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Howard U. ramps up security after random mob attack on students 08/16/2023 12:07am • Security is being ratcheted up on the D.C. campus of Howard University, after several students were randomly and viciously attacked this weekend by a group of teenagers, known to police for their troublemaking. Videos posted on social media this weekend showed the melee, in which Howard students DC area looks forward to multi-day 'dry stretch' after severe weather, flash flood warnings canceled 08/15/2023 06:15pm • Listen live to the latest weather and traffic forecast on the 8s.  Less than a day after torrential downpours and flash flooding swept through the D.C. area, the region has already seen drenching storms, gusty winds and brief warnings about flash flooding. Here's what you need to know. Wh Georgetown restaurant owners plead guilty to $1.35 million in tax evasion, theft of COVID relief funds 08/15/2023 11:34am • Owners of the Georgetown restaurant Ristorante Piccolo have pleaded guilty to tax evasion and spending thousands of COVID-19 relief funds on personal investments. Gholam “Tony” Kowkabi, 63, and his wife, 64-year-old Karen Kowkabi of Vienna, Virginia, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Mond 'There are reasons to be optimistic' about new COVID boosters, expert says 08/14/2023 02:50pm • As cases of COVID-19 tick up once again, vaccine companies are in the middle of producing updated booster shots that may be available to the public soon. For the week ending July 29, COVID-19 hospital admissions were at 9,056. That's an increase of about 12% from the previous week. It's a far Flying taxi company Supernal opens sleek new DC headquarters 08/14/2023 12:20pm • Washington, D.C.-based Supernal, which is developing electric vertical takeoff and landing “flying taxis,” has moved from a temporary headquarters to a new location to help it facilitate the regulatory process. Supernal said it is, potentially, just a few years away from commercially launchin 4 in 10 Gen Z remote workers have taken a 'hush trip' 08/14/2023 10:30am • A 'hush trip' has emerged as one of the employee abuses made possible by remote and hybrid work, and in a ResumeBuilder survey of Gen Z workers under age 27, a surprisingly large share admit to having done it. A hush trip is working from a vacation destination without telling their manager they a Federal student loan pause ends next month, some borrowers expect budgets to take a major hit 08/14/2023 09:40am • Interest on those federal student loans picks back up next month and payments will be due in October, marking the end of a more than three-year pause on payments. The unprecedented suspension provided relief for millions of borrowers faced with the financial fallout of the pandemic. Now, the tran Car Review: 2024 VW Atlas is a 3-row SUV with newfound style 08/14/2023 05:14am • By special WTOP contributor Brian Armstead In May, 2017, the first Volkswagen Atlas was sold in the U.S. as a 2018 model. Today, Atlas (including the five-seater Cross Sport that debuted in 2020) is the bestselling, most profitable nameplate in the VW lineup. Over 494,000 have been sold. For the 202 DC man pleads guilty to assault after stabbing female roommate 08/12/2023 03:14pm • A D.C. man has pleaded guilty to one count of assault with intent to kill, after police say he stabbed his female roommate in 2021. José Avelino Felipe, 45, made his plea in D.C.'s Superior Court on Friday. According to prosecutors, Felipe and his wife were living in the same apartment as the How DC-area residents can help the people of Maui devastated by wildfires 08/12/2023 08:44am • Devastating wildfires swept through Maui earlier this week, killing at least 80 people. As the damage is assessed and the island is looking to recover, how can you help? In the D.C. region and nationally, dozens of organizations are looking to provide relief to the small Hawaiian island. Offic 40 cats rescued in Loudoun Co. pet hoarding investigation, shelter asks for donations 08/11/2023 10:52pm • After a pet hoarding investigation, 40 cats were removed from a house with unsafe living conditions by Loudoun County Animal Services earlier this month. The Virginia shelter was already overwhelmed with surrendered cats and has set up additional emergency housing to accommodate the rescued cats. How to prepare for the 'active' Atlantic hurricane season 08/11/2023 05:15pm • NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has increased the prediction for the current Atlantic hurricane season from near-normal to above-normal activity. Ed McDonough, the public information officer with the Maryland Department of Emergency Management, said no matter what the expected level of activit Parental access and college records: What parents need to know 08/11/2023 06:41am • Parents who’ve been involved in monitoring their children’s academic progress from kindergarten through high school may be surprised to know that they may not get the same access to their child’s grades and school-related information once their child turns 18. The Federal Educational Rights Water back on at large Alexandria apartment building; residents advised to boil water 08/10/2023 07:09pm • The water is back on for residents of an Alexandria, Virginia, community who went nearly three days without after a private water line in the area was damaged. The water outage was in the 5300 block of Duke Street at the London Park Towers apartment complex, which is home to hundreds of residents DC vets discuss the purrfect way to keep cats happy at home while on vacation 08/10/2023 08:30am • August means vacation time for many in the D.C. region. But going out of town can be easier said than done when you have a four-legged friend at home — even if that friend isn't a dog. “Cats are creatures of habit. We have all heard that saying, and it is so true," said Dr. Laura Mosoriak