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The future of D.C. sports under Mayor Bowser 11/21/2014 12:34am • WASHINGTON -- As she takes office in about six weeks, mayor-elect Muriel Bowser has plenty of issues to deal with across a broad range of social topics. But she has several major impending projects involving local sports projects, each of which will be publicly scrutinized and will heavily affect Entombed in snow: a personal account of New York's snowstorm 11/20/2014 08:46pm • Editor's Note: WTOP reporter Dave Dildine is now safe and back in D.C. He returned earlier this week. He agreed to write a column about his experience. WASHINGTON -- Twelve hours into the snowstorm, there was no longer the ability to walk or stroll -- only to flail, for what it was worth. An Report: No arrests for dangerous driving by diplomats 11/20/2014 01:22pm • WASHINGTON - An investigation by NBC4 found that the U.S. State Department has kicked out 45 foreign diplomats during the past two years for having bad driving records. The State Department acts as the department of motor vehicles for diplomats providing them with driver licenses, registration How lower fuel costs, competition affect D.C.-area airfare 11/19/2014 07:37am • WASHINGTON -- The cost of fuel is getting cheaper, but air fares aren't -- and the D.C. area is no exception. Numbers of factors are preventing airlines from lowering ticket prices. One reason is they committed to paying more for fuel than it costs now. Crude oil now is selling for less than $8 Raptors show off to help support their own rehab 11/17/2014 01:44am • WASHINGTON -- Majestic birds such as owls, eagles and hawks can be grounded by human-generated hazards and a Sunday event put the focus on the birds of prey and some of the dangers they face. Last year, a snowy owl's close encounter with a bus or car in downtown D.C. highlighted the dangers 'Stray voltage' could pose danger to people, pets 11/14/2014 01:16pm • WASHINGTON -- Some say there is a hidden danger on the sidewalk that many miss by just inches. Manhole covers, fire hydrants and lampposts can come into contact with frayed wiring and deliver an electric shock. Even buildings and roadways can become electrified as well. NBC's TODAY sent an engi NASCAR's Kurt Busch facing assault investigation 11/08/2014 04:42am • RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) -- NASCAR driver Kurt Busch has been accused of domestic assault by his ex-girlfriend, and police in Delaware said Friday they are investigating.The Dover Police Department said the allegations were brought to the department Wednesday. Busch's ex-girlf 'Major' plans revolve around GW's junior quartet 11/03/2014 08:20pm • JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The terms "mid-major" and "major" are arbitrary. There exists no bureaucracy that formally hands them out. There's no application that George Washington coach Mike Lonergan can submit to get the label changed for his school.So he just has to say it a Outburst disrupts former college official's trial 10/30/2014 07:30pm • MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- A former Pennsylvania state university administrator testified during a federal civil rights trial Thursday that he didn't sexually harass or assault students, prompting one of the plaintiffs to rise from his seat and shout: "Don't lie!"The 26- Second Texas nurse tests positive for Ebola 10/16/2014 03:06am • Anyone who traveled on Frontier Airlines Flight 1143 from Cleveland to Dallas-Fort Worth on Monday, Oct. 13 is urged to call 1-800-CDC-INFO or 1-800-232-4636. Editor's Note: WTOP is hosting a town hall on Ebola at the Newseum in D.C. on Oct. 20. Leading physicians will be taking questions f FAA, flight attendants square off over electronics 10/10/2014 07:00pm • JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's largest flight attendants union says it wants airline passengers to return to stowing cellphones and other electronics during takeoffs and landings, but the group's arguments didn't seem to fly Friday in court.A lawyer for the union arg Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment: 10/10/2014 04:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) --US-TERRORISM-WARNINGNEW: US renews global terrorism warningWASHINGTON (AP) -- The State Department is renewing its global terrorism alert for Americans traveling abroad, saying it sees a heightened risk of reprisal attacks from the Islamic State group and its supporters.In a new "w Rain pushes Pentagon flyover to Saturday 10/10/2014 10:11am • WASHINGTON -- A ceremonial flyover above Arlington, Virginia has been pushed to Saturday due to rain. Twenty-five World War II-era aircraft will take off from Culpeper Regional Airport around noon, and fly in a special formation down the Potomac River. The aircraft were originally scheduled to US military planes arrive at epicenter of Ebola 10/10/2014 05:20am • JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) -- Six U.S. military planes arrived in the Ebola hot zone Thursday with more Marines, as West Africa's leaders pleaded for the world's help in dealing with a crisis that one called "a tragedy unforeseen in modern times.""Our people are dyi Liberty, airport host flying competition 10/10/2014 04:10am • NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) -- Flight teams from four states and the District of Columbia will compete in an intercollegiate flying event in Virginia.The Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport and Liberty University are hosting the 2014 National Intercollegiate Flying Association completion.