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Montgomery Co. council member suggests renaming library after Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee 02/10/2022 03:03pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, council member wants to rename Silver Spring Library after Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, a former Tuskegee Airman who died in mid-January. Council Member Will Jawando sent his request in a letter to County Executive Marc Elrich on Thursday. The letter states McGee fough Expert: Sentence for DC man who admitted to killing child should be 'much stiffer' 02/10/2022 02:26pm • A D.C. man who is admitting to killing a 2-year-old child, among other charges, is set to stay locked up but could walk free in less than a decade under a plea deal with prosecutors. Antonio Turner, 29, is admitting guilt in multiple counts involving a 2-year-old boy who died, another young child A Maryland man's Super Bowl memories include playing cymbals on a symbolic stage 02/10/2022 04:17am • This report is part of WTOP's coverage of Black History Month. Read more stories on WTOP.com. Have you ever dreamed of being at the Super Bowl? Even better, how about playing on that Sunday? What seems like a ridiculous dream was a reality for 74-year old Freddie Colston of Forest Hills, Maryland Meet Linda, the National Zoo's new ostrich 02/10/2022 12:16am • She's 4 years old and 8 feet tall. Linda is the National Zoo's new ostrich. Linda has been at the Northwest D.C. Smithsonian facility's Cheetah Conservation Station since November. She joins her cheetah, red river hog and sitatunga neighbors. More National Zoo News "It has bee Column: Commanders' name reveal receives lukewarm reception during Landover launch 02/02/2022 08:40pm • "We are the Commanders," uttered Super Bowl MVP Doug Williams on the Today Show Wednesday morning to kick off a new era in Washington football. In July of 2020 the team announced it was moving on from its prior name and in a new direction. Need Washington Commanders merch? Here’s whe DC-area private jet travel is way up. Where are they going? 01/31/2022 09:37am • Private jet travel has always been a lifestyle of the rich and often famous, but the majority of people who can actually afford traveling by private jet typically don’t opt to use it. The pandemic has changed that. “There has been a big increase in interest in private aviation as a solutio First-ever Project Glow Festival tickets on sale for RFK Stadium grounds this spring 01/17/2022 10:42am • For decades, Glow Events has brought nightlife to Echostage and Soundcheck in D.C. Now the first Project Glow Festival at is coming to RFK Stadium on April 30 and May 1. "I'm a native Washingtonian and it's always been my dream to do a festival in D.C. proper," President & CEO Pete Kalamo Cherry Blossom Festival needs volunteers 01/17/2022 09:22am • The National Cherry Blossom Festival in D.C. runs from March 20 to April 17 — and it could use a hand from volunteers. After going virtual because of COVID-19 for the past few years, people are being invited back to celebrate this spring, and the festival needs helpers for many of the events. 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