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Your Halloween candy's afterlife: How long is too long to hang on to that stash? 10/31/2023 11:00pm • The shelf life of that Halloween candy haul may surprise you. Your candy stash could last from six months to two years, depending on the type of candy it is, and how it's stored. "Chocolate-based candies, particularly if they're more of that milk chocolate/white chocolate base, those will last Thousands of DC-area kids get winter coats just in time for chilly trick-or-treating 10/31/2023 05:26pm • The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department sent 2,000 free winter coats to local students in need Tuesday morning. Some of the youngest students even got to visit the Virginia firehouse and pick out their jackets. Around 200 preschoolers filed off buses into the Fairfax County Fire Station 11. Comedian Nimesh Patel shares journey from Chris Rock to 'SNL' en route to DC's Warner Theatre 10/31/2023 02:24pm • Comedian Nimesh Patel is ready to crack up the nation's capital. His "Fast and Loose" standup comedy tour arrives at Warner Theatre in D.C. next week for two nights on Nov. 10-11. "This will be my third time playing Warner Theatre, my second time headlining," Patel told WTOP. "I'm very excited 'This is a crisis': Montgomery Co. panel explores juvenile crime, possible actions 10/31/2023 08:05am • Bomb threats, carjackings, gun offenses. While juvenile crime on the whole in Maryland is below pre-pandemic levels, the numbers for particular offenses are "off the charts," according to Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy. Montgomery County Council members on the Public Safety Comm Tips from the police to keep your kids safe on Halloween 10/30/2023 08:08pm • Ghosts, goblins, witches, vampires, little Barbies and Spider-Men will be out in neighborhoods all around the area on Halloween night, and police are asking the public to do their part to make sure it���s a safe and fun night. Fairfax County police deputy chief Robert Blakley says that begins wit Is your house inclusive on Halloween? Some offer nonfood treats for kids with food allergies 10/30/2023 03:01pm • The thought of a plastic bucket or pillowcase full of candy is one reason ��� maybe the main reason ��� young people are looking forward to Halloween, Tuesday night. However, that candy can be dangerous to many children. "One in 13 children has food allergies," said Tiffany Leon, assistant dir All the world's a stage ��� especially this Takoma Park couple's lawn for Halloween 10/28/2023 06:33pm • A unique and popular local Halloween event takes place on the front lawn of a married couple's home in Takoma Park, Maryland ��� and this is its final year. For seven years, Alice Weiss and Steven Badt have turned their front lawn into an elaborate stage where they put on an annual free Halloween With early voting already underway, school board candidate in Fairfax Co. disqualified from ballot 10/27/2023 05:50pm • Follow WTOP���s coverage of the Virginia Elections. A school board candidate in Fairfax County, Virginia, has been disqualified with less than two weeks before the election and a full month after voters began casting ballots in the race during early voting. Marcia C. St. John-Cunning, who is r DC mayor pressed to declare public health emergency over opioid overdoses 10/27/2023 02:23pm • Asiyah Timimi, who runs a youth anti-violence program, said she was driving down New York Avenue when she saw a young man overdosing outside of a McDonalds. ���I turned him on his side and he was just ��� the fluid was just pouring out,��� Timimi said. ���His friend didn't have a clue what to Lawsuit: Montgomery Co. Schools ignored at least 25 reports of alleged misconduct by former principal 10/27/2023 10:02am • A former Montgomery County teacher has filed a lawsuit against her former boss and the Maryland school district after she says she was subjected to years of sexual harassment and intimidation and that the school tried to cover it up. The former teacher at Farquhar Middle School in Olney, named as WTOP Top Kid: Reston teen helps remove performing arts barriers for kids 10/27/2023 04:41am • WTOP's TOP Kids program is sponsored by Northwest Federal Credit Union. In addition to being featured on-air and online, winning kids also get a chance at $500. August Gabriel Rivers' love of theater started at an early age. The 17-year-old from Reston, Virginia, was able to hone his craft throug Player of the Week: Elizabeth Seton's Morissa Hall 10/27/2023 04:20am • Each week, WTOP is picking one student athlete to be featured on air and online as our Player of the Week. This week's WTOP Player of the Week is Morissa Hall of Elizabeth Seton High School in Bladensburg, Maryland. Hall is a senior at Elizabeth Seton. She competes with the Maryland High School R Review: Bill Burr directs himself in Netflix comedy 'Old Dads,' a defiant Gen X middle finger to Gen Z 10/27/2023 04:08am • Comedian Bill Burr has carved an unflinching "get off my lawn" place in the standup business with Rolling Stone ranking him No. 17 on its list of the "50 Best Stand Up Comics of All Time." Now, he makes his directorial debut in the R-rated comedy "Old Dads," a title that's a bit misleading consid Maz Jobrani hopes to 'bring people together' with 'Mr. International Comedy Tour' at Kennedy Center 10/26/2023 03:29pm • He filmed his very first Netflix standup special at the Kennedy Center in the nation's capital back in 2017. Next week, Maz Jobrani returns to the venue for his "Mr. International Comedy Tour" for two nights on Nov. 3 and Nov. 4. "It's 'Mr. International' because I wanted 'Mr. Worldwide,' but Presto's Picks: Terps and Hokies are back from byes, plus the scariest sight in the sport 10/26/2023 09:35am • Halloween might technically fall next Tuesday, but this is the weekend many take advantage of dressing up. From the traditional (ghosts and skeletons) to the trendy (Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce), it's nice to find a costume to disguise one's true self. Just like Maryland football was attempting