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Meet the candidates for DC mayor: Stacia Hall 06/15/2022 05:34am • Stacia Hall is a businesswoman from Ward 3 running for D.C. mayor on the Republican ticket. As the only GOP candidate for mayor on the ballot, she'll face the Democratic winner of the June 21 primary in November, as well as independent Rodney "Red" Grant. Hall spoke with WTOP’s Mike Murillo Meet the candidates for DC mayor: Rodney 'Red' Grant 06/15/2022 05:08am • Rodney "Red" Grant is a D.C.-born comedian and executive turned politician, and he has his eye set on Mayor Muriel Bowser's office. Grant is running as an independent and won't be on the June 21 primary ballot. Grant spoke with WTOP’s Mike Murillo about the issues in this year’s race. Meet the candidates for DC mayor: Robert White 06/15/2022 04:52am • At-Large D.C. Council member Robert White has his sights set on the executive office and is vying to unseat Mayor Muriel Bowser. White is going up against Bowser, fellow council member Trayon White (who did not respond to WTOP’s requests for an interview) and James Butler in the June 21 'Embracing its history': Watergate Hotel trades on its claim to fame 06/15/2022 04:32am • A half-century ago Friday, the break-in at the Democratic National Committee offices at the Watergate complex in D.C.'s Foggy Bottom led to an investigation that gripped the country for two years and led to the U.S.’ only presidential resignation. This week, WTOP’s Rick Massimo is talking with e Missing 3-year-old Fairfax County girl found 06/15/2022 03:05am • A missing 3-year-old girl from Fairfax County, Virginia, has been found unharmed. An Amber Alert has been issued Tuesday evening for Amelia (Mimi) Kraus, who was taken from her home in the Fort Hunt area just before 4:30 p.m. by Catherine Kraus, 35. At the time, it was believed Amelia Kraus w 17-year-old boy killed in Southeast DC shooting 06/14/2022 11:41pm • Police in D.C. are investigating the shooting death of a 17-year-old boy in Southeast. Officers were called to a hospital to investigate a young male who arrived with gunshot wounds. The boy, identified as Xavier Spruill, of Baltimore, Maryland, died at the hospital. Detectives determined that DC police ID possible 5th victim of suspected 'shopping cart killer' 06/14/2022 08:47pm • Police in D.C. have confirmed the identity of a woman who was found dead inside a shopping cart in Northeast, and a man who police believe is a serial killer is a person of interest in her death. A D.C. police spokesman confirmed to WTOP that Anthony Eugene Robinson -- who authorities believe is Students, driver taken to hospital in Anne Arundel Co. school bus crash 06/14/2022 08:09pm • An Anne Arundel County, Maryland, school bus was involved in a crash on Route 198 near Bald Eagle Drive Tuesday afternoon, sending several students and the bus driver to a hospital. A spokesman for the school system said the bus was coming from Meade Middle School and was carrying 23 people at ab Accused Leesburg peeping Tom charged 06/14/2022 03:01pm • An accused peeping Tom in Leesburg was arrested and charged over the weekend in Virginia for allegedly filming a woman under a shower divide. According to authorities, Lester Galves Reyes, 20, of Leesburg, was detained after police got a call around 3:30 p.m. Saturday about a man filming a woman Montgomery Co. considers incentives for installing security cams 06/14/2022 02:22pm • In an effort to help law enforcement, Maryland's Montgomery County is considering a program that would make installing security cameras more affordable. A bill before the County Council would create a security camera incentive program within Montgomery County’s Police Department. Mor Report shows decrease, racial divide in DC officers using force 06/14/2022 08:22am • Officers with the D.C. police department used force fewer times in 2021, but there was a steep racial divide among subjects involved, according to a new report. The report from the District's independent Office of Police Complaints showed that 1,042 officers used force last year, a 5% decrease ov Meet the candidates for DC mayor: James Butler 06/14/2022 05:07am • James Butler — a former lawyer, "proud Washingtonian" and a non-career politician — is seeking to unseat D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser in the June 21 Democratic primary. Meet the candidates for DC mayor: Muriel Bowser Meet the candidates for DC mayor: James Butler Meet the ca Meet the candidates for DC mayor: Muriel Bowser 06/14/2022 04:26am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is seeking a third term in this year's race for the executive office. Primary day is just around the corner: June 21. Meet the candidates for DC mayor: Muriel Bowser Meet the candidates for DC mayor: James Butler Meet the candidates for DC mayor: Rod Man dead, two others hospitalized after Prince George Co. shooting 06/13/2022 11:21pm • A shooting left a man dead and two others hospitalized early Monday morning in Prince George's County, Maryland. According to a news release, officers arrived to the 1700 block of Forest Park Drive in District Heights around 1:30 a.m. after receiving a report of a shooting. They found three peopl 2 arrested after robbery sent Arlington middle school into lockdown 06/13/2022 10:54pm • A store robbery in Arlington, Virginia, sent a nearby school into lockdown, and two men have been charged — one for robbery and the other for trying to break into the school, where he had relatives. Police responded to the report of a robbery on Friday before just after 12:20 p.m. on the 200 bl