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Edmund Burke School reopens for 1st time since Van Ness shooting 05/04/2022 11:01am • Students at Edmund Burke School in Northwest D.C. returned to class Wednesday for the first time since a sniper attack in their neighborhood nearly two weeks ago. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli) Students at Edmund Burke School in Northwest D.C. returned to class Wednesday for the first time since a sniper 'Heartbreaking': Wild fox kills 25 flamingos, 1 duck at National Zoo 05/04/2022 12:39am • The National Zoo says a wild fox broke through a heavy-duty metal mesh enclosure early Monday morning and killed 25 flamingoes and one Northern pintail duck. Zoo staff "are devastated and mourning the loss" of the birds, a National Zoo news release said. More Animal News More D.C. N How to Treat Bed Bug Bites 05/02/2022 08:00pm • Bed bugs. The mere mention of them might make your skin crawl. These little critters are all too common, with one out of five people in the U.S. reporting a previous infestation or knowing of someone who encountered them at home or while traveling, according to a survey from the National Pest Manage Van Ness sniper had hundreds more rounds; police still investigating motive 04/25/2022 04:53pm • D.C. police and federal law enforcement are still trying to determine the motive behind the sniper shooting in the Van Ness area Friday, but the District’s police chief said Monday afternoon that the suspect fired more than 200 shots and had 800 more rounds of ammunition in reserve. Police Chie Metro, Ride On, TSA drop mask requirement following judge's order voiding mandate 04/19/2022 05:42pm • The national mask mandate for mass transit and airplanes is officially over. A Florida federal judge struck down the order Monday after saying that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention failed to justify the mask order, and also did not follow proper rulemaking procedures when doing so. New Mystic Shakira Austin excited to return home, learn from her role models 04/12/2022 09:18pm • Mystics draft pick Shakira Austin excited to return home originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   WASHINGTON -- Ole Miss star Shakira Austin is coming home and there couldn't be a better opportunity for the 6-foot-5 forward to begin her professional basketball career. The Was DC's National Theatre stages Broadway's acclaimed 9/11 musical 'Come From Away' 04/08/2022 11:48am • Last year marked the 20th anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Now, National Theatre stages the 9/11 musical "Come From Away" from April 12 to 17. "Come see us Easter weekend," actor Kilty Reidy told WTOP. "Redemption, forgiveness and taking care of one another, ‘Summer travel cheat sheet’ offers tips on cheaper flights, hot destinations 04/08/2022 11:18am • Those looking ahead to a summer getaway, and who haven’t booked anything yet, may want to eye a trip later in the season. Travel website Expedia says its data show August is the cheapest summer month to fly, with average ticket prices nearly 10% lower than July, and 5% cheaper than June. The nu Tornado touched down in Tysons Corner on Thursday, NWS says 04/01/2022 04:20pm • A Sunoco gas station sustained damaged during a storm on March 31, 2022. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) It’s official: Virginia’s Tysons Corner experienced a brief tornado during Thursday night’s severe weather outbreak. The National Weather Service’s Sterling office confirmed that a twister Why airfares around DC are so competitive (and why 'average' fares don’t exist) 03/28/2022 11:09am • The biggest driver of airfares is competition. And budget airlines have certainly ratcheted up that competition. In 2008, low-cost airline carriers only accounted for 4% of American travelers. Since then, that share has expanded to 15% and it continues to grow. With those kind of numbers, mainstr At Lincoln Memorial, Ukrainians echo Zelenskyy's plea to 'close the sky' 03/27/2022 10:51pm • One month after the start of a devastating war, the message Ukrainians delivered outside the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday was simple: "Close the skies over Ukraine." With the bloodshed mounting by the hour and Russian weapons reducing once-bustling cities to rubble, Ukrainian Americans in the D.C. Jet over to DC's Air and Space Museum before it closes for renovations 03/27/2022 11:01am • Sunday is your last chance to go to one of world’s most popular museums for several months. In D.C., the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will be continuing a huge multiyear renovation.  When it opens back up in the fall of 2022, all 23 exhibitions will be radically transformed acc Thousands expected at Lincoln Memorial rally in solidarity with Ukraine 03/24/2022 02:59pm • Thousands are expected to gather at D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial on Sunday to show solidarity with Ukraine a month into the war. Several Ukrainian diaspora-led nonprofits and advocacy groups, including United Help Ukraine, Razom for Ukraine and the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, will come together at the st Norton to introduce bill requiring helicopters in DC to fly at max altitude 03/23/2022 12:35pm • D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said Wednesday she plans to introduce a bill requiring helicopters in District airspace to fly at the maximum altitude permitted by the Federal Aviation Administration. There would be a few exceptions -- namely for active law enforcement investigations, transportin How a 'garden club housewife' saved a Northern Virginia bald eagle refuge 03/22/2022 05:45am • The Mason Neck area in Virginia is an oasis of greenery amid nearby U.S. Route 1, Interstate 95, and the cities of Springfield, Lorton and Alexandria in Fairfax County, and Woodbridge in Prince William County. In addition to the marshes and wetlands, Mason Neck has large mature trees. It's a perf