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Hello, McFly? 'Back to the Future: The Musical' brings 1.21 gigawatts of entertainment to Kennedy Center 07/22/2024 04:19am • The 1985 blockbuster movie remains one of the most beloved sci-fi family comedies of all time. Now, the Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical version arrives in D.C. as "Back to the Future: The Musical" hits the Kennedy Center from July 23 to Aug. 11. "I love it and I think everybody loves How the global technology outage affected the DC region’s hospitals, transit services 07/20/2024 03:10pm • Listen live to WTOP for the latest traffic updates on the 8s. D.C.-area institutions — including hospitals, courts and transit services — modified operations Friday due to a global technology outage. The three major D.C. area airports saw delays and cancellations Friday morning, with some No charges for DC police officer who shot man experiencing mental health crisis, prosecutors say 07/19/2024 10:38am • A D.C. police officer who shot and killed a man that escaped from an ambulance during a mental health crisis in late January won't be charged in his death. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. said they reviewed physical evidence, video from surveillance and body-worn cameras, amb As Virginia works toward statewide school cellphone policy, some are skeptical it’ll actually work 07/19/2024 05:15am • In Oveta Scott’s classroom at Unity Braxton Middle School in Manassas, Virginia, there’s a strict no-cellphone policy in place. If something’s wrong or there’s an emergency, Scott allows her students to send a message or make a call directly in front of her, before putting the device Scholarship at HBCUs, including Howard University, hopes to diversify health care industry 07/18/2024 02:40pm • Diversity in the medical field could lead to better health outcomes for everyone. But, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges, only 5.7% of U.S. doctors are Black and minority representation in medical schools has declined over the past year. For Jermaine Blakley, a third-y Economic growth without leaving anyone behind 07/18/2024 02:18pm • The Greater Washington Partnership – a first of a kind alliance of the region's leading employers from Baltimore to Richmond – features more than 35 diverse organizations, representing nearly 3,000 workers from across 1,200 different work sites throughout the region. “Our unique value and d Summer COVID cases rise in DC area, local health expert pushes for vaccinations as Biden tests positive 07/18/2024 11:25am • President Joe Biden has contracted COVID-19 and will be recovering at his home in Delaware with reportedly mild symptoms. He is one of many from the D.C. area experiencing the surge in coronavirus cases. Trying to have a little summer fun in record-breaking heat has forced more people to move the What DC's police chief believes has led to a '33% reduction in violent crime' 07/18/2024 04:43am • Marking her first year as the District's police chief, Pamela Smith is touting data that show drops in crime, including declines in the number of homicides, carjackings and robberies. Smith, who took the helm of the Metropolitan Police Department after 25 years with U.S. Park Police in 2023, said Montgomery Co. passes bill to enforce tenant safety regulations after deadly Silver Spring apartment fire 07/17/2024 08:40pm • Landlords in Montgomery County, Maryland, will be required to provide more safety information to tenants under legislation passed by the Montgomery County Council on Tuesday. The measure was prompted by the fire at the Arrive Silver Spring apartment complex that took the life of 25-year-old Melan DC LGBTQ nonprofit founder Ruby Corado pleads guilty to wire fraud 07/17/2024 02:24pm • The founder of a D.C. nonprofit that provided services to the LGBTQ community has pleaded guilty to funneling at least $150,000 in COVID-19 relief funds into her personal bank account in El Salvador. As part of a plea agreement, Ruby Corado, 53, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Wednesday Heat driving people indoors, transmissible variants causing people to get sick this summer, virologist says 07/17/2024 04:31am • The extreme heat that's been making its way across the D.C. region in the last few weeks is causing many people to remain indoors, which one virus expert said is a factor facilitating the spread of respiratory viruses like COVID-19. Andrew Pekosz, a virologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Schoo DC woman accused of stealing, crashing car with ill woman inside found incompetent to stand trial 07/16/2024 08:11pm • The woman accused of stealing an SUV outside a D.C. hospital with an ill patient in the passenger seat was found incompetent to stand trial Tuesday. Kayla Kenisha Brown, 22, of Southeast, is accused of crashing the stolen car into a downtown D.C. building in early June. The passenger, 55-year-old Ex-classmate of Trump rally shooter describes him as 'normal boy' 07/14/2024 03:09pm • ▶ Watch Video: Details emerge as investigation into Trump shooter continues Washington — The gunman who fired shots at former President Donald Trump at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, was rejected from his high school's rifle team, according to a former classmate. The Single case of measles confirmed in DC area 07/13/2024 01:04pm • A person with a confirmed case of measles who visited an Arlington, Virginia, grocery store on July 1 is the same person who visited two spots in the District on July 2. The person, whose identity has not been released, may have exposed people to measles after visiting a Harris Teeter at 624B N G Musical chairs could be in Prince George's County's immediate electoral future 07/13/2024 11:00am • This fall’s elections in Prince George’s County could be the start a game of political musical chairs that sparks two more special elections next year — and a shake-up in county leadership. Voters are already set to go to the polls Aug. 6 to fill a vacant at-large county council seat, and l