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DC Council primary results: Felder wins crowded Ward 7 race, incumbents easily win Democratic nomination 06/06/2024 07:00pm • Visit WTOP’s Election 2024 page for comprehensive coverage. Stay with WTOP for the latest D.C. primary election updates. Wendell Felder emerged with the Democratic nomination for Ward 7's D.C. Council seat in a crowded primary with 10 candidates, while incumbents in Ward 4 and 8 and one at Gov. Glenn Youngkin on ditching Calif. emissions standards: 'Virginians should be able to decide what car they buy' 06/06/2024 11:17am • In a potential blow to the push to get more people to buy electric cars, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says the Commonwealth's strict auto emission standards — based on California legislation — will be lifted by the end of the year. The governor says Virginians deserve to choose which vehicles 'We can't turn our back on rising sea levels': New Md. sensors measure flooding in real time 06/06/2024 09:29am • Hanging on a pilon along Ego Alley in Annapolis, Maryland, is what looks like a piece of PVC pipe with a small solar panel attached to it. There are more of them hanging around the city, and soon they'll be up and down Anne Arundel County, as well as in Charles County, Baltimore City and throughout Review: Netflix's 'Sweet Tooth' gets touching send off in Season 3 after helping us cope with real pandemic 06/06/2024 04:26am • In June of 2021 — two months before the Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine — Netflix dropped the popular fantasy drama series "Sweet Tooth" about a mysterious global virus called The Sick. The second season arrived in April of 2023 — just a month before the Canines on Capitol Hill push legislation to help working dogs 06/05/2024 04:34am • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. A four-legged military veteran and other tail-wagging everyday heroes came to Capitol Hill this week to highlight the important role that dogs play in the armed services Police ID woman killed after stolen SUV crashes into DC building; suspect charged with murder, kidnapping, carjacking 06/04/2024 05:01pm • A woman is facing charges after police say she carjacked an SUV with a passenger inside from in front of a D.C. hospital and then crashed into a building Monday afternoon. The 55-year-old passenger, Leslie Marie Gaines, of Northeast D.C., died following the incident, police said. The suspect, Polls open in DC as voters decide council, congressional and presidential primary contests 06/04/2024 11:17am • Visit WTOP’s Election 2024 page for comprehensive coverage. Stay with WTOP for the latest D.C. primary election updates. D.C. voters are casting ballots in several primary contests Tuesday, with issues such as crime and affordability top of mind. There are contested races for four D.C. C Youngkin calls for repeal of new limits on Va. college tuition program for military families 06/04/2024 10:46am • After attempting to rein in the skyrocketing costs of a state program that covers college expenses for some military families, Virginia leaders are discussing whether the move is proving so politically unpopular that they should return to Richmond to undo it. Advocates for military families have Police: Gaithersburg shooting leaves 1 dead 06/02/2024 10:26pm • A shooting in Gaithersburg, Maryland, during the early hours of Sunday morning has left a man dead, according to police. Montgomery County police told WTOP that officers and emergency workers responded to the 18700 block of North Frederick Avenue around 5:11 a.m. Sunday morning after receiving re Meet the candidates: DC's primary election headlined by several contested council races 06/01/2024 09:29am • D.C. is guaranteed at least one new council member when the dust settles from this election cycle, and there are several other contested council races. In Ward 7, longtime council member and former Mayor Vince Gray is stepping down, and a crowded field has emerged to fill his seat. In Wards 4 National Asian Heritage Festival to shut down some DC streets Saturday 06/01/2024 06:13am • To round out Asian American and Pacific Islander Month, D.C. will be hosting a massive festival celebrating everything the culture has to offer. The annual National Asian Heritage Festival in D.C. has been celebrating the diversity of Asian heritage and culture since 2006. This year, the event wi 1 man killed after police shooting in Silver Spring, was allegedly assaulting mother 05/31/2024 10:14am • An hourslong barricade in Silver Spring, Maryland, ended with a man killed by Montgomery County police officers early Thursday morning. The situation began at around 11:40 p.m. Wednesday evening after police received a call by a family member about a person in distress inside an apartment located Summer shutdown of Metro Red Line stations begins, here's how to get around construction work 05/31/2024 07:55am • Metro says free shuttle buses traveling in special bus-only lanes through parts of Montgomery County, Maryland, will help riders affected by the shutdown of five Red Line stations starting Saturday. The Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen and Silver Spring stations will be closed from Saturday through US men's soccer goalkeeper Matt Turner is ready to face Colombia in DC 05/31/2024 06:05am • The U.S. men's national soccer team touched down in the D.C. region earlier this week to begin preparing for a summer filled with important matches building up to the 2026 World Cup. And Matt Turner is ready to compete against some of the world's best for the Stars and Stripes. The 30-year-old go Former top official in Prince George's Co., Alexandria picked to lead Montgomery Co. fire department 05/29/2024 08:44pm • A former top fire department official in both Prince George's County in Maryland and the City of Alexandria in Virginia is the pick to be the next fire chief in Montgomery County, Maryland. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has nominated Corey Smedley to lead the Montgomery County Fire and