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'We have an emergency' — can DC bill address spike in crime? 01/10/2024 04:57pm • While most parts of the country have seen decreases in crime, including violent crime, that has not been the case in D.C. After finishing 2023 with big spikes in homicides, carjackings, car thefts and other violent crimes, the chair of the D.C. Council’s public safety committee wants to move ag Maryland lawmakers wrestle with budget deficit, public safety, housing as session opens 01/10/2024 04:46pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly opened its annual 90-day legislative session on Wednesday with lawmakers set to wrestle with budget challenges as well as measures on affordable housing and public safety. Like other states, Maryland greatly benefited from federal pandemic aid Maryland Senate president wants to ‘prioritize’ investments during 2024 session 01/10/2024 10:45am • Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) expressed cautious optimism for the Senate’s legislative priorities in the upcoming General Assembly session, even in a challenging state budget year, during an interview in his State House office Monday. “There are a lot of places to make sm DC Council takes first big step in crackdown on speeders in the District 01/09/2024 07:15pm • Facing a rising number of deaths on its roads and a mounting pile of unpaid speeding tickets, the District has taken a first step toward significantly strengthening enforcement against speeding drivers. In a 12-0 first vote, the D.C. Council has said yes to an amendment that would allow more boo This Bethesda company may repurpose your holiday gift returns 01/08/2024 10:51am • An estimated 18% of holiday gifts from this past season will be returned to retailers. Most won’t end up back on the retailers’ shelves, but those returns aren’t a total loss. Bethesda, Maryland-based Liquidity Services is among companies helping retailers salvage value from returned mercha Analysis: Maryland climate plan is comprehensive but lacks short-term legislative strategy 01/06/2024 11:31pm • By most accounts, the Maryland Department of the Environment's plan outlining the policy actions required to dramatically reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions is innovative and ambitious. But the 98-page document, released during the quiet days between Christmas and New Year's, lacks a coh Why there may be plastic chemicals in your food, even if you don’t realize it 01/04/2024 09:17pm • There are still various levels of plastic chemicals in many different types of foods, according to a new Consumer Reports investigation. The organization tested dozens of food items, such as frozen pizza, yogurt and fast food, among others. It aimed to determine the prevalence of plasticizers, wh U.S. reopening 4 entry points at southern border after migrant crossings drop 01/03/2024 05:16am • ▶ Watch Video: U.S. to reopen border crossings previously closed over migrant influx U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will resume commercial and legal travel at four official crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday that were partially or fully closed recently due to rec Volunteers start New Year by cleaning up Mount Vernon Trail 01/01/2024 06:45pm • On a New Year's morning when plenty of runners and cyclists took to the Mount Vernon Trail to get their first workout of the year in, a group of volunteers hit the trail with trash bags and equipment designed to fill potholes. Mall Davis, a truck driver from Prince George's County, Maryland, was Car Review: The MINI Cooper SE Hardtop 2 Door is an EV that infuses fun into the daily commute 01/01/2024 09:20am • MINI still builds small cars that tend to be more fun to drive, like the Cooper SE Hardtop. (WTOP/Mike Parris) Small cars might be passé in the big crossover SUV craze we live in today. Luckily, MINI still builds small cars that tend to be more fun to drive, and now the MINI Cooper 2 Door Hardtop i Metro brings back Fill-a-Bus campaign to curb hunger across DC area 12/30/2023 08:17pm • Metro's Fill-a-Bus campaign is back for a sixth year, campaigning to drive out hunger and food insecurities in the D.C. region. The Capital Area Food Bank says 1 in 3 people across the D.C. area faces hunger year-round. This season, the program hopes to help stem some of those challenges. "Ple 2 men arrested in Fairfax Co. for 'fraud ring' involving altered gift cards 12/28/2023 01:14pm • Two men were arrested and charged for altering gift cards at two Target stores in Virginia as part of a "complex fraud ring," according to Fairfax County police. Police were contacted by the Target store in the Springfield Town Center about two men who they believed were altering gift cards in th 'It was a weird year': 2023 on the Hill 12/28/2023 01:37am • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. Congress faces major challenges ahead in 2024, after a tumultuous year that included the ouster of the House Speaker, a self-imposed shutdown when Republicans were unable to Things to do in the DC area: New Year’s last-minute reservations, kid-friendly activities … and more! 12/28/2023 01:12am • There’s much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. Looking for last-minute reservations to make for New Year's? WTOP has you cov What to recycle, what to toss after the holidays 12/26/2023 04:10pm • The holiday season often brings with it a surge of garbage, contributing to an increase in the overall volume of discarded material around this time of year. It is a perfect storm of excess waste, and D.C. leaders say where it goes matters. "The volume increases significantly," said John Johns