Group pleads guilty to 7 inside-job robberies at same Walgreens

WTOP News 3/12 8:52A Thomas Robertson

D.C. Chief of Police Pamela Smith and others walk past the Chinatown Walgreens, the site of at least seven armed robberies between July and February.(WTOP/Mike Murillo) D.C. Chief of Police Pamela...

Education Department closes DC office Wednesday as more than 1,300 employees learn they’re being...

WTOP News 3/12 6:43A 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. Education Department cuts half its staff The Department of Education...

Back to the office may mean back to scooters and bikes. Lime ridership jumps

WTOP News 3/12 4:37A Jeff Clabaugh

Lime is one of three shared mobility electric scooter and bike companies in D.C.(Courtesy Lime) Lime is one of three shared mobility electric scooter and bike companies in D.C.(Courtesy Lime) Lime,...

Road closures for Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon and 5K in DC

WTOP News 3/12 3:14A Abigail Constantino

Thousands of runners and spectators will converge on D.C. for the Rock n Roll Half Marathon and 5K on Saturday. Here are some road closures and parking restrictions you need to know before you go. Here s a map of road closures from the race s...

DC files lawsuit against strip club for violating employees civil rights

WTOP News 3/11 11:18P Mike Murillo

The strip club Cloakroom Gentlemen s Club is being sued by the D.C. Attorney General’s Office over claims it created a “hostile and exploitative work environment” for female employees, which included subjecting them to sexual harassment, physical...

New cardinal takes over in the Archdiocese of Washington

WTOP News 3/11 10:22P John Domen

Roughly two months after his appointment was announced, Cardinal Robert McElroy was formally installed as the leader in the Archdiocese of Washington. McElroy, 71, introduced himself during a special installation mass at the Basilica of the...

Anacostia High School seniors author new book ‘Young Voices of the Anacostia River’

WTOP News 3/11 10:08P Terik King

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. Anacostia High School seniors author new book The University of the...

NTSB makes urgent recommendation to partially shut down helicopter route along Potomac River

WTOP News 3/11 9:03A Thomas Robertson

The National Transportation Safety Board recommended Tuesday that a helicopter route along the Potomac River used by military and government aircraft be partially shut down after the Jan. 29 midair...

Department of Education staff told offices will be closed Wednesday

WTOP News 3/11 8:47A WTOP Staff

Watch Video: Uncertainty amid expected Trump order on dismantling Education Department Washington — Staff at the Department of Education received a notice Tuesday instructing them to leave the building by 6 p.m. local time and informing them that...

Amid funding concerns, promising lung cancer vaccines could be available in next few years

WTOP News 3/11 7:55A Neal Augenstein

Ongoing clinical trials to develop a lung cancer vaccine to treat or prevent the most deadly form of cancer in the U.S. could be available to patients in the next few years, Dr. Stephen Liu , who works at Georgetown University s cancer center. I...

Federal workers can see some free baseball, courtesy of the Washington Nationals

WTOP News 3/11 7:25A Matt Small

The Washington Nationals host the Baltimore Orioles in D.C. on March 24, to close out their exhibition seasons with one final game against each other. All current and former federal employees are eligible to receive a pair of free tickets to the...

Japanese restaurant with nontraditional fare to open DC outpost

WTOP News 3/11 4:45A Jeff Clabaugh

Hai Hospitality will open a D.C. outpost for its Japanese restaurant Uchi. (Courtesy Hai Hospitality) Hai Hospitality will open a D.C. outpost for its Japanese restaurant Uchi. (Courtesy Hai...

Mazza Residences now leasing: A penthouse is $8,500 a month

WTOP News 3/11 3:50A Jeff Clabaugh

Rendering of the rooftop social lounge at Residences at Mazza in Northwest D.C. (Courtesy Tishman Speyer) Rendering of the rooftop social lounge at Residences at Mazza in Northwest D.C. (Courtesy...

Is now the time for DC to become part of Maryland?

WTOP News 3/10 10:32P Alan Etter

Some have floated the idea that if D.C. could become a city in Maryland, the District might be protected from what at least one city leader calls the ravages of the Trump administration. And while it s something to think about, it would probably...

DC crews begin removing Black Lives Matter Plaza

WTOP News 3/10 9:51A Matt Small

Crews began reconstruction plans around Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House in Northwest D.C. on Monday morning. The changes come after legislation introduced by Republicans in Congress last...