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'You are my forever hero': Community mourns fallen DC officer killed in accidental shooting 09/12/2024 04:12pm • Friends, family and hundreds of police officers gathered Thursday to remember D.C. police officer Wayne David, who died last month while trying to retrieve a gun that accidentally fired. On Aug. 28, David, a 25-year veteran of D.C.'s police force, was trying to recover a gun that a man officers America's largest Black and Latinx orchestra visits Washington Convention Center, Kennedy Center 09/11/2024 04:59am • Vice President Kamala Harris isn't the only groundbreaking California force making history in Washington. America's largest full-time Black and Latinx orchestra is paying a special visit to the nation's capital as the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA) kicks off its exciting f Safety improvements coming to short stretch of Little Falls Parkway near Capital Crescent Trail 09/10/2024 03:49pm • A short stretch of Little Falls Parkway ��� the site of a 2016 crash that killed a bicyclist on the Capital Crescent Trail, in Bethesda, Maryland ��� will soon be permanently reconfigured to maximize safety. Montgomery Parks has been given the go-ahead by the National Capital Planning Commission Polaris Dawn lights up early morning sky in DC area 09/10/2024 10:25am • The WTOP newsroom started getting calls from listeners across the D.C. region about a bright object in the sky around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. I immediately suspected that what our callers had seen was the launch of the Polaris Dawn mission from Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A, which is used by SpaceX How DC is using a robot to help keep track of street signs 09/09/2024 05:05pm • Its eyes make hearts and stars, and they may wink at you as the Kiwibot roams streets across D.C. Contrary to speculation, the robot that���s been captured on social media in recent days isn���t giving out parking tickets. Instead, it���s part of a pilot program that���s helping D.C.���s Depa Decades after 9/11, Reagan Airport showcases why security remains a top priority 09/09/2024 05:00pm • Sandals. A baseball hat. An adorable stuffed panda. They all sat on a table in Ronald Reagan National Airport, and they all hid potentially deadly explosives. They weren't the real thing but mock-ups of the kind of items the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has discovered over the Car Review: The Lincoln Corsair allows for hands-free driving and up to 28 miles of gas-free commuting 09/09/2024 05:57am • The Lincoln Corsair is a small crossover that plug-in for 28 miles of EV driving before the gas engine goes another 300 miles before stopping. (WTOP/Mike Parris) Lincoln, the luxury brand for Ford, gives you crossovers and SUVs that offer a premium look and feel compared to the Ford versions. This h The controversial plan to turn a desert green 09/08/2024 09:00am • (CNN) ��� Ties van der Hoeven���s ambitions are nothing if not grand. The Dutch engineer wants to transform a huge stretch of inhospitable desert into green, fertile land teeming with wildlife. His sights are set on Egypt���s Sinai Peninsula, an arid, triangle-shaped expanse that connects Africa DC Bike Ride brings ten thousand cyclists to nation's capital 09/07/2024 03:29pm • Ten thousand people cycled about 20 miles on bicycles for the 2024 DC Bike Ride around the nation's capital Saturday morning. The riders started off from 12th Street and Constitution Ave. in Northwest, finishing on Pennsylvania Ave. for a "finish festival" with food, drink, a beer garden and live Heads up! What to know if you're trying to get around busy DC this weekend 09/06/2024 09:30am • Lots of great events are scheduled in D.C. this weekend, which means lots of people, as well as road closures and parking restrictions. Early Saturday, DC Bike Ride 2024 will close approximately 20 miles of roads to automobiles, allowing bike riders to enjoy portions of the nation's capital car-f Proposed toll increase for Dulles Greenway rejected by Virginia commission 09/05/2024 11:30am • Drivers who use the Dulles Greenway will not have to pay higher tolls to use the privately owned 14-mile road ��� a proposed toll increase has been rejected by Virginia's State Corporation Commission. The company that owns the Greenway ��� Toll Road Investors Partnership II, or TRIP II ��� had ap 2024 NFC Preview 09/04/2024 06:18am • NFC East Eagles 11-6 You've heard it every year for nearly two full decades: NFC East champions don't repeat. That's bad news for Dallas and an opportunity for everyone else, namely Philadelphia. The NFL Draft's historic run of offense to open the first round allowed the Eagles to shore up 2024 AFC Preview 09/04/2024 06:18am • AFC North Ravens 13-4 In 2023 (and arguably, the prior two seasons), the only team that could beat the Baltimore Ravens was the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore was the first team in NFL history to lead the league in takeaways, sacks and total defense in the same season, and held Patrick Mahomes a Car Review: Mercedes AMG GLC 43 Coupe is a stylish crossover that doubles as a sports car with four doors 09/02/2024 04:31am • Mercedes turns its stylish GLC coupe into a sports car with the latest GLC 43 Coupe with big power and handling to live up to the AMG name. (WTOP/Mike Parris) Most people think of AMG as a large sedan or big SUV with a big, loud engine that will cost well into the six figures and earn you respect fr 'The world's not as bright a place without him': A Bowie man���s family continues to look for answers a year after he was attacked and killed 08/31/2024 07:41am • It���s been a year since 53-year-old Millard ���Tony��� Noack Jr. was assaulted in Bowie, Maryland, while walking home. He died from his injuries only months later, but a motive or a suspect were never determined. His older sister is still searching to find his killer(s). ���I've done a lot of