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DC voter guide: What you need to know about the 2024 election 10/22/2024 06:42am • Visit WTOP's Election 2024 page for comprehensive coverage. Voters in D.C. are gearing up to decide their choice for president come Election Day on Nov. 5, but there are also a number of closely watched local issues on the ballot, including seats on the D.C. Council and an initiative that could Ice rink at National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden set to reopen next month 10/22/2024 06:34am • Fall weather has been a bit touch-and-go, but D.C.-area skaters will soon be able to lace up their skates at the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden ice rink next month. The ice rink is set to reopen on Nov. 23 at 11 a.m. and will be open through the holiday season until March 2. Ice skate As Election Day nears, it's already hard to find Inauguration Day hotels, vacation rentals in DC 10/17/2024 03:25pm • Sign up for WTOP’s Election Desk weekly newsletter to stay up-to-date through Election Day 2024 with the latest developments in this historic presidential election cycle. There are only 19 days until Election Day — and while the presidential outcome is still to be determined, one thing that' DC-area rents post largest annual increase among large metro areas 10/15/2024 08:32am • Apartment rents have been holding largely stable nationwide since the post-pandemic surge two years ago, but average rents in some major metropolitan areas have seen double-digit annual increases, with the D.C. metro area at the top of the list. Redfin said the median rent in the D.C. area in Sep Montgomery Co. loses hundreds of thousands of dollars in 'lax administration' of short term rentals, IG report finds 10/12/2024 07:41am • More than three quarters of short-term residential rentals being offered in Montgomery County, Maryland, are unregistered, according to a report from the county’s Office of the Inspector General. The findings in the latest report from Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi show that more than 85 Data Doctors: How to remotely sign out of streaming apps 10/11/2024 05:36am • Q: I recently rented a home and used several of my streaming accounts on their TV and forgot to log out. Do I need to change all my passwords? A: If you’ve stayed in a rental home, hotel room or Airbnb that provides streaming options, you’ve likely seen accounts from previous guests still log Changes to pandemic program blamed for DC landlords' financial crisis 09/30/2024 09:10pm • During the pandemic, emergency legislation made it easier for people falling on hard times to obtain rental assistance and stay in their homes or apartments. Now, D.C. leaders say some are using the changes to delay their eviction, and those delays are impacting landlords that provide affordable The riots that reshaped how DC connected with the Latino community 09/30/2024 04:51am • WTOP celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month this Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, with stories spotlighting the contributions, culture and accomplishments of Hispanic communities across the D.C. region. On May 5, 1991, a Salvadoran man was shot by a D.C. police officer, and that shooting sparked Angela Alsobrooks improperly claimed tax deductions on DC, Maryland properties, records show 09/22/2024 01:00pm • (CNN) — Angela Alsobrooks, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maryland, improperly took advantage of tax breaks she did not qualify for, including one meant for low-income senior citizens, saving thousands of dollars in taxes on two properties she owned in D.C., and in Maryland. A CNN re Older, expensive to maintain DC condos may be turning away buyers. So might be crime 09/20/2024 01:16pm • Home sales have slowed throughout the D.C. region, with August sales the lowest for an August in 16 years, according to listing service Bright MLS. But prices continue to rise. Throughout the D.C. metro, the median selling price in August was up nearly 8% from a year ago, according to Redfin, wit DC’s apartment market one of the toughest for renters this summer 09/19/2024 01:45pm • Home sales in the D.C. region may have slowed, but demand for apartment rentals in D.C. is now among the highest in the nation. RentCafe reports D.C. was one of the most competitive markets for renters in the nation this summer; finding an apartment and applying for a lease does not necessarily m 1st Latina appointed to a key DC government role says she wants to help others prosper 09/16/2024 06:57am • If Jackie Reyes-Yanes could talk to her younger self, newly arrived in D.C. from El Salvador, she would tell Little Jackie, who didn't speak any English: "This is the best city in the world if you want to become somebody. I wouldn't have these opportunities back home." Now, 34 years later, she's Prison time for 2 DC officers convicted in fatal chase of scooter driver 09/12/2024 06:55pm • A D.C. police officer was sentenced Thursday to 5 and 1/2 years in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder in the death of a man who was struck and killed during a police chase in October 2020. At a trial in late 2022, Officer Terence Sutton, 40, was found guilty of second-degree mur How Kamala Harris’ new policy plan could impact housing in Virginia 08/31/2024 10:17pm • Virginia Democratic lawmakers praised Vice President Kamala Harris’ housing policy plans in a virtual call Wednesday afternoon. The gathering came on the heels of a new campaign ad highlighting Harris’ plan to build three million new homes and rental units if elected president. The plan is pa Owners of NY rental home pleads guilty to homicide after fire kills Potomac sisters 08/28/2024 05:07pm • When flames broke out at a Long Island rental home in 2022, the family staying there said no fire alarms went off. Now, the rental owners have pleaded guilty to charges associated with the deadly fire. Sisters Lindsay Wiener, 19, and Jillian Wiener, 21, died in a nearby hospital following the fir