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Fledgling bald eagles ready for take off in D.C. (Photos) 06/02/2015 05:09pm • WASHINGTON -- It seems like just yesterday the nation's capital got the news that the District of Columbia was home to not one, but three bald eagle families. In the 12 to 13 weeks since they've hatched, the eaglets have gone from fuzzy little chicks to full-sized fledglings, ready to take off. D Wizards star John Wall kicked off airplane in Vegas 05/29/2015 08:35am • WASHINGTON — Washington Wizards star John Wall was kicked off an American Airlines flight, as he prepared to fly back to the D.C. area after a weekend in Las Vegas. A verbal argument broke out Tuesday afternoon inside the plane between an unnamed passenger and Wall and a group of friends, as fi Local doctors destroy bone tumors in children without scalpels or needles 05/27/2015 05:12am • WASHINGTON — She was an energetic little girl who liked nothing better than to dive into a pool with her swim team. Then the pain started "I felt like a monster was eating my leg," says 10-year-old Niyati Shah, of Nokesville, Virginia, remembering the awful months when a benign leg tumor call Virginia teen runs off and joins the circus 05/26/2015 03:13am • WASHINGTON -- This summer, some kids will head off to summer camp. Others will spend time at the beach or the pool. But one teen from Alexandria, Virginia is off for the adventure of a lifetime. Fifteen-year-old Sam Landa is running away to join the circus. Sam will be performing in Circus Mosquito problems and preventative steps 05/22/2015 05:36am • Mike at Behnke’s in Beltsville in June Mike will tell you everything you need to know to enjoy your best-tasting backyard tomatoes ever from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Behnke’s 5th Annual Garden Party event on Saturday June 6. Find more information at Behnkes.com. Does D.C. have a mosquito problem Tips for frequent fliers looking for the best deals 05/06/2015 04:32am • WASHINGTON -- About 100 million people are members of frequent-flier airline programs. But how do you know whether you're getting a good deal? Consumer Reports studied hundreds of routes and millions of trips taken over the past two years. The research found the best and worst programs. Southw Congressional leaders work to balance growth at DCA, Dulles airports 05/05/2015 01:12pm • WASHINGTON — With more people choosing to fly out of Reagan National Airport than Dulles International Airport, politicians are urging Congress to maintain limits on flights out of DCA to help boost the number of passengers and dollars flowing through Dulles. In a letter to the leadership of th TV contract congestion leaves Wizards, Nationals fans in the dark 04/23/2015 12:16pm • WASHINGTON -- Tuesday night was, by many accounts, one of the best nights in recent memory for D.C. sports. The Wizards and Capitals both won thrilling, road playoff games, while the Nats exorcised some Cardinals demons with an extra-inning, walk-off home run. But not every fan had the chance to AFI founder George Stevens Jr. breaks down the 'giants' of movie history 04/21/2015 03:40am • AFI founder George Stevens Jr. stands next to a poster of his father's film, 'Giant,' and a poster for his brainchild, the Kennedy Center Honors, in his office at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Jason Fraley) AFI founder George Stevens Jr. breaks down the 'giants' of movie history Gyrocopter not detected by U.S. air security agencies 04/15/2015 01:34pm • WASHINGTON - A man who flew across the National Mall and landed a gyrocopter on the front lawn of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday was not detected by the federal authorities charged with enforcing the secure airspace over the District. "Normally we usually catch these things in the air,” say Ecologist on rules for the black birdwatcher 04/11/2015 05:37am • WASHINGTON -- If you’re a birdwatcher, Clemson University professor of wildlife ecology J. Drew Lanham says, you’ll need a spotting scope, binoculars and a field guide. And if you’re a black birdwatcher, he says, “You’re going to need probably two or three forms of ID.” He’s only ha Three eagle nests spotted in the District for first time in 70 years 04/04/2015 11:30am • WASHINGTON — Three eagle nests have now been spotted in the District and experts believe they all contain eaglets. "Having three nesting pairs of eagles is pretty spectacular," said Tommy Wells, director of the District Department of the Environment. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife team flew over t A look back at the beginning of D.C.'s beer boom 03/27/2015 02:48am • WASHINGTON -- It may be hard to believe, but just a short time ago, there were no breweries in D.C. There hadn’t been one since 1956, when Christian Heurich Brewing Company closed its doors. But the District’s 50-plus-year dry spell ended four years ago, when friends Brandon Skall and Jeff Ha Space Place: Reflecting on a recent astronaut chat 03/15/2015 04:11pm • WASHINGTON -- On March 13, 2015, WTOP anchors Debra Feinstein and Mark Lewis did a live 10-minute interview with NASA Astronaut Terry Virts and European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut Samantha (Sam) Cristoforetti aboard the International Space Station (ISS). WTOP set up a live blog page in advance At Reagan National, some 'real horror stories' 02/17/2015 03:20am • WASHINGTON — Early Tuesday, in the wake of the region’s first major snowstorm, Reagan National Airport was full of passengers — none of them going anywhere fast. At about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, WTOP’s Rahul Bali said, no planes were coming or going, but plenty of passengers were still waiting