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…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (759+ words) Billed as “the world’s largest” celebration of global Black music and culture, Afro Plus Fest is taking over 35 acres outside Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, from Friday through Sunday. The three-day lineup includes artists like Tems, Ayra Starr, Davido, Wizkid…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (814+ words) White told a crowd of supporters in a downtown Washington plaza. The Constitution gives federal lawmakers...and bill introduction. White’s plan comes as Washington during the second Trump administration has faced...federal law enforcement agents onto the streets of Washington…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (239+ words) August 18, 2026, 4:58 AM Two D.C. area high schools are among the 10 best schools in the nation, according to new U.S. News and World Report rankings. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County ranked sixth nationally, and the District’s School…...

2+ day, 56+ min ago   (1372+ words) Roughly four minutes after American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, a ladder truck from Arlington, Virginia’s Fire Station 5 was the first unit on the scene. Twenty-five years later, hundreds gathered at the same firehouse to mark the anniversary…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (652+ words) always one of the busiest libraries in all of Washington, D.C., but in the smallest footprint,” Reyes-Gavilan...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (348+ words) With Lonnie Bunch set to retire at the end of the year, the Smithsonian Institution’s next secretary will face difficult challenges, according to a Georgetown University historian. Bunch, who has led the Smithsonian since 2019, announced this week that he will…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (474+ words) northbound lanes and one southbound lane on George Washington Memorial Parkway before the Virginia State Route...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (432+ words) The housing market has clearly turned into a buyer’s market, provided the buyers are willing to stomach high interest rates for the next several months. With supply beginning to outpace demand, the market has finally slowed throughout parts of the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (614+ words) This story is part of WTOP’s 2026 Back to School coverage. Heading into the new school year, WTOP sent questionnaires and requested interviews with school leaders across the D.C. region. Here’s Prince George’s Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Shawn Joseph on the…...