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Human composting is rising in popularity as an earth-friendly life after death 12/29/2024 04:00am • (CNN) — The first time Laura Muckenhoupt felt a glimmer of hope after the death of her 22-year-old son Miles was the drive home from the Washington state facility that had turned his body into hundreds of pounds of soil. There was an empty seat in the family pickup truck where Miles should have Montgomery Co. officer hopes to create legacy for his late K-9 partner 12/27/2024 08:38am • A Montgomery County, Maryland, police officer is going into the new year without his K-9 partner by his side. Just before Christmas, Montgomery County Police Cpl. Phil Brower lost K-9 Monte, a German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois cross that had been his partner in patrol work since 2018. Browe The US stories everyone was talking about in 2024 12/26/2024 09:24am • Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- This year was full of first-of-its-kind stories that got Americans talking.While this year saw Donald Trump's historic conviction and election to a non-consecutive second term, here's a look back at some of the most t A look back: Top DC-area sports stories of 2024 12/25/2024 04:28am • Just like we've done the last few years, the WTOP sports team has assembled Avengers-style to bring you the top sports stories of 2024. The Washington Spirit was on the precipice of another NWSL championship just last month. The Commanders are one of the most pleasant surprises in all of sports. Md. officials optimistic rise in health insurance coverage will continue in open enrollment 12/24/2024 06:15pm • Enrollment in the state’s health insurance marketplace has already risen during the current open enrollment period, and state officials are optimistic those numbers will increase before enrollment closes this month. Or next. Open enrollment ends Dec. 31 for anyone who wants coverage to start on Wintry mix wraps up in DC area after icy morning on Christmas Eve 12/24/2024 01:04pm • Wintry weather has largely diminished Tuesday afternoon after Christmas Eve kicked off with freezing rain, sleet and even some snow flurries in parts of the D.C. region. Here's what you need to know. Sunshine has begun to break up clouds and dry out area roadways after wet weather made for icy, s WTOP Book Report: Must-read books of 2024 12/24/2024 05:27am • This story was written as part of the WTOP Book Report series authored by Terik King. Read more of that coverage here.  Whether you crave riveting fiction, thought-provoking nonfiction, or something in between, the WTOP Book Report’s top books of 2024 are a testament to the power of the writt ‘Not something that anybody expected or wanted’: DC row house collapse kills trapped worker, officials say 12/23/2024 04:00pm • D.C. officials say a construction worker that was trapped under a two-story row home that collapsed in Northwest on Monday has died. Just after 9:30 a.m., emergency crews were dispatched for a rescue operation to a two-story row home undergoing renovations in the 1100 block of V Street NW, accord Unforeseen cost of full-time remote working? Losing social skills 12/23/2024 10:40am • The vast majority of fully remote workers seem content with their arrangement, both professionally, and personally, although a recent survey of remote workers found an emerging concern among some. Resume Builder surveyed 1,000 fully remote workers and a quarter of them report declining social ski 2024 Year in Review: A look at some of the biggest stories of the year from the DC area 12/23/2024 06:16am • Starting the year off with a miles-wide earthquake, to the collapse of a decades-old bridge in Baltimore and rounding out the year with a decisive election season — plenty has transpired in the D.C. area this year. Take a look back at some of the biggest, most important and impactful local Report of kidnapping ends with man dead — and an investigation by the Maryland AG 12/22/2024 04:47pm • An emergency call Friday regarding a possible kidnapping ended with a suspect dead. And now the Maryland Attorney General's office is investigating. Charles County deputies in Maryland responded to a 911 call from a man saying he had been kidnapped and sexually assaulted. When authorities got Montgomery Co. police officer injured after crash causes vehicle fire 12/20/2024 09:42pm • A police officer in Gaithersburg, Maryland, was hospitalized Friday night after a vehicle collided with his cruiser, causing it to catch fire. The Montgomery County Police Department told WTOP that around 4:30 p.m., the officer was en route to a report of shots fired. As he was driving on Snouffe Arlington Co. police warn about 'brushing scams' this holiday season 12/19/2024 08:15pm • It may look like a surprise holiday gift on our porch, but law enforcement in Northern Virginia is warning it could be a scam. The "brushing scam" begins when a person receives an unexpected package in the mail disguised as a gift, said Ashley Savage, a spokesperson for the Arlington County Polic Montgomery Co. schools $3.6B budget proposal would add special education jobs, cut central office roles 12/19/2024 06:31pm • Thomas Taylor unveiled his first budget proposal as Montgomery County's superintendent Wednesday, detailing a $3.61 billion package that would add hundreds of special education jobs while cutting dozens of central office roles. The proposal calls for almost $300 million more than the Maryland sch Sick kids at MedStar Georgetown get their Christmas wish: to go home 12/18/2024 05:44am • Having to take your child to the emergency room is always a scary and nerve-wracking experience. Two local families went through just that when their kids got sick and had to be hospitalized recently. But this week, they received some positive news. They get to go home — just in time for th