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Cuban embassy in DC hit with Molotov cocktails, foreign minister says 09/25/2023 08:15pm • The Cuban embassy in D.C. was hit with Molotov cocktails Sunday evening, according to the country's foreign minister. ���The Cuban embassy in the U.S. was the target of a terrorist attack by an individual who launched 2 Molotov cocktails,��� Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodr��guez said on a soc Man brought weapons to Va. church after online threats, police said 09/25/2023 08:11pm • A Falls Church, Virginia, man has been arrested after police said he was found armed inside a Haymarket church following a series of online threats against the place of worship. It was Sunday morning when Prince William County Police said a Laurel, Maryland, resident called 911 to report seeing I DC area officials say prepare for powerful winds, possible flooding from Tropical Storm Ophelia 09/22/2023 04:41pm • Listen live for the latest weather updates��on the 8s on WTOP.�� The D.C. area is bracing for a powerful tropical storm that's expected to drench the region starting Friday night and lasting through the weekend. Here's what you need to know. A powerful coastal weather maker formed into Tropi What's in store for skywatchers this fall? Planets galore and the moon���s shadow 09/20/2023 05:49pm • If you are an early-riser, the fall predawn sky is a delight to see. The stars of winter ��� Orion the Hunter, Gemini the Twins and the brightest star in the night sky, Sirius ��� are all currently on full display. Add to that the brilliant planet Venus and elusive Mercury and you have a skywatch 5 teens charged with robbery, assault following Montgomery Co. football game brawl 09/08/2023 01:30pm • Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, have arrested and charged five teens with assault and robbery following a post-football game brawl outside of the Bethesda Metro station last week. The incident took place after the Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Walter Johnson football game on Sept. 1. The teens Search for escaped murder suspect continues as GWU returns to normal; $25k reward being offered 09/07/2023 03:10pm • Following a shelter-in-place order at George Washington University that lasted into the late evening Wednesday, District and federal law enforcement continue their search for a fugitive murder suspect 24 hours after he made his escape. That shelter-in-place order was issued around 3 p.m. Wednesda No students charged following Montgomery Co. football game brawl 09/07/2023 10:23am • No students involved in the post-football game brawl in Bethesda last week were charged with a crime, Montgomery County officials said. Word came in a joint statement released Wednesday evening by Superintendent of Montgomery County Schools Monifa McKnight and police Chief Marcus Jones. On Fri Fantasy football: Back and bigger than ever 09/06/2023 10:00pm • Jamal Bowens said he had no idea what he was doing at the beginning. "My ex came home one day and said, 'I'm in a fantasy football league with my co-workers, but I don't know what I'm doing, and I need you to run it,'" he told WTOP. "But I'm sitting there thinking to myself: 'I don't know what I' DC Central Kitchen gets a 'new start' and new digs in Buzzard Point 09/06/2023 06:59am • Cranes still swing overhead and cement trucks continue to beep outside DC Central Kitchen's new headquarters in Southwest D.C. But despite the construction-commotion outside, the 36,000-square-foot Michael R. Klein Center for Jobs and Justice is open for business. "We are wildly excited about the 11 financial steps to follow after the loss of a loved one 09/05/2023 04:15pm • The death of a loved one comes with pain and grief. In those moments of mourning, memories shared together and the feeling of loss dominate. Yet, even in these moments, love for the deceased requires that you take certain steps and carry out important tasks -- or you you may face unnecessary fina Montgomery Co. Council member calls brawl after high school football game 'shocking' 09/05/2023 07:27am • Montgomery County, Maryland, Council member Kate Stewart didn���t see any of the fights that broke out Friday night between groups of students after Friday night���s football game between Walter Johnson and Bethesda-Chevy Chase High schools. But Stewart, who had been on a ride-along with Montgome What to know about September's National Preparedness Month in the DC region 09/04/2023 02:50pm • September is National Preparedness month, and this year's campaign, sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is focused on making sure older Americans are ready for when natural disasters strike. Officials across the D.C. region are offering updated planning resources and in-person e Montgomery Co. high school principals condemn 'dangerous, illegal' brawl after football game 09/04/2023 07:24am • The principals of rival high schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, are once again sending a unified message to students after fights broke out following a football game. Multiple incidents took place "throughout the central business distract" after Walter Johnson High School defeated Bethesda-C Sanders says Biden will win in 2024 if he runs on a progressive agenda 09/03/2023 01:08pm • ▶ Watch Video: Sen. Bernie Sanders says Joe Biden will win in 2024 if he runs on a "strong progressive agenda" With the 2024 presidential race beginning to unfold, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said he believes that President Joe Biden will again earn the Democratic nomination ��� and Labor Day 2023: What's open, what's closed in the DC area 08/31/2023 10:33pm • The unofficial end of summer is upon us. Even though some area school districts have only been back in session for a week, all public schools in the D.C. area will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 4. Here's what else you need to know about schools, transportation, trash collection, librar