Kayaking, water polo and ballet could fill your kids’ summer in DC

WTOP News 5/14 5:41A Luke Lukert

Looking for the kids to go on some adventures this summer or learn a new skill like swimming or cooking? Registration for D.C. summer programs opens Wednesday. Related stories Several Maryland parks will require reservations starting this summer It...

Five New Galleries Are Opening at DC’s National Air and Space Museum in July

Washingtonian Things To Do 5/14 4:00A Molly Parks

This rendering shows what the "World War I: The Birth of Aviation" gallery will look like when it opens to the public on July 28. Image courtesy of Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. On...

Trump budget cuts could push DC area into a recession, George Mason professor says

WTOP News 5/14 3:50A Dan Ronan

Proposed deep budget cuts from the Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress could push the D.C. area into a recession, especially if those reductions are enacted. Terry Clower, director of George Mason University s Center for Regional...

DC Ward 7 residents discuss proposed new Commanders stadium at RFK site

WTOP News 5/13 11:40P Dan Ronan

The D.C. Council will ultimately decide the fate of a proposed new stadium at the RFK site for the Washington Commanders. Now, residents are getting a chance to review the plan and tell council members how they feel. More than 300 people attended...

Wet week continues Wednesday in DC area

WTOP News 5/13 10:56P Kay Perkins

After persistent rain and some flooding in the D.C. area Tuesday, Wednesday morning will bring milder and warmer weather, but the chance for rain and storms remains. 7News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Veronica Johnson told WTOP some scattered...

With DC crime under federal and local microscope, numbers trending in right direction

WTOP News 5/13 10:48A Thomas Robertson

Crime is down in the District so far this year, and D.C. police say that it s a result of their public safety initiatives. Robberies are down 24%; homicides are down 17%; and assaults with a dangerous weapon are down 14%, compared to the same...

RFK Jr. takes grandchildren to contaminated DC creek for a swim

WTOP News 5/13 4:19A Luke Lukert

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. went swimming in a D.C. creek Sunday, despite a yearslong warning against wading in the contaminated waters. Kennedy posted on X that he and several family members, including grandchildren,...

As DC reimagines Chinatown, Falls Church restaurant has been drawing diners from around the globe...

WTOP News 5/12 11:06P Scott Gelman

When he opened Peking Gourmet Inn in a small Falls Church, Virginia, strip mall nearly five decades ago, Eddy Tsui had a simple vision. The key to any successful restaurant, he believed, is food and...

30 Things to Do in the DC Area This Week and Weekend

Washingtonian Things To Do 5/12 7:55A Briana Thomas

Jaime Torres at the Preakness. Photograph by Tim Sudduth/Eclipse Sportswire. Happy Monday, DC! WorldPride DC finally arrives with a bustling schedule of festivals, fairs, and dance parties to...

List: What to do in the DC area this week and weekend, May 12-18

NBC DC (Local) 5/12 5:15A Sophia Barnes

We share the best things to do every weekend in The Weekend Scene newsletter – it’s free to subscribe! WorldPride Washington DC officially begins on Saturday, kicking off a three-week celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community in the capital and...

Roosevelt Bridge rehab starts Monday: What you need to know

WTOP News 5/11 10:06P Will Vitka

If you rely on the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge to get in and out of D.C., brace yourself — things are about to slow down. Starting Monday, the District Department of Transportation will shut down the movable rush hour (zipper) lane that helps keep...

DC man charged in murder of girlfriend’s 1-year-old daughter

WTOP News 5/11 10:31A Valerie Bonk

A man has been arrested and charged in the September killing of his girlfriend s 1-year-old daughter, according to D.C. police. D.C. police said that 1-year-old Journee Moore of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, died on Sept. 28, 2024, shortly before 11...

Almost a year after one DC protest, police continue using surveillance tactics to make arrests

WTOP News 5/11 10:15A Grace Newton

It s been nearly 10 months since demonstrators gathered around D.C. s Union Station in protest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s visit to the District last year — and police are still using surveillance tactics to make arrests. On...

7 indicted for 34 ‘jugging’ robberies going back to 2023

WTOP News 5/9 11:05A John Domen

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. Bank Robbery Indictments Authorities in Maryland said Friday that they’ve solved nearly three dozen jugging cases...

Details for Trump’s planned June 14 military parade revealed in permit application

WTOP News 5/9 9:12A Alan Etter

WTOP has obtained the National Park Service permit application for the America 250 military parade scheduled for June 14, and it includes details about the proposed route and schedule. According to...