4 people facing murder charges for killing of DC teen in Maryland

WTOP News 1/18 8:22A Gaby Arancibia

Four people are facing murder charges in Prince George s County, Maryland, for the killing of a D.C. teenager who was reported missing for months. More Prince George's Co. stories DC teen missing for months identified as homicide victim found in...

Police shoot man outside DC nightclub, leading to car crash

WTOP News 1/18 7:21A Grace Newton

A man was shot outside a nightclub early Sunday morning in Northeast D.C. before crashing his car just blocks away. D.C. police were called to a nightclub in the 1800 block of New York Avenue around...

Ways to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. across DC on Monday

WTOP News 1/18 3:04A Jimmy Alexander

For the last 40 years, the third Monday in January has been a national holiday honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. King s connection to the nation’s capital runs deep. On Aug. 28, 1963, a quarter of a million people gathered at the...

Nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center allege wage theft

WTOP News 1/18 2:33A Jimmy Alexander

The Office of the D.C. Attorney General has opened an investigation following a formal wage-theft complaint filed by nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, according to National Nurses United. Anne Strauss, a representative with the...

‘We kicked out the throne, now we are kicking out the turban’: DC holds vigil for Iranian...

WTOP News 1/17 1:50A Jimmy Alexander

D.C.'s Iranian American community held a candlelight vigil in honor of protestors killed in Iran, on Jan. 16, 2025. (WTOP/Jimmy Alexander) D.C.'s Iranian American community held a candlelight vigil in...

Casa Ruby founder sentenced to 33 months, told to pay nearly $1M for ‘diversion of COVID-relief...

WTOP News 1/14 5:52A Will Vitka

The founder of Casa Ruby, a D.C.-based nonprofit, has been sentenced to 33 months behind bars and ordered to pay almost $1 million to the Small Business Administration. A judge ordered Ruby Jade Corado, 56, of D.C., to pay $956,215 in restitution...

The Washington Nationals are finally leaving MASN and setting up a local TV deal with MLB

WTOP News 1/14 5:51A WTOP Staff

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals finally are setting up their own deal for local television telecasts, announcing Wednesday that games will be produced and distributed by Major League Baseball after years of legal wrangling over a...

FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe, newspaper says

WTOP News 1/14 4:22A WTOP Staff

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter’s home on Wednesday as part of a leak investigation involving a Pentagon contractor accused of sharing classified information , the Justice Department said. Hannah Natanson, who has...

FBI searches Washington Post reporter’s home in classified documents probe involving government...

WTOP News 1/14 2:28A WTOP Staff

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI searches Washington Post reporter s home in classified documents probe involving government contractor, paper says. Source

The Spy Museum’s New Exhibit Explores the Hidden World of Camouflage

Washingtonian Things To Do 1/14 2:17A Dara Mathis

The International Spy Museum will unveil its newest special exhibit, “ Camouflage: Designed to Deceive ,” on March 1. The museum has previously featured artifacts that used elements of camouflage,...

Kenyan McDuffie announces run for DC mayor in sit-down interview with WTOP

WTOP News 1/13 10:00P John Domen

Saying his city is “at a crossroads,” former D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie announced his run for mayor. During a sit-down interview with WTOP, McDuffie promised to work for an economy, with a touch of populism, that will lift residents...

DC mayor’s final year in office starts with walking tour of Ward 8

WTOP News 1/13 3:08A Jimmy Alexander

A handshake is worth 50 votes is a quote attributed to former President Lyndon B. Johnson. Late last year, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced she would not be running for a fourth term, and on Monday, she stared her final year in office hosting a...

Mathew McCollough, longtime director of DC’s Office of Disability Rights, dies

WTOP News 1/12 2:04A Diane Morris

Mathew McCollough, an advocate for people with disabilities and the director of the District s Office of Disability Rights, has passed away, according to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. The mayor made the announcement on social media Sunday evening. In...

‘This is such a historic milestone’: America 250 organizer on plans for celebrating the nation’s big...

WTOP News 1/11 4:25A Valerie Bonk

The 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence is coming up faster than you may realize. And plans are well underway from several different organizations with plans to celebration the occasion. Rosie Rios is the Chair of...

Arlington National Cemetery invites public to help remove wreaths during annual event

WTOP News 1/9 10:30P Jose Umana

After wreaths were placed on every service member’s grave for the holiday season, the Arlington National Cemetery is calling for the public’s help to remove them this Saturday. The annual “Wreaths Out” event will take place at Arlington and the...