcing a youth curfew — as the county did late last summer af PHOTOS: Thai festival set to bring a cultural experience to National Mall this weekend 06/29/2023 11:25am • If you’re looking for a few celebrations to check out this weekend, the National Mall will be transformed into a cultural experience. The first Sawasdee DC Festival, which means “Hello D.C.” in Thai, will commemorate the 190th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the U.S. an 4 things you need to know about marijuana retail sales in Maryland 06/28/2023 04:45am • On July 1, Maryland joins D.C. and Virginia in legalizing recreational marijuana — but unlike those other jurisdictions, a regulated and functional retail market for marijuana will also open up. "It's going to be extremely busy," said Brandon Barksdale, the co-CEO of Remedy, a marijuana dispens Could a Vienna teen become the next big 'Bryce' in baseball? 06/27/2023 06:00am • While many recent high school graduates are enjoying the summer as they prepare for college, one teenager from Vienna, Virginia, is nervously waiting to see if he’ll get a job -- as a Major League Baseball player. “It doesn't feel real just because this has been a dream of mine for so lon 'A party show:' Five for Fighting rocks The Anthem next week 06/27/2023 04:11am • Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” Singer-songwriter John Ondrasik is best known for piano-driven pop hits like "100 Years" and "Superman (It's Not Easy)," in which he insisted that "even heroes have the right to bleed." It's only fitting that he Do you know what to do when someone gets shot or stabbed? A U.Md. center wants to teach you 06/26/2023 06:38am • This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. Trauma surgeon Dr. Bethany Strong with University of Maryland Capital Region Health. (Courtesy Bethany Strong) With gun viole Jobseekers beware: Phony postings and job scams are on the rise 06/25/2023 05:27am • With the country’s sizzling hot jobs market, many people are finding and securing choice employment positions. But some are seeing an uptick in job scams, according to a recent survey by a cybersecurity research group. Nearly one-third of the people surveyed told PasswordManager.com that th Smithsonian Folklife Festival concerts feature music from across the Ozarks 06/25/2023 04:45am • The Smithsonian Folklife Festival returns to the National Mall this week with a series of free evening concerts. The featured music celebrates the Ozarks region and diverse spiritual traditions across the U.S. Most concerts start at 6 p.m., with a few exceptions, and will take place June 29-Ju Man charged in attempted kidnapping of sleeping child, Fairfax Co. police say 06/24/2023 12:00pm • A man who Fairfax County police say attempted to kidnap a 4-year-old girl while she was sleeping inside an apartment in Annandale, Virginia, earlier this month, has been charged. Hyrum Baquedano Rodriguez, 24, is facing charges for attempted abduction and burglary, court records show. It happe Montgomery Co. mom chronicles how 'trip of a lifetime' was nearly halted due to unprecedented passport backlog 06/23/2023 11:15pm • A Montgomery County family’s trip to Japan could be in jeopardy after the skyrocket in post-COVID passport demands put their request in the processing logjam. Akara Ingram and her family (Courtesy Akara Ingram) “I have major regrets,” Akara Ingram told WTOP when sharing her roller coast How a Prince William Co. woman's nonprofit is helping cover school meal debt 06/23/2023 03:34pm • In 2017, Prince William County, Virginia, resident Adelle Settle heard a radio story about a boy in New Mexico who had gone through his school's lunch line. When the boy approached the cashier, as Settle said the story went, the cashier told him there was no money in his account. So, the cashier How many months of savings should you have in your rainy day fund? Financial analyst adds his two cents 06/22/2023 05:01pm • How much money should you have saved in case of an unforeseeable emergency? Inflation and the COVID-19 pandemic have wreaked havoc on Americans' savings across the board, adding to financial strain under normal circumstances when markets aren't in flux. "People recognize that they don't have e