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Visitors flock to Washington Monument as it reopens to public for first time in 6 months 07/14/2021 03:56pm • Visitors wait to enter the Washington Monument as it reopens for the first time in six months, July 14, 2021. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez) After being closed for six months, the Washington Monument reopened to visitors Wednesday. Florida resident Michael McDowell said his hometown had been open a Auditor report: DCPS failed to effectively monitor contract, was overbilled $421K 07/14/2021 03:20pm • A contractor hired by D.C. Public Schools refused to provide documentation to support $5.36 million in invoices and overbilled DCPS more than $421,000, according to a new report from the D.C. auditor. The auditor's office said it received information from a D.C. resident asking the office to revi Checking in with an activist whose Black Lives Matter speech left demonstrators in tears 07/14/2021 04:00am • It was just last year when Black Lives Matter demonstrations flooded the streets of D.C. following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. Activist and educator Roger Campbell II delivered a speech at a June 6 protest titled "Black Lives: A Glance Through the Looking Glass," that left d Maryland, DC have some of the slowest US mail delivery 07/14/2021 04:00am • Maryland and D.C. region residents continue to experience some of the worst on-time mail delivery by the U.S. Postal Service, and delays have persisted nationwide during the pandemic, according to testimony presented at a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday. Members of Congress have been hit with a stead DC Asian Pacific American Film Fest presents original musical at AFI Silver 07/14/2021 12:01am • Since 2000, the D.C. Asian Pacific American Film Festival has promoted diversity. "I've watched the industry," Festival Director Melissa Bisagni told WTOP. " we're not making films featuring diverse casts because there's not enough people to buy tickets, but the reports show it has nothing t Va.'s governor surprises struggling business owners with checks 07/13/2021 05:35pm • From left: Maria and George Christou, owners of RTs Restaurant; Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam; and Small Cakes owner Breana Perez on Tuesday. (WTOP/Kristi King) It had been described as a sit-down with Virginia's governor to discuss their struggles since the pandemic began. But when it was over, s 12 proven strategies to stop overthinking and ease anxiety now 07/13/2021 07:00am • What if? What if I said the wrong thing? How will I ever finish the assignment in time? Why aren't they responding to my text? Thoughts like these make us human, says Julie Pike, a clinical psychologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. "That's what the brain is designed to do — to think our way ou Hot and humid: DC region forecast calls for highs in the 90s all week 07/12/2021 11:10pm • Stifling heat and humidity resumes in the D.C. region this week, with high temperatures forecast to break 90 degrees every day through at least Friday. After a brief respite over the weekend, the summer heat is back in full blast Monday with afternoon highs in the mid 90s — a few degrees above Heat from fire and summer sun make for difficult battle in NW DC 2-alarm blaze 07/12/2021 05:34pm • Around 100 DC Firefighters respond to a two-alarm fire in DC's Takoma neighborhood on Monday afternoon. (Credit: DC Fire and EMS) Close to 100 D.C. firefighters braved the heat of the fire and the hot temperatures of the day to battle a two-alarm fire in the city’s Takoma Park neighborhood Mon Maryland Lottery says $1 million ticket remains unclaimed 07/12/2021 01:58pm • The Maryland Lottery says it's holding $1 million for someone who got lucky playing Multi-Match last week. Their winning numbers came up on July 5, but as of Monday, the prize remains unclaimed. Lottery officials said the winning ticket was sold in Germantown. Another $300,000 or so in prize m Gun found at Reagan National Airport is 14th this year — tying 2019 total 07/12/2021 01:15pm • Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) caught a loaded handgun at one of the airport checkpoints on Sunday, July 11, bringing the total number of firearms detected at the airport this year to 14, matching the total caught in 2019. (C For top #MeToo legal duo, a pandemic year brings no pause 07/11/2021 02:45pm • She’d just upended her life by going public with sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. And Charlotte Bennett, a former aide to the governor, realized that Saturday night in February that she had no plan for what came next. She was 25 years old, and had never been in the How to make sure your deck doesn't become dangerous 07/09/2021 11:39pm • A new backyard deck is built at a home in Derwood, Maryland. (Mike Murillo/WTOP) In less than a month, Montgomery County, Maryland, saw two home deck collapses that sent people to the hospital. The incidents are a reminder that homeowners need to monitor their decks closely, and one deck builder Data Doctors: Preventing website pop-up notifications 07/09/2021 02:12pm • Q: I’m constantly getting pop-up notifications from all kinds of websites on my computer. Does this mean that I have a virus? A: The currency of the internet is often referred to as "eyeballs" because getting the attention of the user is a key way to generate revenue. You’ve probably notic Weekend Road and Rail: I-66, DC sign and corridor work resume; Metro maintenance 07/09/2021 05:59am • The impacts of Elsa to the D.C. region could see abrupt changes to any scheduled road work, but, as it stands, the Interstate 66 Transformation Project has been back in full-swing this week and scheduled through the weekend. The same holds true in the District with the I-395 Sign Project and 295