2+ week, 1+ day ago   (691+ words) As students returned to class across the D.C. region, some of the District’s youngest students will be without their favorite after-school program this school year. D.C. Scores, a nonprofit that runs after-school programs using soccer, poetry and service learning for elementary…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (713+ words) August 17, 2026, 3:42 PM Streets near Downtown D.C. are transitioning into a racetrack this weekend, when IndyCars will thunder down iconic stretches of Pennsylvania, Independence and Constitution avenues at speeds around 200 mph during the Freedom 250 Grand Prix. It’s a spectacle sure to excite…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (481+ words) August 18, 2026, 2:59 PM This story is part of WTOP’s 2026 Back to School coverage. Officials with Prince George’s County Public Schools said this school year won’t be a repeat of the start of last year, when school buses arrived late for some…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (81+ words) Check out photos from the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in the District, as part of America’s 250 birthday celebrations. August 22, 2026, 6:29 PM Thousands are coming to the District on Sunday to watch racers take part in the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, as part of…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (198+ words) Montgomery County Council member Will Jawando, the Democratic nominee for county executive, had a heart attack over the weekend. Jawando’s office said in a statement Monday that he was playing his “regular weekend pickup basketball game” when he experienced a…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (624+ words) August 21, 2026, 6:29 PM “We get to race at a lot of cool cities, but this one is by far the best that we’ve ever had, and I can say that very truthfully,” Kyle Kirkwood said Friday. “Going by the Capitol building,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1402+ words) Summer is nearly over, folks. 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. 7. Here’s what else you need to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (275+ words) WEATHER ALERT: Tornado watch issued until 10 p.m. Thursday as severe storms batter the DC region August 20, 2026, 3:04 PM No, you weren’t hallucinating Thursday morning — that was an IndyCar being pulled along the Metro tracks through a portion of D.C. It was…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (614+ words) resources and information at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex on Aug. 8.] We are also excited...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (265+ words) NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch this weekend, and the mission could help answer some of the biggest questions about our universe. Many at nearby Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt are part of the project....