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Minimum wage hike, more stop sign cameras approved in Prince George's County 11/19/2024 09:30pm • The Prince George’s County Council wrapped up the 2024 legislative year by passing a long list of bills, including one that would raise the county's minimum wage over time. It was the council’s final session of the year and the last day that bills could pass this year without having to start A new experience to understand the path to freedom through DC 11/19/2024 04:05am • A new history trail in D.C. invites people to learn about the hidden figures and places in a city that has shaped the journey to freedom and equality. It’s called "51 Steps to Freedom," and includes a pathway of 51 steps, or stops, from Georgetown to Anacostia. Sandra Jowers-Barber, cochair New access road aims to relieve frustrated drivers along DC's waterfront 11/18/2024 10:13am • Drivers frustrated by the long-term Ohio Drive road closure along D.C.’s Southwest waterfront should see a little bit of relief with the opening of a new access road Monday. Since June, a small section of Ohio Drive, along the Potomac River, has been closed off for work on the Potomac River Tun Car Review: Chevrolet Malibu, the final gas sedan … for at least another year 11/18/2024 05:03am • Not long ago, the midsize sedan was the bread-and-butter for automakers. But with the popularity of the crossover and SUV, the once popular sedan class is survival of the fittest. Chevrolet is down to just one all-gas sedan and the Malibu keeps sticking around, at least for another year. It has been 'We're letting them starve': Arlington Co. opts to allow use of professional sharpshooters to control deer population 11/17/2024 04:10pm • The Arlington County Board in Virginia voted unanimously Saturday to allow sharpshooting as a means of controlling the deer population in the area. The vote amended Arlington's code to exclude the discharge of firearms for county-supervised deer management activities from the prohibition of firearm 'I think about Sarah every 5 minutes': Widower of woman killed while cycling in Bethesda leads bike ride, road safety rally 11/17/2024 12:40pm • Bikers flooded bike lanes and sidewalks in the D.C. area Sunday morning to to ride and rally for safer roads. Two years ago, 42-year-old Sarah Langenkamp was killed after being hit by a truck while riding her bike in Bethesda, Maryland. To commemorate Sarah, her husband Dan Langenkamp founded th 66 Express operator provides over $100 million to improve Northern Virginia's mass-transit infrastructure 11/13/2024 09:21am • This content is provided by I-66 EMP. Featuring a plethora of game-changing multi-modal transportation options, the I-66 corridor west of the Capital Beltway has been transformed to benefit Northern Virginia commuters no matter where they go — or how they get there. As part of VDOT’s Trans Calling all Potterheads! Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience is now open in Leesburg, Va. 11/12/2024 04:20am • Calling all Harry Potter fans! Despite warnings from Professor Dumbledore, Hogwarts' Dark Forest is now open in the D.C. region. So grab your wand, broomstick and your cloak, and venture into a magical world that promises to activate all five senses! “Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Exp A day at the park may get pricier in Fairfax County 11/10/2024 05:30pm • The Fairfax County Park Authority board is asking for residents' feedback as it evaluates proposed fee adjustments that would kick in on Jan. 1, 2025. There are more than 23,000 acres of land that cover the 420 parks in the Fairfax County Park system — which includes 324 miles of trails. The College Football Corner: Hurricanes downgraded while Cavaliers come up big on one upsetting Saturday 11/10/2024 01:46pm • Sometimes you can smell an upset loss from a mile away. Doesn't a barometer let you know when a hurricane is on the horizon? Miami has been playing with fire all season, posting one-possession victories against everyone from Virginia Tech (38-34) to Cal (39-38) to Louisville (52-45). Even in thei Middleburg to let police officers take cruisers home as part of recruitment push pilot program 11/08/2024 04:10pm • Police in Middleburg, Virginia, will be allowed to drive their police cruisers home, or at least up to 40 miles on the way there, as part of a plan to help recruit more officers. During a recent meeting, the Middleburg Town Council approved a program that will allow officers to take the cruisers Virginia Election 2024: Local city and county race results 11/06/2024 07:28am • Visit WTOP’s Election 2024 page for our comprehensive coverage. Listen live to 103.5 FM for the latest. Sign up for WTOP’s Election Desk newsletter for headlines and analysis from now until Inauguration Day. Here are the unofficial results of some local general election races in Virgini George Mason, George Washington, VCU & Richmond return to DC in March for Atlantic 10 Tournament 11/05/2024 05:38am • March may be quite some time away (in college hoops at this point, it's a lifetime), but you should do yourself a favor and block off an afternoon or evening in March to head downtown to Capital One Arena for the Atlantic 10 Tournament. The 15 (yes, I know it's not congruent with the league's nam Your misspelled name may be coming to a cup of Starbucks near you 11/02/2024 07:16am • The new Starbucks chairman and CEO Brian Niccol hopes a shot of nostalgia and a sharpie will help the coffee giant break out of their sales slump. Starbucks reported a disappointing end to its 2024 fiscal year. Starbucks said its revenue fell 3% to $9.1 billion in the July-September period as cus Fairfax Co. moving forward with pilot program to lower speed limits on at least 3 roads 10/31/2024 05:45pm • Fairfax County, Virginia, is planning to lower the speed limit on at least three roads as part of a pilot program aimed at helping change driver behavior. The county's transportation department is working through which roads to consider. Vanessa Holt, with the department's traffic engineering sec