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How to celebrate Hanukkah 2024 in the DC area 12/26/2024 09:00pm • Like Adam Sandler sang, the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah lasts "8 crazy nights." So how can you spend those nights? There are plenty of options in our area. DC If you are 21 and over, Northwest D.C. bar Ivy and Coney is celebrating with what it calls a "Shotnorah" — you and seven of your closest f Skip the scratchers: Prince William Co. warning about risks of youth gambling 12/13/2024 10:30pm • Ahead of the holiday season, Prince William County, Virginia, is sounding the alarm about the risks of children gambling. As part of a December campaign, county leaders are encouraging the community to avoid the urge to put a lottery ticket or scratch-off card into a child’s stocking. But they� WTOP dedicates 'Jim Farley Glass-Enclosed Nerve Center' to man who transformed radio station 12/05/2024 10:35am • WTOP's main air studio was dedicated Wednesday as "The Jim Farley Glass Enclosed Nerve Center," for the man who led the station's transformation from a poorly rated AM station, to an all-news digital news organization and the top-billing radio station in the country. Farley died in August 2024, Centuries later, U.Md. recreating peace coins for state's tribal descendants 11/22/2024 04:06pm • While rummaging through the Maryland Center for History and Culture in Baltimore, Mario Harley, a citizen and historian of the Piscataway tribe, found peace coins given out by British colonists settling in the state. These were pieces of history that had been forgotten — one coin dating back t Minimum wage hike, more stop sign cameras approved in Prince George's County 11/19/2024 09:30pm • The Prince George’s County Council wrapped up the 2024 legislative year by passing a long list of bills, including one that would raise the county's minimum wage over time. It was the council’s final session of the year and the last day that bills could pass this year without having to start Did you know there's a national lab in DC dedicated to solving bird murders? 11/19/2024 04:51am • Have you ever wondered why planes don't often hit birds while in the sky? Hidden behind a maze of "employees only" elevators, hallways and doors on the secluded sixth floor of the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History, you'll find what is perhaps the most interesting "crime lab" in D.C., de 'It's too hard to read': Washington College leaves cursive logo behind 10/23/2024 06:00am • Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, one of the oldest colleges in the country, is trying to get with the times — first, with a change to its logo. After the school was chartered in 1782, making it the first college to do so after the United States became independent, the nation's f Loudoun County’s wine producers mark 40 years with a special red blend 10/14/2024 08:04am • Loudoun County’s modern day wine producing industry is marking its 40th anniversary with a special collaboration wine produced by 12 Virginia vineyards called Loudoun Red. Each winemaker contributed a barrel of their estate-grown vintage. Half are from the 2022 vintage and half are from the 202 DC accuses TikTok of peddling 'digital nicotine' in new lawsuit 10/08/2024 12:17pm • The D.C. Attorney General's office and attorneys general in 13 other states have filed lawsuits against TikTok, with D.C.'s complaint calling the social media app a "profound risk" to the mental health and well-being of kids. The 74-page lawsuit filed in D.C. Superior Court says the social media Why the Vance-Walz debate could be more consequential than usual 10/01/2024 04:46am • Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz will meet Tuesday night for the CBS News Vice Presidential Debate, and it will likely be more consequential compared to other vice presidential debates in the past, which have historically not mattered all that much to voters. "This situation, I think Are the online goods you’re buying really all that good? Or are they phony? 09/25/2024 04:45pm • Most of us haven’t started our holiday shopping yet, and some of us might not start until the last minute. But when you go looking for deals online, what you think is a steal could leave you robbed. “It's a growing criminal global enterprise that totals $2 trillion a year,” said Paul De What was inside a time capsule discovered at an Arlington cathedral? 08/22/2024 03:16pm • A special discovery was made during renovation work at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington, Virginia. When removing a cornerstone of the more than 60-year-old cathedral, work crews found a cut out. Lindsay Alukonis, director of archives for the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, said wh WTOP alum Jim Farley dies at 75: Entrepreneurial zest, 24/7 news turned WTOP into top-billing station in US 08/20/2024 09:58am • In a newsroom accustomed to breaking news, the email subject line caused a collective gasp: "Jim Farley has passed away." During his 17 years as vice president of News & Programming at WTOP from 1996 to 2013, Jim Farley oversaw the transformation of a poorly-rated AM news, talk and sports sta WTOP Book Report: A widow reveals the hidden life of her 'dead bastard' husband … and her path to healing 08/11/2024 08:12am • Losing a spouse can be one of life’s most profound sorrows. Yet, discovering in the aftermath that they harbored secrets you could never have fathomed adds an entirely new layer of grief and confusion. It can often leave you grappling with how to move forward. This is the story Jessica Waite te 'They have a lot of money to end up losing': Why criminals are choosing to commit gold bar scams 07/26/2024 02:43pm • The growing trend of gold bar scams raises questions, such as "What's in it for the crook?" And "How does it work?" Such scams have tricked more than a dozen people in Montgomery County, Maryland, alone, leading to losses topping $1 million in some cases. The scheme involves tricking victims into