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Police: 3-year-old found dead in Montgomery Co. pool 07/06/2024 11:13pm • A three-year-old boy was found dead in a Rockville, Maryland, pool late Friday, according to Montgomery County police. The county's Emergency Communications Center got a call about a missing boy around 11:45 p.m., according to a news release from police. Rockville City Police responded to Elmcrof Triple-digit heat index to continue in DC area through Fourth of July weekend 07/06/2024 08:31pm • You might want to find a pool or some air-conditioning to enjoy this weekend as the heat index in the D.C. area is expected to be in the 100s again. Here’s what you need to know. Saturday, though not quite as hot as Friday, was still sweltering, with "daytime temperatures anywhere from the mid Fourth of July weekend brings the heat, humidity to the DC area 07/05/2024 05:00pm • All the rain and wind that visited D.C., Maryland and Virginia this Fourth of July has gone away. In comes the long weekend that's sounding a lot like a firework's favorite song: 'Pop it Like it's Hot.' Here's what you need to know. The National Weather Service says the D.C. area will see highs w EXCLUSIVE: Head of Maryland's Motor Vehicle Administration explains what drivers need to know about big hike in car registration fees 07/05/2024 03:29pm • Marylanders looking to register a vehicle or renew their registrations may be facing sticker shock of a whole different sort: Fees in the state have gone up, starting July 1. Maryland MVA Administrator Chrissy Nizer. (Courtesy Maryland MVA) Maryland lawmakers approved the fee hike a few month Cracking down on illegal, out-of-control parties in Montgomery County 07/05/2024 09:21am • Houses in our area are being rented out for rowdy, illegal parties. Now officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are taking action. “Some of these houses have been repeat offenders. They know they’re violating, and those are the houses that obviously we’re focused a lot on moving forward,� WTOP goes out on the water with DC police's harbor patrol 07/04/2024 08:21pm • D.C. police’s Harbor Patrol Unit calls July Fourth its Super Bowl on the water. The holiday comes during the specialized team's busy season. “Spring and summer is by far our busiest,” said Lt. Andrew Horos, with the harbor patrol. Ahead of fireworks on Independence Day, Horos said the te 3 injured, illegal fireworks spread across roadway after Montgomery Co. car crash 07/04/2024 11:31am • A fiery early morning crash Wednesday on Interstate 270 in Montgomery County, Maryland, left at least three people injured and scattered illegal fireworks across the roadway, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. Montgomery County officials said the crash happened around 4 a.m. on I-270 Going where they get a bang for their bucks: Marylanders cross border for holiday fireworks 07/04/2024 11:06am • It’s the evening before the Fourth of July, and the parking lot of the Phantom Fireworks store is crawling with SUVs and pick-up trucks trolling for a parking spot. Based on the number of Maryland flag and Chesapeake Bay license plates coming in and out of the parking lot, it might appear this 'This is literally life or death': DC council member expresses frustration with 911 call center problems 07/03/2024 09:59am • Frustrated D.C. residents continue voicing concerns and fears over the District's 911 call center, saying their calls are still being dropped or never answered. One D.C. council member says she wants answers. Ward 1 Council member Brianne Nadeau said she’s seen an uptick in complaints from her Former Va. Senate GOP leader clashes with election official over assault case 06/30/2024 11:58am • A few weeks ago, former Virginia Senate GOP leader Tommy Norment contacted a pair of Charles City County election officials with an unusual request. As an attorney, Norment is representing a Republican member of the Charles City Electoral Board, Maria Anne Kinney, whose feud with other election o Biden administration asks for emergency funds for Key Bridge replacement 06/30/2024 11:26am • The White House on Friday reiterated its support for full federal funding to replace the Francis Scott Key Bridge in a request to Congress for $4 billion in emergency disaster relief funding. The letter from Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young to House Speaker Mike Johnson sa Fourth of July 2024: What’s open and what’s closed in the DC area 06/30/2024 05:00am • Independence Day will bring an array of closures and modified schedules to D.C., Maryland and Virginia. To help you navigate this Fourth of July holiday and skip the guesswork, WTOP has a look at what's open and what's closed for the upcoming federal holiday. Public transit Metrorail will be open 'I kept it very secret': One trans woman's journey transitioning in the military after 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal 06/29/2024 12:36pm • Hearing the words 'covert operation' may make you think of the military. In Karen Holmes' case, it was her experience transitioning and hiding the fact that she was transgender after she joined the Maryland Defense Force in 2011. Holmes, who grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, started serving her DC corrections officer sentenced to more than 3 years behind bars for assaulting inmate 06/29/2024 04:22am • A former D.C. corrections officer was sentenced to more than three years behind bars Friday for assaulting a handcuffed inmate by ramming the inmate's head into a metal door frame in 2019. Marcus Bias, 28, was handed down a sentence of 42 months in prison followed by 24 months of supervised relea Prince George’s Co. prompts lawsuit over impending 'temporary reallocation' of firefighters 06/28/2024 05:39pm • A fire broke out at a home near FedEx Field on Friday, minutes before Prince George’s County Fire officials were supposed to gather in Capitol Heights to give an update on a staffing plan that calls for the relocation of some firefighters — a move that has some municipalities going to court.