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Marylander among those made ill by microdosing candies behind nearly 50 illnesses 07/07/2024 09:44am • Food and Drug Administration officials said dozens of people have been made ill, including one person in Maryland, after consuming Diamond Shruumz — a microdosing candy and gummy brand. Officials began an initial investigation on June 7, after receiving eight reports of illness connected with t Ladies Board fulfills $1.2 million pledge to Inova Loudoun Hospital 07/06/2024 02:54pm • The Ladies Board has fulfilled its $1.2 million pledge to Inova Loudoun Hospital, marking the single largest gift in The Ladies Board's 112-year history. The funds have supported a variety of needs throughout the hospital, including patient programs and services, staff education and clinical equi Craving a unique frozen treat? Here’s the scoop on 14 supercool DC-area ice cream spots 07/06/2024 10:35am • Mother Nature is turning up the temps, so of course, it's about that time for us to all scream for ice cream. For foodies and lovers of culinary variety, though, it can be a rocky road to finding an ice cream treat or flavor that has yet to dazzle and delight your summertime taste buds. Plain va Beach volleyball (and pickleball soon) in the middle of Crystal City 07/05/2024 05:00am • Developer JBG Smith has partnered with Baltimore, Maryland-based Volo Sports for outdoor beach volleyball courts on land in Crystal City that JBG Smith eventually plans to redevelop as part of several new office and residential high rises. For now, the space at 223 Crystal Street is a pop-up publ Going where they get a bang for their bucks: Marylanders cross border for holiday fireworks 07/04/2024 11:06am • It’s the evening before the Fourth of July, and the parking lot of the Phantom Fireworks store is crawling with SUVs and pick-up trucks trolling for a parking spot. Based on the number of Maryland flag and Chesapeake Bay license plates coming in and out of the parking lot, it might appear this Want to grab a cold drink from the downtown Silver Spring CVS? You might have to wait in line 07/01/2024 08:42am • Buying a cold drink to beat the heat this summer might not be as easy as it used to be at a CVS in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. In recent years, CVS shoppers across the D.C. area have likely noticed products such as laundry detergent and paper towel rolls under lock and key. The downtown Sil Maryland cannabis tax collections grew slightly, while some regions saw large variances 06/29/2024 09:20pm • Cannabis taxes paid to the state for the first three months of 2024 grew by less than 1% even as collections fluctuated sharply on a regional basis. Maryland collected nearly $14.7 million in taxes on sales of recreational cannabis in the first quarter of this year, an increase of less than 0.7% Review: 'The Bear' returns for Season 3, doubling down on dramatic ingredients without comic spice 06/27/2024 02:30pm • If you round the corner of your kitchen into your living room, you should probably shout, "Corner!" so you don't crash into your family members as you head to the couch to watch TV's most critically acclaimed show. In just two seasons, FX's "The Bear" has racked up 10 Primetime Emmys, includi Things to do in the DC area: Lavender Con, Smithsonian Folklife Festival ... and more! 06/27/2024 10:29am • 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. For the first time in the District, a book festival totally focused on LGB One-way traffic, bus lane could be coming to access road near Bradlee Shopping Center 06/25/2024 06:50pm • Bike lanes, one-way traffic and a dedicated bus lane could be coming to a stretch of the access road near the Bradlee Shopping Center in Alexandria, Virginia. After months of data analysis, brainstorming and community engagement, Sara Brandt-Vorel, the city's transportation capital project manage From wardrobe to wardrobe: DC clothing swap makes a fashion statement 06/25/2024 09:49am • Summer is here, and you may have gone through your closet while finishing up your spring cleaning. So now what? Do you want to leave that bag of clothes catching dust in your trunk, promising you'll get around to donating it "one of these days," or would you rather take it to an event where you c Tiny, local boutiques opening in former big box store in Loudoun County 06/21/2024 08:26pm • What used to be a Bed Bath & Beyond in the Dulles Landing shopping center now houses dozens of tiny, locally-owned boutiques, with more on the way. Started in Arkansas in 2015, the Dulles, Virginia, location, which opened this month, is the first Painted Tree Boutiques store in Northern V Beat the heat at these DC-area cooling centers 06/21/2024 04:49pm • As heat index values are expected to hit more than 100 degrees this weekend, creating the potential for dangerous conditions, local governments throughout the D.C. region are turning various spaces into "cooling centers," for those who may not have access to a place to beat the heat. "We are a co Cruiser crash: Fairfax Co. police officer investigating stolen vehicle has own cruiser stolen 06/21/2024 02:50pm • A police officer in Fairfax County, investigating a stolen vehicle at the Fair Oaks mall, had his own cruiser stolen by one of the suspects who then crashed into another police cruiser, authorities in the Virginia county said. Two officers suffered minor injuries in the crash as did the suspect. Extended heat wave continues Thursday with triple-digit temps possible over the weekend 06/20/2024 02:50pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. The DC area faced some scorching temperatures Thursday and Friday doesn't look to be any better. Friday will see the area under a heat alert with temperatures expected to peak in the 90s during the afternoon, but it will feel like the