Federal transportation officials consider plan to scrap DC’s traffic cameras

WTOP News 1/8 9:25A Alan Etter

The U.S. Department of Transportation is weighing a proposal to eliminate the District s automated traffic enforcement cameras. More stories Hands over their hearts, law enforcement salutes DC police officer who died after being hit while helping...

DC Council committee recommends dissolving cooperation with ICE

WTOP News 1/8 8:25A Luke Lukert

A D.C. Council committee is recommending the city s police department end cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, one day after officials say an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The recommendation also...

Hands over their hearts, law enforcement salutes DC police officer who died after being hit while...

WTOP News 1/8 7:42A Jessica Kronzer

A D.C. police officer has died after being struck by a vehicle while helping a driver whose vehicle broke down on Interstate 695 in December, the police department announced Thursday. Officer Terry Bennett died Wednesday, just over two weeks after...

Where to Watch “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 18 Around DC

Washingtonian Things To Do 1/8 6:33A Tristan Espinoza

Ready to sashay into Season 18 of RuPaul’s Drag Race? Whether you’re rooting for a favorite queen or just here for the shade, these DC bars are hosting free watch parties every Friday with hosts, specials, and big screens.  Trade 1410 14th St.,...

Cell service could soon improve on National Mall and Tidal Basin

WTOP News 1/8 6:25A Luke Lukert

If you ve ever been on the National Mall and tried to post a picture on social media, send a text or make a phone call — you may have struggled to get through because of poor cell reception. The National Park Service and Department of the...

Former US Capitol Police chief weighs in on Minnesota ICE shooting

WTOP News 1/8 5:01A Kate Ryan

With multiple unanswered questions and the investigation into the Minnesota shooting only in its early stages, former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger says that coming to any conclusions this soon is inappropriate and irresponsible. I ve been...

Explore DC’s oldest, and allegedly most haunted, home

WTOP News 1/8 4:17A 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. Do you know about DC's most haunted residence? At the corner of New York Avenue and 18th Street NW, in D.C.’s Foggy...

Dupont Circle lab helps everyone from hobbyists to nurseries clone their plants

WTOP News 1/7 6:01A Luke Lukert

A lab that s just a few floors above Dupont Circle Metro Station may be responsible for that favorite succulent or money tree in your home. WTOP went inside the facility that is building the “shovels...

Celebrating 50 years of go-go music at DC’s Lincoln Theater

WTOP News 1/7 4:14A Alan Etter

Hundreds of people gathered Tuesday evening at the Lincoln Theater in Northwest D.C. to pay tribute to the best go-go artists of the past year and honor the foundation of the genre created 50 years...

This isn’t the FBI’s ‘spy house’ anymore, but it could be yours

WTOP News 1/6 12:35A Jimmy Alexander

For a quarter of a century, the house at 2619 Wisconsin Avenue was the most infamous private dwelling in D.C. s Glover Park neighborhood. Part of the reason was because across the street was the home...

Unearth the fascinating history behind DC’s official rock

WTOP News 1/5 9:25P 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. Unearthing the story of DC’s official rock Scientifically, it s called metagraywacke. Broadly speaking, it s a type...

WTOP reporter recounts the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, five years later

WTOP News 1/5 9:01P Mitchell Miller

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. WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent remembers Jan. 6 riots Five years ago, on Jan. 6, I was inside the U.S. Capitol as...

This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It’s nowhere to be found at the Capitol

WTOP News 1/5 12:20A WTOP Staff

WASHINGTON (AP) — Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol , the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy that day is nowhere to be found. It’s not on display at the Capitol, as is required by...

This NICU nurse takes care of infants all while flying hundreds of feet in the air

WTOP News 1/4 10:20P Luke Lukert

In the D.C. region, conversations often start with, “What do you do?” WTOP’s “ Working Capital ” series profiles the people whose jobs make the D.C. region run. Many nurses in the D.C. area are responsible for taking care of people struggling...

What’s ahead for Congress in 2026?

WTOP News 1/4 9:35P Mitchell Miller

The 119th Congress in 2026 will pick up right where it left off at the end of 2025, addressing the issue of health care costs and trying to make sure federal funds don t run out when an agreement that...