9+ hour, 21+ min ago   (394+ words) On Saturday, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo hosted a panda party in the District to celebrate Qing Bao’s fifth birthday. And plenty of her fans showed up dressed for the occasion. Six-and-a-half-year-old Abby Shelley wore a panda dress to the celebration....

10+ hour, 8+ min 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…...

13+ hour, 29+ min ago   (200+ words) A former Bowie, Maryland, police sergeant was sentenced to 30 years in prison for a September 2024 shooting along Collington Road. Robert Warrington, 37, will serve all but 18 months of that sentence on home detention, followed by five years of supervised probation, Prince…...

17+ hour, 17+ min ago   (221+ words) A federal judge on Thursday ordered Montgomery County not to enforce its ban on guns in public spaces against Rabbi Menashe Shapiro or the Silver Spring Jewish Center at their houses of worship while their challenge to the law is…...

18+ hour, 25+ min 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…...

18+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1065+ words) All of the dozen cases that made it to trial, mostly in Los Angeles, ended in acquittal, mistrial or dismissal. Experts say that’s surprising for a department known for its ability to win at trial. The last three felony assault…...

19+ hour, 21+ min ago   (516+ words) He’s worked on the hit TV show “The Voice” and with stars such as Jennifer Lopez, Selena Gomez, Lenny Kravitz, Kelly Rowland and Coldplay. Vocal coaching powerhouse Stevie Mackey is also known for hosting music- and food-filled “Taco Tuesday” events…...

19+ hour, 49+ min ago   (147+ words) In ARTECHOUSE D.C.’s largest group show to date, “SUBMERGE Project,” attendees can expect a variety of interactive installations powered by artificial intelligence. They including P3-R, a digital penguin visitors can speak with in real time. At the immersive digital art…...

1+ day, 6+ hour 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…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (676+ words) Often times, it’s the police who praise and defend the use of Flock’s license plate reading cameras, but this time, the cops in D.C. are doing just the opposite. The head of the D.C. Police Union is raising…...