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Incoming winter storm prompts GW Parkway closure, cancellation of school activities 02/16/2024 07:36pm • Listen to WTOP online and on the radio at 103.5 FM or 107.7 FM for the latest weather conditions. Get the latest closings and delays. Following a chilly week, the D.C. area can expect a bit more snow — and wind. Here’s what you need to know. The George Washington Memorial Parkway North Review: Gina Rodriguez, Damon Wayans Jr. star in rom com 'Players' on Valentine's week 02/16/2024 04:05pm • Did Valentine's Day put you in the mood to watch some romantic comedies this weekend? You might try Gina Rodriguez's new romp "Players," which premiered this week on Netflix. Set in New York City, journalist Mack (Gina Rodriguez) spends her days writing for the local sports section, then spen Speed limit changing along Golden Mile in Frederick Co. this week 02/15/2024 05:32am • The speed limit along the Golden Mile in Frederick County, Maryland, is changing from 45 mph to 35 mph this week, the state’s highway administration said. The new speed limit applies to the nearly 2-mile stretch of Route 40 (West Patrick Street) between U.S. Route 15 and Old Camp Road. Andre Hoax bomb threats, fire alarms will now come with a price tag in Alexandria 02/14/2024 11:20am • People in Alexandria, Virginia, who call in hoax active shooters and fake bomb threats will now be footed with the bill for the police response. The Alexandria City Council passed an ordinance on Tuesday that would seek reimbursement for the cost of responding to "swatting" incidents. "The Cit Car Review: Honda Pilot gets a big makeover and welcomes a new off-road ready version 02/12/2024 06:03am • The Pilot, a three-row SUV, has been a hit for Honda for years. Now, the latest version has a tough new look — more squared, and less round and minivan-looking than before. Also, a new version was born with last year’s redesign. The Trailsport offers more ground clearance and spiffy looking Trailblazing Black umpire started his MLB career in DC 02/12/2024 04:01am • Throughout February, WTOP is celebrating Black History Month. Join us on air and online as we bring you the stories, people and places that make up our diverse community. We all know Jackie Robinson and how he broke baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. But there's anot An unused rail corridor in the Shenandoah Valley sparks a fight over what’s next 02/10/2024 07:35am • Two groups in the Shenandoah Valley are at odds over what to do with an unused railway after the General Assembly pledged $35 million toward its conversion into a rail trail. The nearly 50-mile rail corridor, which was first established in the 1850s, runs from Front Royal to the town of Broadway 5 Red Line stations shutting down this summer as part of work to connect Metro to Purple Line 02/08/2024 09:18pm • Five stations on the east end of Metro's Red Line will shut down this summer for work to connect the Purple Line light-rail project to the system at Silver Spring. Metro leaders discussed the closure during a meeting Thursday. Starting in early June, Red Line service will shut down from Fort T Everything you need to know about April's total solar eclipse 02/08/2024 07:38am • Sixty days from now on April 8, the sun and new moon will meet in the daytime skies over North America to create a sky sight without compare — an eclipse of the sun. For some viewers, the sun will be totally eclipsed by the new moon while for the vast majority of viewers, the sun will be only part Maryland's Choice Hotels strikes Tesla deal for hotel chargers 02/07/2024 01:13pm • North Bethesda, Maryland-based hotel franchiser Choice Hotels International has reached an agreement with Tesla that will allow franchise operators to install Tesla Universal electric vehicle charging stations at its hotels, including Radisson, Cambria, Comfort, Country Inn & Suites, Quality Inn Man faces federal charges for flying drone during Chiefs-Ravens game, which prompted 'administrative timeout' 02/07/2024 05:40am • Viewers of the Kansas City Chiefs-Baltimore Ravens AFC championship game probably remember the brief pause, which the referee described as an administrative timeout. Now we're learning what the Federal Bureau of Investigation says happened. "An administrative timeout... you may have not heard of AstraZeneca will invest $300M in new Rockville manufacturing facility 02/06/2024 10:45am • AstraZeneca leased a building in Rockville and will invest $300 million in the new manufacturing facility. (Courtesy AstraZeneca) British drug giant AstraZeneca will invest $300 million in a new manufacturing facility in Rockville, Maryland, and create 150 new jobs. The building, completed in Column: Dan Quinn's evolution could be Commanders' gain 02/06/2024 05:26am • If Dan Quinn wins in Washington like he won Monday's news conference announcing his hire as the franchise's 31st head coach, the Commanders could have another Joe Gibbs on their hands. But as we've seen in recent years, the introductory press conference means very little when it's time to produce Safer, but also prettier streets, coming to Mt. Rainier 02/05/2024 03:43pm • It's a small town in terms of size, but the city of Mount Rainier, Maryland, is also dense, with thousands of residents living in a municipality that's less than 2 square miles. It's very urban today, though it was designed as a much more suburban locale decades ago. But the streets and sidewalks As groundbreaking nears, massive Ellicott City tunnel plan could 'fix' flooding on Main Street 02/05/2024 08:52am • The devastation and disappointment in 2018 from the second "thousand year flood" in two years took its toll on residents and small business owners on Main Street in historic Ellicott City, Maryland, said Rep. John Sarbanes. "When that second storm hit, in the wake of it, I think many of them were