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DC area snowfall transitions to sleet, freezing rain and thunderstorms 01/16/2022 11:50pm • Consistency may have been the only thing not in the forecast Sunday, as fluffy white snow gave way to freezing rain, severe thunderstorm warnings and the potential for waterspouts all before midnight. Now, officials expect slick roads and dangerous conditions are possible despite lower snow tota Weekend Road and Rail: Stops on 66, I-95 and Suitland Parkway closures 01/14/2022 06:24am • With the impending weather this weekend, motorists should be prepared for pretreatment crews to be on the move on many roadways throughout the D.C. region. Weather permitting, there is work planned with stops on Interstate 66, an I-95 closure through Baltimore and changes on the 295 Corridor Project Jump on it! Hip-hop pioneers The Sugarhill Gang brings 'Rapper's Delight' to City Winery 01/13/2022 11:03am • Listen to our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.” Don't miss your chance to see true pioneers of the hip-hop genre live on stage in D.C. The Sugarhill Gang performs this Sunday at City Winery at 1350 Okie St. Northeast. "A Sugarhill show is an experience, man," co-fou Unclaimed baggage piles up at Reagan National after canceled flights 01/06/2022 04:00am • Baggage piled up at Reagan National Airport Wednesday after many canceled flights earlier this week. At several baggage carousels, luggage was neatly lined up and ready to be reunited with travelers diverted from their original travel plans. "We were flying back home from Salt Lake City, Utah, Fairfax Co. police comb motel receipts, seek more victims of suspected 'shopping cart killer' 01/04/2022 04:28pm • Fairfax County police in Virginia are searching through motel receipts, seeking other possible victims of the man suspected of killing at least four people whose remains were found in Alexandria and Harrisonburg. Anthony Eugene Robinson was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and dispo Flights cancellations keep racking up at DC airports 01/02/2022 02:22pm • Across the U.S. nearly 5,000 flights were canceled the weekend of News Year’s Day. Here in the D.C region, hundreds of flights were canceled and more will likely rack up in the coming days. On Saturday, Southwest canceled more than 450 flights nationwide, or 13% of its schedule. American Airline Lawyer for 'shopping cart killer' suspect mum on possible defense as more charges loom 12/20/2021 04:27pm • The Virginia defense attorney for Anthony Eugene Robinson, the suspected "Shopping Cart Killer," told WTOP that he hasn't sought bond as police get ready to charge his client in the deaths of two women in Fairfax County, Virginia. Harrisonburg defense attorney Louis Nagy says he has talked severa Virginia missing person flyer points toward unidentified 'shopping cart killer' victim 12/19/2021 05:39am • Fairfax County, Virginia, police investigators are flying to California to gather DNA samples in hopes of identifying the fourth victim of the man dubbed the "Shopping Cart Killer." Anthony Guglielmi, lead spokesman for the Fairfax County Police Department, told WTOP detectives believe the victim Free coronavirus tests kits at some DC-area libraries are available but going fast 12/09/2021 04:12pm • Rapid, at-home coronavirus test kits that are free at some Maryland and Virginia libraries are flying off the shelves and not always available. Libraries in Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties in Maryland and throughout Northern Virginia are restocking supplies as soon as they come in. C Fastest-selling vehicle in DC? Jeep Wrangler 11/29/2021 08:48am • There is not much need for a rugged, off-road capable vehicle in D.C., but buyers still buy them. The Jeep Wrangler is the fastest-selling vehicle in the D.C. metro right now, flying off dealer lots in an average of just eight days in October. The Wrangler Unlimited  — the four-door version � Travelers brace as holiday travel rush returns to Reagan National 11/28/2021 11:10am • Sunday is expected to be one of the busiest travel days since the pandemic began and travelers are seeing the rush at Reagan National Airport. (WTOP/Luke Lukert) Sunday is expected to be one of the busiest travel days since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and travelers are seeing the rush at D.C.'s As Thanksgiving travel returns, Dulles passengers say they're comfortable but cautious 11/23/2021 09:08am • More people are expected at the nation's airports this Thanksgiving, with the widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccines, booster shots and an improving economy setting the stage for a busy holiday travel season. But that doesn't mean early birds checking in for flights at Dulles International TSA expects travel at DC-area airports to near pre-pandemic levels for Thanksgiving 11/17/2021 06:16pm • Travel volume this year at D.C.- area airports won't be as high as during Thanksgiving 2019, but it will be notably higher than it has been leading up to this turkey day, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The Sunday after Thanksgiving in 2019 was the highest travel da Thanksgiving travel: 1.3 million DC-area residents to head out for holiday 11/16/2021 10:35am • Nearly 1.3 million D.C.-area residents are expected to travel this Thanksgiving holiday, according to AAA projections released Tuesday. That's up 13% from 2020, but still 9% lower than 2019. More Thanksgiving News More Transportation News The vast majority of travelers will Md. natives Brothers Osborne come home to The Anthem after pioneering win at CMAs 11/15/2021 11:21am • Listen to the full conversation on our podcast "Beyond the Fame." They grew up in Deale, Maryland, before becoming a decorated country music duo. This Friday, Brothers Osborne rock The Anthem along The Wharf in Southwest D.C. "It's so exciting to get around back home," T.J. Osborne tol