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Scary! With temps near 100, Halloween decoration season already ramping up 08/01/2024 04:21pm • With feels-like-temperatures creeping toward triple digits, it sure doesn't feel like Halloween, but the promise of a cool, crisp fall evening is part of the lure, as local retailers are getting a jump start on the trick-or-treat season. Starbucks is expected to roll out its beloved pumpkin spice Library of Congress adds The Chicks, Green Day, Notorious B.I.G. to National Recording Registry 04/16/2024 05:29am • ABBA���s ���Dancing Queen,��� Blondie���s ���Parallel Lines,��� The Notorious B.I.G.���s ���Ready to Die,��� Green Day���s ���Dookie,��� The Chicks��� ���Wide Open Spaces��� and Lily Tomlin���s comedy have been selected as some of the defining sounds of history and culture that will join the Nat Matt About Town: Trigger your brain's 'feel-good hormones' at this Md. pop-up event 03/19/2024 04:40am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 10px;padding: 20px 10px;background: #D30000;text-align: center;font-weight: bold;color: #fff;border-r Things to do in the DC area: St. Patrick's Day events, Shrek dance party ��� and more! 03/14/2024 06:16am • There���s so 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. Celebrate the luck of the Irish in the coming days with this selecti Phone explodes in bathroom at DC's Roosevelt High School, sending student to hospital 02/29/2024 02:03pm • A high school student was hospitalized Thursday morning after a cellphone exploded at Roosevelt High School in D.C.'s Petworth neighborhood, according to the city's fire department. A spokesman for D.C. Fire and EMS told WTOP a cellphone exploded in a bathroom on the school's campus at around 8:3 Things to do in the DC area: Comedy for a cause, Mother Tongue Film Festival ��� and more! 02/15/2024 06:07am • There���s so 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. On Feb. 21, the Arlington Drafthouse in Arlington, Virginia, will host the Education funding tops list at legislative breakfast with Prince William supervisors, School Board 12/10/2023 12:57pm • The Prince William Board of County Supervisors and School Board discussed 2024 legislative priorities with the Prince William state delegation Monday, emphasizing the need to improve funding for schools. Specifically, the discussion centered around the need to raise per pupil spending ��� and fundi 'Dopamine Land,' designed to trigger happiness, opens first US location in DC 11/13/2023 12:00pm • New York-based experience entertainment company Fever is bringing the first "Dopamine Land" experience to D.C. next month. Tickets are on sale now. The one-hour walk-through experience is at 5333 Wisconsin Avenue in Northwest by the Friendship Heights Metro stop. There are other Dopamine Land Prince George's Co. K-9 helps find missing man with dementia 11/04/2023 09:01pm • This police dog deserves a round of a-paws. A K-9 named Amber helped find a 72-year-old man with dementia who was reported missing in Prince George's County, Maryland, Saturday morning. Seat Pleasant Police said they responded around 9 a.m. They brought Amber to the 14000 block of Barkham Cour The way Fairfax Co. could get turning drivers to slow down 10/26/2023 06:14pm • Some Fairfax County Supervisors said they would support a pilot program that introduces turn-calming measures on certain roads, aimed at keeping pedestrians safe while drivers make turns. During a Board of Supervisors Transportation Committee meeting last week, officials were briefed on how other Hydraulic vacuum, low water levels may have lead to kayaker's death in Potomac River accident 09/19/2023 10:11pm • The death of a whitewater kayaker on the Potomac River on Sunday has drawn attention to the risks that river users face when water levels are low. Ella Mills, a third-year exchange student from Dublin and a member of Columbia University's whitewater kayaking club, died after being pinned under a Gray backpack, Instagram posts led DC police to suspect in 10-year-old girl's Mother's Day shooting 09/19/2023 08:54pm • The 19-year-old man accused in the shooting death of a 10-year-old girl on Mother's Day was arraigned in court on Tuesday, where more details about the shooting emerged ��� as well as how police say they connected him to the crime. Koran Gregory, of Southeast D.C., appeared before a judge Tuesday Save money and add charm with these DIY home decorating projects 08/30/2023 08:00pm • The DIY trend in home improvement is not going anywhere anytime soon. From those eager to save some money to those wanting to dig deep into a creative hobby, DIY aims to please on many levels. Even if you've got some money set aside for decor upgrades, or if your previous attempts at DIY have bee 1 in 3 DC consumers say their debt is highest ever (How not to deal with it) 07/17/2023 09:50am • Borrowing costs are at record highs and for consumers carrying debt, that adds to the burden, especially when they're carrying more than ever. A Northwestern Mutual survey found that 32% of D.C.-area consumers said they are carrying close to their highest level of debt ever right now, with credit 12 things you should never buy used 07/05/2023 10:26am • Buying stuff used can be a great way to save money. But it's not always worth it. If you opt for a lightly used car with just a few hundred miles on it, for example, you could save thousands -- and still enjoy the benefits of a "new" car. On the other hand, if you buy a used mattress that caus