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Snowy owls swap the Arctic for the National Mall 02/09/2018 06:19am • WASHINGTON — Anne Almond spotted the first snowy owl just outside her office window at the U.S. Department of Agriculture weeks ago. Almond, an agricultural marketing specialist, was captivated by the bird she decided to call “Olive." The visitor from the Arctic was hunkered down on a ledge insi Virginia House panel kills bills over spending for stadiums 02/08/2018 11:11am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ A Virginia House of Delegates panel has voted against two bills that would've barred state subsidies for a new Washington Redskins stadium and blocked localities from spending public money on professional sports facilities. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports a budget subcomm Boring vacation? That's the goal of this Va.-based tiny house retreat 02/01/2018 02:37am • (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: 'e54b42d9-6d7e-4000-b0b1-fbaee0bbea78' }).render("57061536b797c996");}); WASHINGTON — Jon Staff wants your n On a routine drive, DC-area man makes a find for the ages 01/31/2018 06:02pm • (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: '0ca32fb0-d7f3-47de-b7c9-4e1bb4b967d9' }).render("16561535e9e18bd1");}); WASHINGTON — Ray Stanford was droppin 'The Humans' provides a window into the family dynamic at Kennedy Center 01/17/2018 02:01am • (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: '8f489e26-1078-46a0-a906-6a0dcab33130' }).render("9561536628b699e");}); WASHINGTON — When "Hamilton" won the 'Super Bowl of Astronomy' wraps up in Prince George's County 01/14/2018 04:29pm • WASHINGTON — The 231st meeting of the American Astronomical Society lived up to its advance billing as the "Super Bowl of Astronomy." Thousands of astronomers from around the world along with international space agencies, contractors and vendors gathered to discuss all things astronomical at t Worried about your winged neighbors? Winter birds will be just fine 12/29/2017 04:35am • Over-wintering birds know how to survive Last winter at this time, Cheryl in Northwest D.C. wrote to say that she was worried about a wren that had built its nest in a corner of her porch. She was concerned that there wasn’t much shelter in the chosen area and that the bird wouldn’t be able to 'Who doesn't like cookies?' Santa answers questions from the DC area on WTOP 12/24/2017 05:39pm • WASHINGTON — It's the busiest day of the year for Santa Claus, but the WTOP newsroom received a lovely Christmas surprise when he made a detour and stopped by the glass-enclosed nerve center Sunday.  Santa was very generous with his time throughout the day, calling WTOP at around 10:40 a.m 3 dead after plane headed to Maryland crashes in Indiana 12/19/2017 02:05pm • WASHINGTON — The third victim of a weekend plane crash in Indiana has been identified as a National Transportation Safety Board official from the D.C. area. Indiana State Police released this photo showing the tail of a single-engine Cessna that crashed in southeastern Indiana Saturday night. 2017 NFL Week 14 Wrap: What's the difference between Wentz and RG3? 12/12/2017 01:19am • WASHINGTON — Both of Pennsylvania's NFL teams clinched their respective divisions on Sunday, but only one of those victories came with a massive caveat. The Philadelphia Eagles were flying high at 10-2 when they migrated west to face the 9-3 Los Angeles Rams for a game that would be one of the Big Apple Circus, Fabulous Wallendas coming to National Harbor 12/11/2017 09:49am • WASHINGTON — The Big Apple Circus, which filed for bankruptcy in 2016 and was bought earlier this year by a group of investors led by a former D.C. surgeon, is bringing its one-ring circus show to National Harbor March 8 through April 1. The Big Apple Circus was sold at auction in February for Wildlife biologist: Lead poisoning 'devastating' but 'common' among birds 12/07/2017 05:55pm • WASHINGTON — A bald eagle that died after testing positive for lead poisoning highlights the hazards that lead poses for wild animals. City Wildlife staff reported the raptor's death Thursday morning and said that it’s possible that the eagle had other issues that contributed to its death. DC National Guard honors pilot who saved Md. neighborhood from plane crash 12/04/2017 06:40am • WASHINGTON — On April 5, a D.C. Air National Guard pilot averted a fighter jet from crashing into several homes in a southern Prince George's County neighborhood. Capt. Jonathan Morgan took off from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland for a training exercise, but he didn't expect the flight to last 'One of the worst' morning rush hours snarls DC-area traffic 11/29/2017 01:20pm • WASHINGTON — Drivers in the D.C. area saw major delays Wednesday morning after a mulitvehicle crash on the Capital Beltway/I-495 early Wednesday spewed chunks of concrete across the roadway, halting traffic and briefly shutting down the Inner Loop at the American Legion Bridge. All travel lanes Trial of Ratko Mladic Closes Chapter on Yugoslav War Crimes Court 11/21/2017 07:00pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Marina Antić was 14 when the attack on Sarajevo happened. It was April 1992, and Antić could see tanks bombing her hometown, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Trams burned in the city center. Her neighborhood, in the west of the city, was isolated by the attack