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Md. Gov. Moore's bill to take a public health approach to gun violence gets a hearing in Annapolis 02/16/2024 06:40am • The mother of a 13-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a 12-year-old told lawmakers in Annapolis, Maryland, this week, "I pray that we come together to create a safer and more compassionate world for all." Ja'Ka McKnight told the members of the House Judiciary Committee that her family was "d Beltway Basketball Beat: February Fever strikes in full force! 02/15/2024 02:10pm • Dave Preston is an AP Top 25 voter. Read his ballots here. Hey, is that March in the distance? The final month of the regular season comes at you fast. Conference Tournaments tip off in less than three weeks (Atlantic Sun gets the fun underway March 4), which means it's catch-up time for those South Block lands at Dulles Airport, and three other locations 02/15/2024 12:05pm • Arlington, Virginia-based juice and smoothie chain South Block, fresh off outside investment to help fund its planned expansion, will open at least four new locations this year, including one at Dulles Airport. The airport location will open in Concourse D later this year. South Block has also pa Senate passes $95B foreign aid bill. Will it die in the House? 02/13/2024 04:14pm • It took several months and a marathon session that ended in the predawn hours of Tuesday, but the Senate finally approved a $95 billion national security package, including aid for Ukraine and Israel. But House Speaker Mike Johnson has indicated he won't bring up the sweeping legislation for Where you can see cherry blossoms before they bloom in DC 02/13/2024 12:34pm • If you'd like to avoid the Tidal Basin crowds and see this year's cherry blossoms before they bloom in D.C., National Harbor in Prince George's County, Maryland, is a good bet. The National Harbor's Cherry Blossom festivities run March 20 through April 14, and include entertainment, hotel room pa 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 How former Gov. Hogan's entry shakes up Maryland Senate race 02/09/2024 05:15pm • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's decision to run for the U.S. Senate creates the potential for a high-stakes race the state hasn't experienced in decades. It was 50 Montgomery Co. school officials grilled over employee misconduct investigation as new interim superintendent pledges to adopt fixes 02/09/2024 05:00am • Montgomery County Council members hammered school officials with questions about their handling of employee misconduct allegations, complaining they got a new, less redacted version of the Jackson Lewis report detailing many of the system's failures on the issue just an hour before the scheduled hea More Amazon delivery lockers coming to DC police stations: Will they help curb package theft? 02/08/2024 01:27pm • After a year of successful testing, D.C. police announced this week they are expanding a program that allows Amazon customers to have their packages safely and securely delivered to lockers located at police stations. As part of the Amazon Lockers program, lockers have been installed at two addit Mother and daughter turn passion project into Md. cookie business 02/07/2024 05:36am • 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. A mother and daughter in Montgomery County, Maryland, have turned their passion project into a small business, allowing them Sweeping anti-crime bill gets preliminary approval from DC Council 02/06/2024 07:48pm • The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to approve the comprehensive anti-crime bill that would toughen District laws against a range of crimes including carjackings, retail theft, drug dealing and domestic violence. The vote in favor of the Secure D.C. Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024 was a unanimous 12-0, House GOP leaders: Senate border deal 'waste of time' 02/05/2024 04:52pm • The bipartisan U.S. Senate agreement on the southern border took months to reach, but it was only a matter of hours after its release that it was blasted by House GOP leadership and former President Trump. The border deal would make some of the most significant changes to U.S. immigration pol Car Review: 2024 Subaru Crosstrek gets a makeover with a little more space and improved tech 02/05/2024 04:33am • The 2024 Subaru Crosstrek is a popular small crossover with a big makeover that looks a lot like the old one. (WTOP/Mike Parris) Subaru has been making the small Crosstrek crossover for some time now and it has proven to be a popular ride with rugged styling, flared fenders and better than normal gr Will Congress force Big Tech to do more to protect children online? 02/03/2024 04:13am • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. Members of Congress are growing increasingly frustrated with Big Tech and what many lawmakers believe is lip service to concerns about how social media sites are impactin Avast ye, porch pirates: DC police are cracking down 02/02/2024 08:24pm • Porch package thieves beware: D.C. police are using a new method to track stolen packages, with the help of Apple AirTags. Commander Sylvan Altieri, with D.C. police's Fifth District, says the new plan to fight porch package pilfering revolves around strategically planted AirTags that the Metropo