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Wet weekend ahead for the D.C. metro area 06/17/2015 06:52pm • WASHINGTON -- Tropical Storm Bill weakened to a tropical depression on Wednesday after it made landfall on Matagorda Island, Texas the day prior. It is spinning over northern Texas and headed to southeastern Oklahoma, moving along the western periphery of a Bermuda high anchored in the Atlantic Oce Feds issue scathing Metro safety report 06/17/2015 06:34pm • WASHINGTON — Overworked, undertrained and distracted rail controllers are just part of the major safety issues that Metro has failed to address, according to a Federal Transit Administration report released Wednesday. The FTA inspection, initiated following the January smoke incident near the L The Charger SRT Hellcat is fast, powerful 06/15/2015 05:54am • WASHINGTON — For this Car Report, I tried to keep my license clean in the 707 horsepower Dodge Charger Hellcat. I didn’t misspeak when I said 707hp Dodge Charger; the SRT Hellcat has a supercharged Hemi V8 that’s loud, and with the whine of the supercharger it sounds like you’re breaking Metro's paper farecards to be traded in by June 2016 06/13/2015 12:39pm • WASHINGTON -- Metro’s iconic paper farecards will soon be phased out completely. A Metro board finance committee said Thursday that anyone with extra paper farecards will only have until June 2016 to trade them in before losing the cash value. Metro will begin retrofitting farecard machines i Maryland Live remains strong player among fierce casino competition 06/12/2015 11:29am • By Sissi Cao Capital News Service COLLEGE PARK — Maryland’s casino industry has been growing at a double-digit pace since casino table gaming was legalized in 2012. But for casino operators, surviving and prospering becomes increasingly challenging in a climate of fierce competition. Parasols, picnics and pedaling: A dandy weekend for the Seersucker Social 06/11/2015 02:41am • WASHINGTON — If you’re headed out for a bike ride this weekend, it’s best to leave the Lycra and spandex at home. Instead, opt for something a bit more stylish — like a vintage seersucker suit, leather lace-up shoes and a flat cap. While you’re at it, swap out your SoulCycle playlist fo DC Jazz Festival kicks off at The Hamilton 06/10/2015 02:52pm • WASHINGTON — Jazz fans are in for a treat this week in our nation's capital. The 11th annual D.C. Jazz Festival returns with shows from June 10-16. "It's grown tremendously," Artistic Director Willard Jenkins tells WTOP. "When we first started out, it was a few days and it was confin 7 Free and Cheap Ways to Enjoy a Staycation 06/10/2015 10:00am • If you're looking for ways to pare down summer vacation expenses, consider planning a staycation on a three-day weekend or when you can take a few days off to enjoy a summer break. You don't have to spend a lot of money to make the most of your surroundings, and summertime is a great season to get o Police ID Special Olympian who died after swimming event 06/08/2015 06:08pm • WASHINGTON — Family and friends are mourning a Special Olympian who died following a swimming competition at Towson University over the weekend. Tresaraie Shavers, a 48-year-old with addresses listed in Baltimore and Reisterstown, was competing in a backstroke competition at Towson University Cast of 'Gilmore Girls' reunites for ATX Festival 06/08/2015 08:42am • WASHINGTON — The residents of the quaint New England town of Stars Hollow were a long way from home this weekend. Everyone from Rory and Lorelai, to Miss Patty and Paris flew to Austin, Texas for a “Gilmore Girls” reunion eight years after the popular CW show aired its final episode. Die-ha In 5 to 10 years, robots will deal with disasters, not humans 06/08/2015 06:08am • WASHINGTON — We're not far off from the point when humanoid robots will be advanced enough to respond to dangerous disasters, either natural or man-made, so humans don't have to risk their own lives. According to Brian Lattimer, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, SAVOR your craft beer in D.C. this weekend 06/06/2015 12:00pm • The nation's capital is again at the center of the craft beer universe this weekend, as SAVOR 2015 takes over the National Building Museum. Hundreds packed the venue Friday night -- and hundreds more will do the same Saturday -- to sample offerings from breweries as far away as Hawaii. Enjoy Kickoff to Firefly: When fans promote the brand 06/05/2015 10:46am • WASHINGTON - Concert and event promotion used to be left to the professionals. Recently, however, the job is being done more and more by someone you know very well: you. These days, bands get a lot of free publicity from fan groups called "street teams," which hand out flyers and stickers, call Flash flood watch in effect, prep for downpours 06/01/2015 10:39am • WASHINGTON — As we enter meteorological summer, we'll see summer-type downpours Monday before we start to cool down midweek. But all that rain will bring the chance for flash flooding. The Setup A cold front is situated just to the north of the region Monday. A trough to the west will hel 'LOTR' star Sean Astin hits DC for Awesome Con 05/29/2015 01:41pm • WASHINGTON - He starred in "Lord of the Rings," "Rudy" and "The Goonies." Now, Sean Astin hits Awesome Con all weekend at the Washington Convention Center. "I was here last year and I came back because it was aptly named Awesome Con," Astin tells WTOP. "People around DC and Virginia and