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What the new EU ambassador told WTOP's JJ Green on a recent hike in Rock Creek Park 05/29/2024 06:59pm • Walking through scenic Rock Creek Park in D.C. on an early, cool morning in late May, Jovita Neliupšienė paused along a trail and proudly pointed to her T-shirt. It had a blue background with red and white writing. It read, “Whatever victory takes.” It refers to Ukraine’s desperate fi DC Council chair unveils budget proposal with property tax increase for certain residents 05/29/2024 05:54am • D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson has made his revisions to Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposed budget, and there are marked differences in how he wants to handle tax increases and the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, which Bowser controversially proposed slashing. Mendelson's proposal would Tornado strikes Culpeper County, injuring 4 in Virginia 05/28/2024 09:50am • A tornado with peak winds estimated at 95 mph struck part of Culpeper County, Virginia, leaving four people injured Sunday night, a county official told WTOP. The rotating severe thunderstorm developed into an EF-1 tornado, traveling 4.8 miles and was 100 yards wide, according to the National Wea Nationals Notebook: 2 potential goodbyes? 05/27/2024 01:10pm • The Washington Nationals broke out the brooms Sunday and even though Patrick Corbin (1-5, 6.12) delivered another less-than-ideal start (two homers and three earned runs allowed over six innings) the bats broke out for a rally in the seventh (I'm crediting A-Ha's "Take On Me" playing during the stre WTOP Book Report: In 'My Name Was Eden' one twin vanished in the womb, while the other remained … until now 05/26/2024 10:00pm • This story was written as part of the WTOP Book Report series written by Terik King. Read more of that coverage. In her riveting debut novel, My Name Was Eden (HarperCollins), UK-based author Eleanor Barker-White channels the profundity of life into art by telling the tale of a mother named Va. Attorney General Miyares challenging heavy truck emissions rule and other federal proposals 05/25/2024 11:48pm • Joining 23 conservative-led states’ efforts, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has signed on to legal challenges to new federal rules designed to advance emission reductions and address what scientists say is causing extreme weather events. Miyares has challenged several rules, including What you need to know about road closures in DC this Memorial Day weekend 05/25/2024 01:00am • Listen live to WTOP for the latest traffic updates on the 8s. D.C. and its host of National Park facilities are gearing up for Memorial Day with a series of events, and with them come road closures. A series of traffic restrictions will be in place Sunday and Monday, as many drivers no doubt w How DC-area travelers are beating traffic during Memorial Day weekend 05/24/2024 03:28pm • Some drivers in the D.C. area are choosing Friday as their time to get away for Memorial Day weekend, which is historically one of the busiest travel times of the year, but has morphed into a multiday getaway that hasn't caused widespread traffic congestion in the D.C. region. One traveler, A Va. teacher pay gets a boost in budget, but it’s still projected to fall short of national average 05/23/2024 11:18am • Legislation that would have aligned Virginia teachers’ pay with the national average or higher by the 2027-28 school year won bipartisan support but was blocked from the state budget by Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s veto last week. The two-year budget, signed last week, includes $540 million to hel 'If they see you melt down, they're likely to melt down': Why you need to stay calm when kids get hurt 05/22/2024 01:17pm • Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer. And, with summer comes the inevitable seasonal injuries. An experienced nurse, Valerie Quick, who heads the trauma program at UVA Health Trauma Center said there are some things you can do to avoid summer hazards and minimize the risk that a trip Look up! Blue Angels take to the skies for Naval Academy commissioning week 05/22/2024 12:10pm • A sky show unlike any other comes to Annapolis, Maryland as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels honor the 2024 Naval Academy graduating class. The F/A-18 Super Hornets zip over the Severn River in tight, diamond formation before displaying the rest of their dazzling moves. But don't blink, or you might mis 'Not acceptable': DC attorney general seeks overhaul of agency tasked with rehabilitating youth offenders 05/21/2024 08:18pm • The vast majority of young people committed to D.C.'s Department of Youth Rehabilitative Services end up getting arrested again, according to a 2022 study of the juvenile justice system in the District. Attorney General Brian Schwalb rolled out legislation Tuesday aiming to change that. It's c Maryland vehicle registration costs set to go up July 1 05/21/2024 02:48pm • Maryland motorists will have to dig a little deeper after July 1 when they renew their vehicle registrations. The cost of registering a passenger vehicle will increase 60-75% under new rates that take effect on July 1. The new fees, passed as part of a budget compromise between the House and Sena 'Don't come here': NATO sends message to Russia with 'Spring Storm' training exercise 05/20/2024 03:49pm • Large tanks and armored vehicles rolled across dirt roads. Heavily armed soldiers cloaked in camouflage, crept slowly through open fields and around the perimeter of houses and other community buildings. Thousands of troops from 15 NATO countries have infiltrated the sleepy, rural outpost and set up Why are second home and vacation home sales declining? 05/20/2024 12:28pm • A perfect storm of hurdles has taken the wind out of the second-home market boom seen during the first two years of the pandemic. Real estate firm Redfin reported that mortgages taken out for second home and vacation home loans last year were down 40% from 2022, and down 65% from the height of th