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'We don't want somebody's livelihood being taken': Robberies against day laborers on the rise in DC 05/10/2023 05:21pm • D.C. leaders attending a crime summit know that the prevalence of illegal guns contributes to criminal activities in the District. Last year, officers pulled more than 3,200 ghost guns — firearms without serial numbers — off the streets. In admitting he was initially hesitant to give a nor DC-area advocates express concerns over ending of Title 42 migrant policy 05/10/2023 04:28pm • As the nation braces for an influx of migrants, advocates in the D.C. area are expressing concern about a lack of resources. The D.C. Office of Migrant Services recently said it didn't have any more room available to house families. According to the agency, hotels used for housing were filled Md. school system races to battle fentanyl epidemic facing teens 05/10/2023 04:55am • This article is part of the WTOP series, "Facing Down Fentanyl: Teens Confront Drug Danger." The fentanyl epidemic has created new challenges for school systems across the country. Students are overdosing — sometimes on school grounds — in higher numbers, and school systems are racing to r Fairfax Co. health official shares what to do as the COVID-19 public health emergency ends 05/10/2023 04:28am • At-home COVID-19 tests. (WTOP/Anne Kramer) For many people, spring is the time of year to go through homes, removing anything old and outdated. And with the COVID-19 public health emergency coming to an official end Thursday, it is also a good time to check the status of pandemic supplies. Th 3 hurt after box truck overturns in messy Beltway crash 05/08/2023 05:29pm • Three people were hurt after a box truck carrying ceiling tiles crashed on the Capital Beltway on Monday afternoon, prompting lengthy delays for drivers. The crash happened about 12:15 p.m. on Interstate 495 near River Road, when the box truck collided, overturned and then rolled, according to Pe What the end of the COVID public health emergency could mean for you 05/08/2023 10:27am • The U.S. will no longer consider COVID-19 a public health emergency, beginning Thursday. Here's what that means for how you can get vaccinated or tested for the virus in the future. The emergency declaration has been in place since 2020, and as it comes to an end on May 11, the biggest change you Fairfax Co. police: Woman struck, killed by emergency vehicle called to help her 05/08/2023 08:31am • A woman is dead after being struck by a Fairfax County Fire and Rescue vehicle in Reston, Virginia, Monday morning. Those first responders were called to Laurel Glade Drive and Glade Drive just after 2:15 a.m. to help the woman, a spokesperson for Fairfax County police told WTOP. A caller repo Diaper bank nonprofit founder reflects on decade of service in DC region 05/08/2023 05:33am • This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. A mother founded a D.C.-area nonprofit to give a helping hand to other caregivers throughout the area, providing diapers and other suppli Virginia teen dies when hole dug in the sand collapses on Outer Banks beach 05/07/2023 09:11pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Signage showing Cape Hatteras, a cape located at a pronounced bend in Hatteras Island, one of the barrier islands of North Carolina. With COVID benefits ending, low-income Marylanders worry about food 05/06/2023 01:43pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. With the federal health emergency nearing its end in mid-May, low-income Marylanders are still struggling with food insecurity and the cos Century-old ship that sailed Chesapeake Bay goes up for auction 05/06/2023 01:04pm • The Victory Chimes, a wooden three-masted Chesapeake ram schooner, was built in 1900. (Courtesy Victory Chimes) Do you want to sail a ship that first began cruising the Chesapeake Bay over a century ago? The Victory Chimes, a wooden three-masted Chesapeake ram schooner, is up for auction. “ Maryland elections board chair promises to keep elections director out of hiring process 05/05/2023 02:13pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The chair of the Maryland State Board of Elections has promised to limit the retiring elections director's involvement in the search for h 1 person has life-threatening injuries following motorized wheelchair fire 05/04/2023 02:00pm • One person was hurt late Wednesday after a fire started under the seat of a motorized wheelchair. It happened Wednesday around 11:30 p.m. at the Alexander House apartment complex on 2nd Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland. The woman, 70, was in her motorized wheelchair in a second-floor apartment. Crystal City’s remake of Water Park includes almost a dozen restaurants and bars 05/04/2023 10:03am • Developer JBG Smith has lined up its roster of restaurants for its remake of Crystal City's Water Park, focused on small, locally-owned businesses, with a total of 11 restaurant and bar concepts. Nine of the food operators will occupy 300-foot kiosks that will line Crystal Drive. In addition to d Another DC-area bear sighting. What to do if you encounter one 05/04/2023 08:00am • More bear sightings have been reported in Montgomery County, Maryland. Sightings of a "large black bear" has been recently reported in the areas of Woodley Gardens and Great Falls Road, according to the Rockville City Police Department. Residents who see a bear are asked to call Rockville police'