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Longtime CBS, WTOP journalist Tom Foty dies at 77 12/27/2023 10:10am • His was a voice familiar to WTOP listeners, often during the late night and overnight hours: longtime CBS News Radio Washington anchor and reporter Tom Foty died Tuesday at 77. Foty was a mainstay for CBS News starting in 1998, covering everything from government affairs to international news What happened in local business in 2023? A look at the woes, wins, mergers and more 12/27/2023 01:45am • From restaurants shutting their doors and others opening for the first time, to mergers and acquisitions that made the news, WTOP has a roundup of the biggest D.C.-area business stories of the year. Restaurant woes The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington released a survey of D.C.-are DC crime lab appears to regain partial accreditation after losing ability to process evidence in 2021 12/26/2023 03:11pm • D.C. has been unable to fully utilize its crime lab since 2021, when, after months of scrutiny and evidence errors, the city's Department of Forensic Sciences lost its accreditation to perform forensic testing. However, that problem appears to be entering the embattled agency's rearview mirror. T Car Review: Volvo S60 Recharge AWD Ultimate barges into German compact luxury sedan market 12/25/2023 05:59am • Volvo might not always be your first thought for small luxury sedans, but the updated S60 makes a case for the Swedish brand. Now you can have a plug-in hybrid version. When you pick the S60 Recharge, you get a sedan that runs 40 miles on electric power before the gas engine kicks in. I drove it for 'Thrifting' is growing in popularity this holiday season 12/23/2023 10:48am • Thrifting, or shopping for secondhand items, appears to be having a moment. One store owner said that's why the term 'Thriftmas' is gaining some traction this holiday season. "I've seen an increase in secondhand gift-giving," Carmen Lopez, CEO and founder of consignment retailer Current Boutique, Happy trails: Volunteers tackle repairs along Mount Vernon Trail 12/22/2023 10:13pm • The 18-mile-long Mount Vernon Trail in Virginia has been getting a little work done over the past year, and the people doing it aren't charging a penny. According to the newsletter of the Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail, volunteers have logged 3,304 hours trimming low-hanging branches, filling 'It has gotten so much better': DC mom on electric tricycle talks going carless in the city 12/22/2023 09:23am • How safe is it to bike around the District? One mom in Northeast D.C. has gone carless, and despite a recent run-in with a car, she thinks it's pretty safe. Lelac Almagor's family stopped driving in 2019. "We own a car, but we literally have to set a reminder to start it once a month and drive 'It's Columbine all over again': WTOP's Lauryn Ricketts describes Prague after university shooting 12/22/2023 08:55am • A student opened fire at a university in the Czech capital, Prague, shooting dead 14 people before killing himself, authorities said Friday. It was the worst mass shooting in Czech history. Interior Minister Vit Rakusan said police in Prague all the 14 who died in Thursday’s attack have been id Proposed bill could raise some speeding fines to more than $500 along Maryland Route 210 12/20/2023 10:50pm • Residents along Maryland Route 210 in Prince George's County are calling for higher fines for speeding drivers and repeat offenders. The 210 Traffic Safety Committee held a meeting Wednesday afternoon in Oxon Hill to garner support for a bill expected to be introduced in the new session of the Ma What to expect at the airport and on the roads this holiday season 12/19/2023 05:27pm • Even more people from the D.C. region will be hitting the roads and taking to the skies in the next few weeks than they did last year, according to recent estimates from AAA. "It's a lot of pent-up demand," said Ragina Cooper Ali of AAA Mid-Atlantic. "People are returning back to travel in a big Millions of dollars at stake if Wizards, Capitals move, DC think-tank says 12/18/2023 09:24pm • There are thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in revenue at stake if Capital One Arena hosts fewer events as a result of the Washington Capitals and Wizards moving to Northern Virginia, according to a new analysis from the D.C. Policy Center. When the Capital One Arena opened in 1997, it re NASA uses laser to send video of a cat 19 million miles back to Earth 12/18/2023 08:53pm • NASA beamed ultra-high definition video of a cat named Taters back to Earth from nearly 19 million miles away, the space agency said Monday. The 15-second cat video was sent to Earth as an experiment for NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications. The space agency hopes to one day stream very high- Car Review: BMW iX M60 is the all-electric mid-size SUV that is comfortable with a fun streak 12/18/2023 04:01am • The Ultimate Driving Machine is moving to the future with all-electric vehicles, and the iX SUV looks to carry on the tradition that BMW has earned with a luxury people-mover that’s happy-having fun. The new BMW iX M60 looks to draw in buyers that want an SUV with space for five people but tha Virginia Beach, Richmond, Fairfax receive millions for trails and road safety improvements 12/16/2023 09:24pm • The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the city of Virginia Beach a $14.9 million federal grant on Wednesday, marking the single largest grant to a Virginia’s locality from the Safe Streets and Roads for All program established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The funding will suppo School zone speed cameras coming to Fauquier County within weeks 12/15/2023 10:41am • Speeding in a school zone in Fauquier County, Virginia, will soon cost drivers $100. Starting in January, Fauquier will be the latest county to install cameras and a radar system to automatically issue citations. Fauquier County Sheriff Jeremy Falls told the county school board Monday, Dec. 11 th