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Arlington police boast drop in Crystal City crime after resource boost 03/22/2021 02:25pm • Crime is down in Virginia's Crystal City after police increased their resources and visibility in February, according to Arlington police. That includes a drop to zero carjackings and thefts of idling vehicles. In addition, police said they've recovered six weapons, including five firearms and on How to help Asian Americans under attack 03/22/2021 05:55am • Across the US, Asian Americans are under attack -- verbally, economically and physically. An elderly man on his daily walk was ambushed, shoved to the ground and killed. Strangers hurled insults and rocks at an Asian American family's home. A business owner's restaurant Cardboard cutouts of fans come to life for Virginia Tech basketball 03/09/2021 03:02pm • If you���ve been watching any Virginia Tech basketball, you may have noticed something different happening in the stands. During recent Virginia Tech basketball games, if you look in the stands, you may see rows of fans, side by side. But in this pandemic age, the only fans sitting that close Slick road conditions around DC-area roadways; Bay Bridge sees delays 02/19/2021 11:33pm • The cold is sticking around the D.C. region, and that���s going to make the roads and sidewalks dicey for a while. On the road, said WTOP���s Reada Kessler in the Traffic Center, ���Things are looking a lot better than they have,��� but there are still slick spots, especially on smaller roadways. Driving force: Meet the woman behind VDOT NoVa's hilarious, endearing and critical Twitter 02/18/2021 04:36am • When you think of D.C.-area transportation agencies, "comedy" probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. But that's what makes the official Northern Virginia Department of Transportation Twitter account a standout. It provides information crucial for drivers and a healthy, sometimes gut-b As carjackings continue, Arlington police increase resources, offer safety tips 02/16/2021 03:44pm • There have been 18 carjackings in Arlington, Virginia, since January 2020, the police said in a statement Tuesday, and they're offering tips on how to stay safe. Arrests have been made in eight cases, the police said, including an incident Saturday in Crystal City, where three people, including a Biden turns to skills that powered his 2020 victory to sell COVID-19 relief 02/07/2021 12:06am • Nearly three weeks into office, President Joe Biden is trying to do what he knows how to do best -- connect with average Americans, letting them know he understands their suffering and offering words of comfort. But instead of doing so quietly on the campaign trail, he's now using those skills to wi New report urges parent-teen cooperation to reduce speed-related road crashes 01/30/2021 11:59pm • A new report by the Governor's Highway Safety Association and the Ford Motor Company Fund shows that teenagers are more likely to die in speed-related car crashes than the rest of the population. The results come from an analysis of statistics during a five-year period ending in 2019. The report Sarah Sanders running for Arkansas governor 01/25/2021 12:12am • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) ��� Sarah Sanders, Donald Trump���s former chief spokeswoman and one of his closest aides, is running for Arkansas governor, a senior campaign official told The Associated Press. Sanders, who left the White House in 2019 to return to her home state, planned to announce her Mind-calming tips for an anxious inauguration 01/18/2021 06:04pm • Following the Jan. 6 riot inside the U.S. Capitol, uncertainty about potential inaugural violence might have some folks feeling overwhelmed or stressed, and a D.C.-area counselor has some advice for easing an anxious mind. "There's so much going on right now. We've experienced some trauma," said UMD undergraduate survey shows students faced difficulties in the fall semester 01/09/2021 02:42pm • The University of Maryland in College Park has released the results of an undergraduate survey showing many students struggled with learning in the fall while navigating the coronavirus pandemic. Students were invited to complete the "Fall 2020 Student Experience Survey" in October and November. COVID-19 pandemic has piled many more tasks on oldest child 12/17/2020 04:20pm • Katherine Banegas-Bonilla, a high school student at Baltimore City College, has much more to do at home since classes went virtual. (Photo by Megan Sayles/Capital News Service) BALTIMORE ��� A year ago, 17-year-old Katherine Banegas-Bonilla had to worry only about managing her classes at Baltimo Best documentaries of 2020 12/16/2020 01:18pm • toggle audio on and off change volume Jones and Ferguson say police reform, COVID���s wrath top Md. legislative agenda 12/10/2020 11:37am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. The presiding officers of the General Assembly are looking ahead to the upcoming session ��� now just five weeks away ��� with a mixture of Surprise! Washington ends Pittsburgh's perfect season 23-17 12/07/2020 10:07pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) ��� The Pittsburgh Steelers spent three months shaking off whatever 2020 threw at them. Schedule changes. Injuries to a handful of impact players. The ever-present threat of COVID-19. Through the chaos, they kept winning. Sometimes pretty. Sometimes ugly. Sometimes a little of bot