1+ week, 3+ day ago   (272+ 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. From Duke Ellington to Shirley Horn, Washington, D.C., has launched some of the biggest names in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (839+ words) A 1917 silent film, thought to have been lost forever, lay forgotten for decades in storage at the University of Maryland’s Hornbake Library. The film, titled “An Unbeliever Convinced,” features real actors, but also real firefighters from the city of Chicago....

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…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (603+ words) Longest-running competition in the United States for adult non-professional pianists names Dr. Jim Chou, Ivan Wong, and Phil Hosford as top winners The competition’s Second Prize was awarded to Ivan Wong, an engineering manager from Richmond, B.C., Canada, who played…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (197+ words) A group of D.C. students has been hard at work on a podcast about mental health and the many pressures that young people face. This new podcast is called “Behind the Smile: Teens and Mental Health in America.” The students who…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (416+ words) SPACE PLACE: Partial eclipses of the sun and moon will take place this August August 1, 2026, 12:04 PM The American Black Film Festival kicks off its pop-up tour in D.C. this fall, launching a three-day showcase of films, conversations and industry programming at…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (422+ words) July 11, 2026, 4:08 AM Home for the summer from college, Sophia Aquino was distressed to see her grandmother’s Silver Spring restaurant, La Posada, was struggling. Her family chalked up the downturn in diners to the lingering aftermath of COVID-19 and ongoing Purple…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (566+ words) Amy Sherald famously painted Michelle Obama’s official White House portrait. Another work, of a man standing on a John Deere tractor, shows Maryland urban farmer Denzel Mitchell. He spoke with News4’s Shawn Yancy about the painting, its impact and his…...

2+ mon, 1+ week 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…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (112+ words) OVI'S BACK: Capitals re-sign Alex Ovechkin July 2, 2026, 5:11 PM A massive fireworks display is planned for Saturday night in the District as the nation celebrates 250 years of independence on Fourth of July. President Donald Trump has said this year’s fireworks will…...