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Dry, windy weather sees DC region whacked with advisories and power outages 11/16/2025 06:29pm • From ground stops to fire alerts and wind advisories, the D.C. region got its fair share of weather-related notifications Sunday. For much of the day, until 6 p.m., the day's gust winds and low humidity forced the National Weather Service to issue a Fire Weather Watch. "It's the prolonged natu While Trump threatens controllers, US flight cancellations will drag on even after shutdown ends 11/10/2025 11:15pm • Air travelers should expect worsening cancellations and delays this week even if the government shutdown ends, as the Federal Aviation Administration rolls out deeper cuts to flights at 40 major U.S. airports, officials said Monday. The fourth day of the flight restrictions saw airlines scrap over 2 Some DC-area travelers say traveling during the shutdown was fast, smooth 11/09/2025 08:16am • Day 40 of the government shutdown has delivered delays and cancellations at airports around the country due to the FAA-ordered cuts to the number of flights at 40 high-volume markets, which include BWI Marshall, Reagan National and Dulles International. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed The Latest: Hundreds of flights canceled nationwide due to government shutdown 11/07/2025 09:56pm • The Federal Aviation Administration ’s unprecedented order to scale back flights nationwide because of the record-long government shutdown took effect Friday morning, with some passengers trying to figure out backup travel plans. Airlines scrambled to adjust their schedules and began canceling fli How will travelers be impacted after all 3 DC-area airports were selected in FAA air traffic cuts? 11/06/2025 11:30am • All three of D.C.’s local airports — BWI Marshall, Reagan National and Dulles International — are on a list of airports that will see a reduction of flights starting Friday. They are a part of a list of 40 airports selected across "high-volume markets" to reduce air traffic by 10%, the Fede What’s up in the sky for November 2025? Leonid meteor shower, full hunter's supermoon 11/01/2025 09:48am • “What’s up in the sky?” is a recurring feature and publishes on the first of every month. You can find it on WTOP’s The Space Place. Email Greg your space questions and he might answer them in the next edition. Welcome to WTOP’s monthly feature, “What’s Up In DMV Skies.” Each 13,000 air traffic controllers go unpaid Tuesday as government shutdown nears historic length 10/29/2025 04:55am • For 13,000 air traffic controllers, Tuesday was the first day when they missed a full paycheck because of the government shutdown, which is now nearly a month long. Meanwhile, thousands of other employees in the Federal Aviation Administration are also working without pay, including technicians w Things to do in the DC area: Chefs for Equality, District Arcade … and more! 10/23/2025 04:30pm • The Chefs for Equality benefit dinner is back on Monday — and this year, it's not one single dinner. Instead, the event encompasses five chef-driven collaboration dinners at Acqua Bistecca, The Duck and the Peach, Moon Rabbit, CUT by Wolfgang Puck and Perry's in D.C. As part of the event, Perry Program aims to eliminate this 'significant barrier' for women battling breast cancer 10/17/2025 04:03pm • Almost a year ago, Andrea Sweetney, of D.C., was frozen with fear. Who would give her rides to and from her appointments for breast cancer treatments? Sweetney, who lives in Southwest, was diagnosed with breast cancer last October. She was nervous and started looking for things to give away, Looking for a scare? Haunted trails and theater thrills await in Lorton 10/15/2025 07:15pm • The Smithsonian museums may be closed due to the government shutdown, but that doesn’t mean there’s a lack of things to do around the D.C. area. If you’re looking for a scare, look no further than the Workhouse Haunted Experience in Lorton, Virginia, where your nightmares come true. Georgetown University names Eduardo Peñalver new president 10/15/2025 04:12pm • Eduardo Peñalver will become the next president of Georgetown University on July 1. Georgetown's board of directors unanimously voted to name Peñalver as the 49th president of the university, according to a Wednesday news release. He will take over for the interim president, Robert Groves, w Family members of DC plane crash victims push for aviation safety reform 10/11/2025 09:53am • ▶ Watch Video: Nationwide flight delays loom as air traffic controllers call out sick Rachel Feres lost four members of her family in the deadly plane crash near Washington, D.C., earlier this year. She said that in the aftermath of the crash, flying will never be the same for her, and the Dulles protest calls on airline to cancel ICE deportation flight contract 10/09/2025 01:04pm • Protesters at Dulles Airport, called on Avelo Airlines to cancel its contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to operate deportation flights, both domestically and internationally, including to Central American countries. Around two dozen protesters handed flyers to passengers a Virginia US Sens. Kaine, Warner seek to keep Discovery space shuttle in the commonwealth 10/02/2025 05:26am • One of Virginia’s crown jewels of tourist attractions, the Discovery Space Shuttle, could be blasting off somewhere else as U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine seek to prevent the move from its home in Virginia to Texas. The effort to relocate the space shuttle comes as support has increased f A prolonged US government shutdown could impact your travel plans 10/01/2025 06:49pm • If a U.S. government shutdown goes on long enough, it could throw a wrench in travel plans, potentially leading to longer airport wait times, flight delays and even cancellations. The shutdown began Wednesday after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to reach a deal to continue funding govern