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Should Washington Nationals Be Buyers, Sellers at Trade Deadline?
10+ hour, 59+ min ago (424+ words) With less than a month to go before the Aug. 3 trade deadline, the Nationals find themselves in a tough situation. At 46-44, and only three games out of a wild card spot, the team could hypothetically be a buyer. But they…...
Washington AG to investigate Nippon Dynawave paper mill disaster
8+ hour, 3+ min ago (486+ words) The Washington state attorney general's office announced July 1 that it's investigating whether any criminal activity contributed to the May 26 white liquor tank implosion at Nippon Dynawave Packaging in Longview that killed 11 people and injured eight others. Futhermore, the Washington State…...
Celebrations continue for America's 250th birthday
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (243+ words) SPORTS ALERT: Belgian federation says it is challenging FIFA's decision to let U. S. forward Folarin Balogun play in World Cup match Linh Bui | linh. bui@wtop. com July 6, 2026, 11: 44 AM July Fourth may be over, but America continues celebrating its 250th anniversary. The…...
DC Council Punts Wealth Tax Debate to the Fall
12+ hour, 22+ min ago (815+ words) The DC Council plans to consider a wealth proceeds tax in September, rather than this summer. by Kennith Ra Shaun Woods II The fight for a wealth proceeds tax in Washington, DC lives on, at least for now. Instead of…...
Cleaning a Revolutionary War gunboat, one swab at a time
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (1244+ words) July 6, 2026, 7: 10 AM In the D. C. region, conversations often start with, "What do you do?" WTOP's "Working Capital" series profiles the people whose jobs make the D. C. region run. The task seems like a cruel punishment from a vindictive Naval officer, but instead…...
Trump's administration won't seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
1+ day, 49+ min ago (414+ words) U. S. Olympic canoeist David "Davey" Hearn was indicted Thursday on a single count of destruction of property following his arrest last month at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. News4s Joseph Olmo reports. The Trump administration will not seek new bids to repair…...
Trump mixes patriotism with partisanship as he celebrates America's "joyous' 250th anniversary
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (663+ words) WATCH LIVE: Nation's capital puts on fireworks spectacle for America's 250th July 5, 2026, 12: 32 AM The speech capped a holiday that Trump has gone to great lengths to shape to his own tastes. He was introduced by two musical performers who often appear…...
Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrates 250 with full slate of free July Fourth events
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (375+ words) WATCH LIVE: Nation's capital puts on fireworks spectacle for America's 250th July 4, 2026, 4: 33 AM Stay with WTOP for coverage of America's semiquincentennial Fourth of July, including'fireworks, A Capital Fourth' concert, and other celebrations. Tune in to 103. 5 FM on air,'online'or via the'WTOP…...
White nationalists march at Union Station and on Capitol Hill
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (159+ words) WATCH LIVE: Nation's capital puts on fireworks spectacle for America's 250th July 4, 2026, 3: 17 PM A group of masked men marched at Union Station and across Capitol Hill on July Fourth, chanting calls to rid the U. S. of immigrants. The marchers were believed to…...
60th annual Fourth of July parade in the Palisades goes off without a hitch, despite the heat
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (543+ words) WATCH LIVE: Nation's capital puts on fireworks spectacle for America's 250th July 4, 2026, 6: 15 PM Stay with WTOP for coverage of America's semiquincentennial Fourth of July, including'fireworks, A Capital Fourth' concert, and other celebrations. Tune in to 103. 5 FM on air,'online'or via the'WTOP…...