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As weight loss injectables become more popular, what do you need to know first? 11/14/2023 10:49am • High rates of obesity and the effectiveness of weight loss drugs are sparking huge demand for medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro. What some people may not know is that these anti-obesity drugs don't come in pill form — instead, you have to inject them into the fatty parts of your bod Above average snowfall expected for DC area this winter 11/13/2023 06:00pm • After disappointing snowfall last year, D.C. area residents should have their shovels handy. Veronica Johnson, chief meteorologist for 7News First Alert Weather, told WTOP that the First Alert Weather team is predicting 17 to 22 inches of snow for the D.C. metro area this coming winter. She said It's Greenbelt: Maryland site picked for new FBI headquarters 11/08/2023 10:59pm • After years of back-and-forth and speculation about where the new FBI headquarters will be located, the General Services Administration has confirmed Wednesday that a site in Greenbelt, Maryland, has been selected. Maryland and Virginia both lobbied hard for the chance to be the new headquart Prince William Co. School Board approves AP African American Studies for next academic year 11/07/2023 09:35am • Students in Prince William County Public Schools will soon be able to take Advanced Placement African American Studies, as well as several other new courses, following a vote by the county School Board during its Nov. 1 meeting. The board approved 11 new courses, some of which will be offered as so Maryland man has a lofty adventure goal: Achieve the Explorer's Grand Slam 11/06/2023 07:30am • For years, Seb Audy has visualized achieving the ‘Explorer’s Grand Slam.’ Also known as “Adventurers Grand Slam,” the quest includes scaling the world’s highest seven mountain peaks and reaching the North and South poles. To say it’s difficult is an understatement, Audy said. But th 'Get yourself checked out': Knowing the signs of prediabetes before it's too late 11/03/2023 09:44pm • According to the CDC, one in three Americans have prediabetes, and many of them may not even know it. In D.C. alone, more than 160,000 people suffer from the disease, according to the American Diabetes Association. The same report also said that, of those at risk — but not fully diabetic yet Fairfax Co. schools to reconvene grading committee 11/03/2023 04:27pm • Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia is planning to reconvene its equitable grading practice advisory committee soon, Sloan Presidio, the school's chief academic officer, said at last week's school board meeting. The committee, Presidio said, is planning to review some of the grading policy Player of the Week: Bishop McNamara's Zachary Betts 11/03/2023 06:01am • Each week, WTOP is picking one student athlete to be featured on air and online as our Player of the Week. This week's WTOP Player of the Week is Zachary Betts of Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Maryland. Betts plays in the trenches on both sides of the ball as a defensive and offensi Md. Gov. Moore recommends former Howard Co. executive Ulman as new state Democratic Party chair 10/31/2023 09:18am • Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Monday recommended Ken Ulman, the former Howard County executive, to succeed Yvette Lewis as the next chair of the Maryland Democratic Party. “For the past 20 years, Ken Ulman has been a leader in our state,” Moore wrote in a letter to party officials. “From 2002 to 20 Westin's new downtown DC hotel has Peloton suites 10/30/2023 12:25pm • The former Renaissance Washington, D.C. hotel has reopened as the Westin Washington, DC Downtown after an $80 million renovation, with the city’s largest hotel fitness center and Peloton suites for health-conscious road warriors. The 807-room hotel, one of D.C.’s largest, at 9th and K street Why grip strength and gait speed can indicate how well you're aging 10/30/2023 05:19am • How fast can you walk? Health care workers believe that your gait speed is one of two markers of healthy aging. The other indicator is grip strength, according to Loretta DiPietro, professor of exercise and nutrition sciences at George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Hea DC murder suspect on the run for 7 weeks after hospital escape has been captured, police say 10/26/2023 05:12pm • A murder suspect who escaped police custody at The George Washington University Hospital more than seven weeks ago, sparking an extensive manhunt, has been captured, D.C. police announced Thursday. Christopher Haynes, 30, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service's Capital Area Regional Fugitive Why it’s important to see a medical professional about low testosterone 10/25/2023 10:59am • This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. The American Urology Association reports that roughly 2 in every 100 men are affected by low testosterone, also known as hypogonadism. When adult men (after puberty) experience low testosterone, it can cause an inability to gai Nova Wild introduces two new two-toed sloths 10/21/2023 06:40pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. What has two toes and moves real slow? NOVA Wild in Reston recently announced the arrival of two adorable two-toed sloths who are Presto's Picks: Cavaliers are back from their bye, JMU plays early while we hold a conference call 10/19/2023 06:25am • There's nothing quite like a conference call — a workplace gathering with multiple people on the other end of the phone who might or might not be invested in the current conversation. Drop everything, even if this is the one day you've chosen to be productive. With this being the last season of