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Maryland Transportation Secretary pledges to rebuild 'bridge that meets current standards' 04/04/2024 08:37pm • Thursday’s meeting of the Maryland Transportation Authority opened with a recognition of the six construction workers who were killed on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it collapsed last week. Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld told the board members present, “Tuesday, March 2 Flooding, hail, damaging winds blast Southern Md. as cold front sweeps through DC region 04/03/2024 05:55pm • Heavy rain flooded parts of the D.C. area with thunderstorms bringing hail and damaging winds along with a cold front's arrival Wednesday afternoon. Here's what you need to know. Listen to WTOP online and on the radio at 103.5 FM or 107.7 FM. Current traffic conditions Weather forec DC chefs and restaurants well-represented among 2024 James Beard finalists 04/03/2024 11:38am • Regarded as the "Oscars" of the food world, the prestigious James Beard awards are so close for some D.C. chefs and restaurants, that they can almost taste them. The James Beard Foundation announced finalists for its 2024 National James Beard Awards at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in D.C. Wednesday How police tracked down a suspected carjacker charged with fatally shooting 2 women in Manassas 04/03/2024 11:09am • New details emerged Wednesday about what led Prince William County police to charge a 36-year-old man with two counts of murder, after two women were found shot to death in a Manassas, Virginia apartment. It started early Tuesday morning at approximately 12:45 a.m., when a man reported an armed c Only on WTOP: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says state is still mourning 1 week after Baltimore bridge collapse 04/02/2024 05:00pm • Tuesday marks one week since tragedy forever changed the landscape in Baltimore and Maryland. In the overnight hours last Tuesday, a huge container ship hit the Key Bridge causing most of it to fall like a deck of cards into the Patapsco River. Six construction workers were killed in the colla Get ready! T-Minus 7 days to the total solar eclipse 04/01/2024 09:54am • The April 8 solar eclipse will be visible in the entire contiguous United States, weather permitting. People along the path of totality, stretching from Texas to Maine, will have the chance to see a total solar eclipse; outside this path, a partial solar eclipse will be visible. (Courtesy NASA) Car Review: Range Rover Sport remade in 2023 now adds a powerful plug-in hybrid, big V-8 in 2024 04/01/2024 07:13am • The redesigned Range Rover Sport has big style, sharing some looks with the pricier Range Rover. (Mike Parris/WTOP) The Range Rover Sport is the more playful version of the stately Range Rover luxury SUV. With slightly less off-road aspiration and more on-road driving dynamics, the Range Rover Sport Easter eggs roll onto White House lawn — and road closures roll out in downtown DC 04/01/2024 12:06am • Spring and Easter brings the White House Easter Egg roll to D.C. and the traffic closures that come along with it. About 40,000 people are expected to participate in Monday’s “EGG-ucation”-themed White House Easter Egg Roll. That's about 10,000 more than last year. First Lady Jill B Sen. Van Hollen breaks down how the government will pay for rebuilding the Key Bridge 03/31/2024 09:07pm • The collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore crippled activity at one of the nation's busiest ports — and now the recovery process is only just beginning. The tragedy also took the lives of six construction workers who were working on the bridge when it was struck by a container sh Pete Buttigieg says 'we don't fully know' conditions for Baltimore bridge repair 03/31/2024 09:55am • ▶ Watch Video: Pete Buttigieg says "we don't fully know" conditions for Baltimore bridge repair Washington — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said that as officials eye rebuilding efforts, it's not fully known the condition of what remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Ba Biden to visit Baltimore next week as response to bridge collapse continues 03/30/2024 07:00am • ▶ Watch Video: Biden says feds should pay for Baltimore bridge collapse rebuild President Biden said Friday he plans to visit Baltimore next week following the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Mr. Biden confirmed the trip to reporters after arriving at Joint Base Andrews Police ID suspects who they say tried to rob Prince George’s Co. GameStop before detectives intervened 03/29/2024 07:01pm • Prince George's County police have identified the three men accused of trying to rob a GameStop on Thursday, before police intervened and shot one of the suspects. Kanard Bishop, 26, Edward Leroy Brown, 24, and Kahlill Boyd, 18, all of D.C., face armed robbery and other charges, police said in a Port of Baltimore bills moving through Md. legislature as session clock winds down 03/29/2024 05:55pm • House and Senate leaders Friday introduced bills that authorize the governor to ease the financial impact to workers at the Port of Baltimore and related businesses following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. House Bill 1526 and the companion SB 1188 authorize Gov. Wes Moore (D) to us Persistent rumor of Putin’s death elicits nonchalant international response 03/28/2024 07:48pm • For months, rumors have swirled about Russian President Vladimir Putin. At the heart of all the gossip is a key question. Is he still alive? (Screenshot courtesy Telegram) A claim by a mysterious Russian Telegram channel called General SVR, run by a prominent Russian political analyst, 'Stand in solidarity': Md. nonprofit raises nearly 100K for families of workers killed after bridge collapse 03/28/2024 03:37pm • Nearly $100,000 has been raised by a Maryland Latino grassroots organization for the families of the construction workers that died in the Patapsco River when the Francis Scott Key Bridge was hit by a cargo ship and collapsed on Tuesday.  Eight people fell into the water after the collision. Two