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Suspected impaired driver strikes Maryland State Trooper patrol vehicle in work zone 06/19/2024 11:36am • Maryland State Police said a trooper was struck while inside his patrol vehicle by a driver suspected to be under the influence. It happened Wednesday just after 1 a.m. The trooper was inside his marked car with the emergency lights on in lane 1 of a work zone on the Outer Loop of Interstate 495 Va. voters decide key congressional primary races that could tip balance of power 06/18/2024 11:20pm • Visit WTOP’s Election 2024 page for our comprehensive coverage.  Eugene Vindman came out on top in the closely watched Democratic primary in Virginia's 7th Congressional District on Tuesday night in the race for a seat that opened up after Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger announced she'd b Citing heat emergency, DC opens some pools and rec centers on Juneteenth 06/18/2024 10:35pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. D.C.'s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency is the point team that works with the National Weather Service as the city tries to plan ahead and learn what future weather patterns can bring. Early last week, the city age Juneteenth: What's open, what's closed in the DC area 06/18/2024 12:20pm • On June 19, 1865, a Union general informed enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, that the Civil War had ended — two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which outlawed slavery. June 19 — or Juneteenth — was recognized by Congress as the 12th Heatstroke can be 'sneaky.' Here is the 'major red flag' you need to pay attention to 06/17/2024 09:00pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. Hot weather is forecast this week with the heat index possibly breaking 100 degrees on some days. What's certain is that extreme heat can be dangerous to your health. "The first and foremost important thing to remember is that he Heat wave begins Monday, bringing hotter weather and higher temperatures to DC area 06/17/2024 09:36am • After an ideal summer weekend for wandering outdoors, forecasts for the D.C. region this week see temperatures climbing upward, with heat indexes possibly breaking 100 degrees. Stay inside — and stay cool. Here's what you need to know. Starting Monday, an extended run of 90-degree days begin Hot days ahead for DC area: Heat emergency plan in effect this week 06/16/2024 05:52pm • D.C., Maryland and Virginia are starting a streak of 90-degree days this week as Juneteenth and the Summer Equinox — the longest day of the year and the beginning of astrological summer — creep ever closer. Here's what you need to know. After a calm, breezy and fairly sunny Father's Day weeke Md. Gov. Moore: Programs for Key Bridge recovery will sunset in June 06/16/2024 03:14pm • Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Friday that certain economic relief programs responding to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse will sunset, beginning in late June. In a news release, the governor's office said the programs, which began in April, have provided $37.4 million in assistance to th With hot weather coming, DC gives residents more access to spray parks 06/15/2024 06:28am • The D.C. region is bracing for some extremely hot weather next week, with temperatures above 95 degrees expected multiple days in a row. Clint Osborn, acting director of the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, is reminding residents about places they may want to go to cool off 5 children hospitalized, 14 others diagnosed with E. coli after visit to Lake Anna 06/14/2024 11:55pm • Virginia Department of Health officials said several people contracted a bacterial infection while visiting Lake Anna on and after Memorial Day weekend. And while tests show the concentration of E. coli were below a "public health level of concern," no single cause of the outbreak has been identifie No wrecking ball yet — but Arlington Co. begins boarding up vacant Key Bridge Marriott 06/14/2024 04:40pm • Several weeks after Arlington County declared the former Key Bridge Marriot "a public nuisance" due to its unsafe and unsanitary conditions, county public safety personnel began to board up and seal the multi-story building on Friday. Aaron Miller, deputy county manager for public safety, sai Humid conditions could turn into stormy weather Friday 06/14/2024 01:09pm • Friday's humid conditions could give way to strong storms in the evening throughout the D.C. region, bringing gusty winds, heavy rain and lightning. Here's what you need to know. 7News First Alert meteorologist Jordan Evans said after a mostly sunny day — with temperatures ranging between the u Could Friday be the hottest day of the year in the DC region so far? 06/14/2024 05:15am • This Friday has the potential to be the hottest day of the year so far in the D.C. area with temperatures forecast in the 90s and the heat index even higher. On Thursday night, the D.C. government announced it's preparing for "the first possible Heat Emergency activation of the 2024 season" on Fr How National Park Service's deer management program is helping DC-area food banks 06/14/2024 05:00am • Editor's note: An earlier version of this story contained an inaccurate reference to the hunting season in D.C. The headline has been updated.  The D.C. area has a thriving deer population and, in some areas, an overabundance of deer. Each year, the National Park Service takes steps to reduce th Father of girl hospitalized with E. coli after swim in Lake Anna: 'It's just been a whole nightmare for us' 06/13/2024 08:45pm • The father of a teenager from Warrenton, Virginia, said his daughter has been hospitalized and was diagnosed with E. coli after a Memorial Day swim at Lake Anna in Spotsylvania County. John Inglett said his daughter Ava was one of several cases of the illness linked to the lake. The Virginia Depa