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What Is Skiplagging and Should You Do It? 06/27/2024 08:00pm • Everyone wants a deal, and skiplagging is a travel hack that promises to slash how much you pay for airfare. "It is not for the faint of heart, but it is a way to save a significant amount," says Sheldon Jacobson, a computer science professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who spe Fire that gutted DC apartment building caused by fireworks, officials say 06/26/2024 02:40pm • Young people shooting off Roman candles on a balcony caused a massive blaze that tore through a D.C. apartment building Tuesday and displaced more than six dozen people, authorities say. Seventy-six people lost their homes in the fire Tuesday afternoon at the Oxford Manor Apartments in the 26 DC launches drone program, new police helicopter 06/24/2024 02:59pm • D.C.’s mayor and police chief believe a key to “driving down crime” involves new airborne technology, which was unveiled Monday morning. The District’s new $6.2 million Airbus H-125 helicopter took a test flight from the D.C. police heliport, a few hundred yards from Audi Field, in So NSO performs a century of Disney at Kennedy Center 06/21/2024 04:32pm • It's time to put on your Mickey Mouse ears and head to the nation's capital this weekend! The renowned National Symphony Orchestra will perform "Disney in Concert: The Sound of Magic" at the prestigious Kennedy Center Concert Hall in D.C. on Saturday, June 22, and Sunday, June 23. The even 37 Fun Things to Do in Pennsylvania, According to a Local 06/19/2024 08:00pm • You probably know the chocolate-inspired town of Hershey is located in Pennsylvania, and you might know a thing or two about Pennsylvania Amish Country. But did you know you can see Albert Einstein's brain on display in Philadelphia, or that you can visit an International Dark Sky Park in the northe United Airlines bulks up DC flights ahead of national conventions 06/13/2024 09:40am • United Airlines is bulking up its schedules at some hubs in preparation for a significant increase in demand, including for flights from the D.C. area to Milwaukee and Chicago for this summer's national political conventions. United has penciled in nearly 200 additional flights, increasing its Mi Things to do in the DC area: Museum of Graffiti, Columbia Heights Day … and more! 06/13/2024 05:55am • There’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. This weekend, a space that appears to be a shoe store will open up, but no DC/DOX Film Festival explores Christopher Reeve, Luther Vandross, psychics and hummingbirds 06/11/2024 01:38pm • Get ready to watch the best documentaries in the world right here in the nation's capital. The DC/DOX Film Festival returns this Thursday, June 13 through Sunday, June 16. "DC/DOX is really filling the void of SILVERDOCS, which evolved into AFI DOCs, returning a major documentary platform The 16 Best Places to Go for the Fourth of July 06/09/2024 08:00pm • Across the United States, the nation celebrates its independence from Great Britain with fireworks, parades and local traditions like flyovers, car shows and concerts. For those looking for all-American Fourth of July activities complete with waving flags and lots of red, white and blue, we've compi NWS confirms 7 tornadoes from Wednesday's storms that blew through DC region 06/06/2024 10:30pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. The National Weather Service has confirmed seven tornadoes touched down during Wednesday's storms in the D.C. area, a handful of which caused damage, toppling trees, yanking down power lines and injuring at least five people. T Tornado rips through Montgomery Co., hurling debris in the air and collapsing homes, injuring 5 06/06/2024 12:01am • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. A sprawling, rotating supercell swept over the D.C. region Wednesday, producing a possible tornado that tore through parts of Montgomery County in Maryland. The twister sent debris flying into the air, knocked down trees, damaged What is enormous and venomous, has 8 legs, travels through the wind and is heading to the DC region? 06/05/2024 01:23pm • Headlines this week are warning of the arrival of a venomous spider, as big as a human palm, that travels through the wind and is heading to the D.C. area. But there is no need to be alarmed. These creepy-crawlies won’t create scenes reminiscent of the movie "Arachnophobia." “You definitel Editorial Roundup: United States 05/31/2024 12:11pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 29 The Washington Post on America’s economic mood remains glum. This is despite great news: Growth is strong; the stock market just hit record levels; unemployment is low; and inflation has significantly cooled in the past year. Kennedy Center hosts free outdoor films at REACH 05/31/2024 04:14am • The D.C. area hosts plenty of outdoor movie series, but very few take place on such hallowed grounds. Starting this Friday, the Kennedy Center hosts free outdoor film screenings on the REACH Video Wall with movies starting at sundown or around 8:30 p.m. The series kicks off this Friday, Ma Things to do in the DC area: Pride events, Taste of Peru … and more! 05/30/2024 07:43am • During Pride Month, people from all walks of life around the country can come together as activists and allies. It's during this time that many celebrate the progress made so far by the LGBTQIA community, as well as continue to spread the message of equality and work toward a better future. In an