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With holiday season underway, DC police are reminding people to drive sober or get pulled over 12/15/2023 07:00pm • With Christmas and New Year's approaching, D.C. police are sending out a message in the name of safety: drive sober or get pulled over. The department said it's working with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to put a strong emphasis on stopping distracted and drunken driving. Column: Tomlin to the Commanders isn't as crazy as you think 12/13/2023 04:55am • Steelers coach Mike Tomlin once said "never say never ��� but never" to leaving Pittsburgh, but could Washington change his mind? Rob Woodfork lays out how the Commanders could make a home run hire. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) When the Washington Commanders play their final game of t With a month left, crash deaths on Md. roads surpass 5-year average 12/04/2023 05:05pm • So far this year, 554 people have died in car crashes in Maryland, including 135 pedestrians and 15 people who were on bikes. According to preliminary data on the state's dashboard, 38 people were killed in November alone. The data, provided by Maryland's Department of Transportation, show 2 French bulldogs stolen in DC region days apart. Is this a pattern for thieves? 11/30/2023 09:58pm • In the D.C. region and around the nation, there have been more and more stories of French bulldogs being stolen ��� in some cases, by force. In the past week, two French bulldogs were stolen in the D.C. area. A D.C. woman was reunited with her puppy Tuesday, days after the 6-month-old dog was sto A 2023 gift guide that will strike a chord: 10 ideas for the music lover in your life 11/21/2023 11:41am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� For the obsessive record collector or the casual listener, the shower singer or the rock star of tomorrow, a music-inspired gift is never a faux pas over the holidays. The challenge, of course, is in the decision making. Is a genre-specific festival ticket the way to go? What Reviews: 'The Killer' vs. 'Rustin': Which Netflix movie should you watch first? 11/17/2023 04:43pm • David Fincher's "The Killer" is currently the No. 1 movie on Netflix since its premiere last Friday, while George C. Wolfe's "Rustin" premieres this Friday hoping to enter the Oscar race. Turns out, both are pretty solid watches for most of their runtimes, but both leave us with less than stellar Crossroads of a Crisis: Spies use global chaos as cover 11/16/2023 05:21am • Declining Western support for Ukraine. A massacre in Israel followed by war in Gaza. The disarray in the U.S. Congress. In his new series ���Crossroads of a Crisis,��� WTOP���s National Security Correspondent J.J. Green���s delves into the three weeks in October when the world changed dramatically. Crossroads of a Crisis: The storm no one saw coming 11/13/2023 12:00pm • Declining Western support for Ukraine. A massacre in Israel followed by war in Gaza. The disarray in the U.S. Congress. In his new series "Crossroads of a Crisis," WTOP's National Security Correspondent J.J. Green's delves into the three weeks in October when the world changed dramatically. And Roem becomes first openly transgender person in Virginia state Senate 11/08/2023 06:19pm • ▶ Watch Video: Abortion-rights supporters celebrate big election victories Danica Roem has made history Tuesday as the first openly transgender person to be elected to Virginia's state Senate. "I'm grateful the people of Virginia's 30th senate District elected me to continue represe Former DC police chief focuses 'on it all' as NFL's head of security 11/03/2023 10:02am • ▶ Watch Video: Cathy Lanier, former D.C. police chief, tackles fan fights as head of security for NFL In the high-stakes arena of the National Football League, Cathy Lanier, former D.C. police chief, is leading the charge off the field as the NFL's head of security. Now in her eighth s Signs of procrastination at work and how to stop 11/02/2023 08:00pm • Procrastination happens when you don't feel motivated to complete a task, so you continue pushing it back for as long as possible. You may come up with excuses to wait on getting started. While procrastination may seem harmless, putting key projects on the back burner and underdelivering on your Tips from the police to keep your kids safe on Halloween 10/30/2023 08:08pm • Ghosts, goblins, witches, vampires, little Barbies and Spider-Men will be out in neighborhoods all around the area on Halloween night, and police are asking the public to do their part to make sure it���s a safe and fun night. Fairfax County police deputy chief Robert Blakley says that begins wit Comedian George Wallace, the 'real George Costanza,' cracks up the DC Improv 10/10/2023 04:33am • Hear our full chat on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.��� Legendary comedian George Wallace cracks up the D.C. Improv twice next week on Oct. 20 and Oct. 21. However, he wants to make sure that folks don't confuse him with the former 1960s governor of Alabama. "I say Even the threat of government shutdown carries a cost 10/01/2023 11:00pm • Although the federal government avoided a shutdown this weekend, the simple threat of one has carried a cost that continues to hang over federal operations. Current and former federal officials said that agencies have spent many hours over the past couple of weeks focusing on the possibility of s DC long-distance runner takes on her 11th Marine Corps Marathon to honor fallen service members 09/25/2023 04:11pm • The 48th Marine Corps Marathon is just over a month away and WTOP is highlighting runners who are planning to take on the 26.2 mile stretch around the nation���s capital. One of them will be taking on the course for the 11th year in a row. D.C.-based long-distance runner Jennifer Hickey first