The Weekend Scene: What to do on Labor Day weekend in the DC area

NBC DC (Local) 9/3 8:43A Sophia Barnes and Tommy McFly

Subscribe to The Weekend Scene newsletter to get our picks delivered straight to your inbox — every Wednesday It s the final long weekend of summer! If you re holding on to the last bit of warmth, head towards the water. It s one of your last...

Crossing guards to return to Fairfax County high schools

NBC DC (Local) 9/2 7:04P NBC Washington Staff

Crossing guards will return to certain Fairfax County high schools as the county evaluates the issue, according to a release from Board of Supervisors Chair Jeff McKay. Fairfax County police will start providing traffic and pedestrian-crossing...

Why preserving Shakespeare is still important today

WTOP News 8/24 11:38P Matt Kaufax

This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker. In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. Why preserving Shakespeare is still important today Follow WTOP’s Matt Kaufax as he explores hidden gems, local...

DC Public Schools work on lowering on chronic absenteeism, ‘a national challenge’

WTOP News 8/24 12:13A Scott Gelman

Heading into the new school year, WTOP sent questionnaires to and requested interviews with school leaders across the D.C. region. Here s what D.C. Public Schools interim Chancellor Kim Jackson said about the priorities and challenges facing the...

2026 National Book Festival celebrates the enduring power of books

WTOP News 8/23 2:25A Terik King

Author Sunyi Dean signs her fantasy novel 'The Girl With A Thousand Faces' for a fan at the National Book Festival, July 22, 2026.(WTOP/Terik King) Author Sunyi Dean signs her fantasy novel 'The Girl...

Local kids learn basketball skills at a camp with DC police officers

WTOP News 8/21 10:21P Liz Anderson

This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker. In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. Why DC kids are shooting hoops with police officers A local basketball camp is in the books as August wanes. It’s...

DC-based book festival to feature film entertainers as well authors

WTOP News 8/21 4:52A Steve Karesh

The National Book Festival is Saturday at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest D.C. It will, of course, feature dozens of authors discussing their work, as regular attendees have come to expect. But this year, there’s more than...

DC-area volunteers raising money for truck to support Ukraine war effort

WTOP News 8/20 11:05P Mike Murillo

Some D.C.-area residents are trying to raise enough money to send a specially equipped truck to Ukraine as part of a nationwide grassroots fundraising campaign. Bethesda, Maryland, resident Jeffrey Bloch is helping lead Maryland s effort through...

DC students made small gains on last year’s standardized tests, but still below prepandemic levels...

WTOP News 8/20 11:00A Scott Gelman

D.C. students made small gains in reading last year, but math results haven t yet reached prepandemic levels, according to new citywide standardized test data released Thursday. At a news briefing, District education officials shared results from...

12-year-old arrested, charged with fatally shooting 13-year-old in DC

WTOP News 8/20 10:19A Thomas Robertson

A 12-year-old was arrested Wednesday and charged in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old that happened in July in D.C. s Kingman Park neighborhood. The 12-year-old boy was arrested by members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force and...

Metro and IndyCar team up for a busy weekend of Freedom 250 Grand Prix events

WTOP News 8/20 9:04A Alan Etter

This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker. In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. Metro and IndyCar team up for a busy weekend of Grand Prix events No, you weren t hallucinating Thursday morning —...

An inside look at final preparations for Freedom 250 Grand Prix in DC

WTOP News 8/20 8:38A Luke Lukert

This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker. In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. How DC is preparing for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix The Freedom 250 Grand Prix in D.C. is just days away. It is...

‘Worse than cherry blossoms’: Drivers react to Freedom 250 Grand Prix road closures

WTOP News 8/19 11:40P Jimmy Alexander

This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker. In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. Commuters say Freedom 250 Grand Prix traffic is ‘worse than cherry blossoms’ IndyCar drivers will be going close to...

Woman stabbed to death near Great Falls was 42-year-old mother

NBC DC (Local) 8/19 1:25A Jackie Bensen and Drew Wilder

Police have identified a Northern Virginia woman who was found stabbed to death near Difficult Run Trail in the Great Falls area early Monday. A jogger called police after finding 42-year-old Carmen...

DC’s Carter Barron Amphitheater welcomes back crowds after decade-long closure

WTOP News 8/18 10:03P Mike Murillo

The amphitheater's last full season was in 2016 before structural problems forced it to close. This week marks the first time audiences will return for live performances in nearly a decade.(Courtesy...