Barely a day goes by without images of Washington, D.C. being in the media. The US capital is the nation's political heart, and its iconic landmarks exude a sense of history. Washington's monuments and memorials are known around the world. They…
More than 35 years after American troops deployed to the Persian Gulf, a new memorial honoring those who served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm officially opened Saturday on the National Mall in D.C. The National Desert Storm and Desert Shield…
It’s been years in the making, but Saturday morning, hundreds of veterans from across the country gathered on the National Mall to cut the ribbon on the newest memorial in the nation’s capital: the National Desert Shield and Desert Storm…
For the first time since July, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has water in it again and, as of late Monday afternoon, was partially refilled. By now, most every Washingtonian knows the Reflecting Pool’s recent saga: It was drained in…
Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. A strand stuck in glue that Thomas Jefferson used to make a…
The D.C. region’s Hispanic population continues to grow, according to WTOP’s analysis of the latest U.S. Census data, but the reason for that growth is changing.
Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Another time capsule, a twin to the one now near the Washington…
Follow WTOP’s Matt Kaufax as he explores hidden gems, local landmarks and unique stories across the D.C. area every week. New episodes of WTOP’s “Matt About Town” segment are released each Tuesday and Thursday. It’s a little-known document containing some…
The town's story and the places that keep it.