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Airplane pain: DC region fights the FAA 08/20/2018 02:42am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'a206addc-f3e6-4f0f-9bf9-764f32e66d4f' }).render("953615366f51183a");}); COLUMBIA, Md. — "There is no peace, DC United’s ugly, beautiful, heart-stopping win a good start for club, fans 08/13/2018 03:05am • WASHINGTON — Anything’s possible. Sure, pigs could fly, hell might freeze over, and D.C. United could still make the playoffs this year. But after watching Wayne Rooney scamper 50 yards to make an impeccable tackle, dribble back up the field far enough to send an impossibly placed lob to the DC United’s Levien talks Rooney, Hamid, bag issues at Audi Field 08/09/2018 04:36pm • WASHINGTON — It’s been less than four weeks since D.C. United opened Audi Field, its new Buzzard Point stadium, but the team has already made significant changes both on and off the field. D.C. United managing general partner Jason Levien appeared on WTOP Thursday morning to discuss the n Bald eagles snag spotlight, but other species get help at DC wildlife clinic 08/03/2018 05:13pm • WASHINGTON — It's lunchtime at City Wildlife in D.C., and that means it's time to break out the mealworms, mice and other nutrient-packed treats … for the animals, not the staff. There are hungry chimney swifts, snapping turtles, robins and even a tiny kestrel that need to eat. The recent 15 Incredible Hotels You Can Book with Points 07/30/2018 08:00pm • Can't decide where to spend your loyalty points? U.S. News can help.For many travelers, one of the most satisfying perks of being a hotel rewards program member is cashing in all those accumulated points for a free stay at an amazing property. But after you've scrupulously saved for months, your poi They crave those tears: Why gnats go for the eyes 07/23/2018 12:39am • WASHINGTON — It's great to be outdoors in summer but rainy weather followed by heat and humidity produce a regular summer nuisance in Washington — gnats. The tiny flies have the annoying habit of swarming around your face and landing on the corners of your eyes. You can try shooing them away, Md. students touched by gun violence seek support across state lines 07/17/2018 09:05pm • WASHINGTON — Nothing is the same at Great Mills High School since March 20. That’s when a 17-year-old student turned up at the school in St. Mary's County, Maryland, and killed 16-year-old Jaelynn Willey, then turned the gun on himself and took his own life. That one event changed the way 'We have to be outraged': Police scour DC for masked suspects who gunned down girl near playground 07/17/2018 01:15pm • WASHINGTON — D.C. police are intensifying their search for four suspects who on Monday evening opened fire on a crowd of people at a Northeast D.C. apartment courtyard, killing a 10-year-old girl near a playground and wounding four adults. The girl was identified early Tuesday as Makiyah Wilson Food and drink for the Fourth of July 07/02/2018 02:18pm • WASHINGTON — Fireworks, barbecue, beer and pie: They’re the components of a great Fourth of July celebration, and Nycci Nellis, of The List Are You On It, shared some of her recommendations with WTOP on Monday. Sweet stuff Nellis recommends the deep-dish blueberry icebox pie at DC’s Buttercr Review: 'Hamilton' more than lives up to the hype at Kennedy Center 06/19/2018 12:08am • WASHINGTON — "Look around, look around, at how lucky we are to be alive right now. History is happening … and we just happen to be in the greatest city in the world." For the past three years, that lyric meant Manhattan, as Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton" turned Broadway upside-down. Her 7 Secret Opportunities You're Missing at Work 06/12/2018 08:00pm • Career clues worth noticingOpportunities to advance your career don't always come hand-delivered and wrapped in a bow. Sometimes, discreet comments or special assignments from your boss contain powerful messages -- ones you should learn to interpret. Hidden opportunities can be easy to miss, says Li C-A-P-S! Thousands of fans celebrate Stanley Cup champs in DC 06/12/2018 05:00pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '828fd53b-2d3c-4758-9349-c50b28581fb0' }).render("4886153657232faa");}); WASHINGTON — A sea of red and waves o 7 tips for buying beach real estate in Del., Md. 06/11/2018 12:00am • EDITOR'S NOTE: The housing bubble before the recession drove prices up at the Delmarva beaches. Then prices sank. It's been nine years since the end of the recession. So have the beach communities recovered? In the series, Beach Real Estate Guide, WTOP's Colleen Kelleher brings you advice on buying, Capitals 'minor league' fans, finally major league winners 06/08/2018 10:10am • Republished from The Sports Capitol with permission. WASHINGTON — Josh Stendeback arrived at Capital One Arena at 8:50 a.m. Thursday. Donning a red, No. 92 Evgeny Kuznetsov sweater and a Washington Nationals cap, Stendeback was the first person in line for Thursday night’s Stanley Cup Fina Beat all the beetles and keep your plants safe 06/08/2018 05:17am • Watch out beetles — BTG is back in town! Back in 2015, I told you about a great new weapon in the organic arsenal: a new form of Bt known as "BTG." Like the other Bts**, "BTG" only affects one type of insect. In this case, it's the rose-ravaging Japanese beetle and its many "cousins" in the sc