1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (168+ words) A number of universities in the D.C. region are getting high marks in the new Forbes ranking of the nation’s top colleges. The University of Virginia is the highest-ranked public university in the region on Forbes’ 2027 list. UVA came in at…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (191+ words) A husband and wife were found fatally shot in Centreville while children were in the home, Fairfax County police said in initial information shared with reporters. “Something devastating has occurred in this neighborhood,” a spokeswoman said. A husband and wife…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (149+ words) In September 2023, Mayor Bowser and DSLBD introduced Dine All Night, a companion culinary festival featuring extended dining hours and special menus at participating local restaurants, according to the Executive Office of the Mayor. The addition gave restaurants a direct way…...

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…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1139+ words) DC JazzFest kicked off on Wednesday and runs through Labor Day weekend. News4’s Tommy McFly interviewed a performer and the festival president and CEO. It's the final long weekend of summer! If you're holding on to the last bit of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (362+ words) About a hundred people from across Northern Virginia packed into a room Wednesday night demanding answers about rising electricity costs and venting concerns about the proposed corporate merger of Dominion Energy and a Florida-based utility company. The event was the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (413+ words) Despite Prince George’s County Public Schools saying it has cleared a backlog of 10,000 students who hadn’t been assigned a bus route, some parents Monday said their children still don’t have a complete bus schedule, and others chose to drive their…...

2+ week, 2+ 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…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (803+ words) Students headed back to class in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties Tuesday, starting a new school year with everything from a stricter cellphone policy to renovated athletic facilities and newly opened schools. At James Hubert Blake High School in Montgomery…...

2+ week, 6+ 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…...