Child dead after falling from DC apartment window

WTOP News 8/31 1:26A Veronica Canales

A young boy is dead after falling from an apartment building in Northwest D.C. Saturday. D.C. police said officers found the unconscious child at 4th Street and Massachusetts Avenue, around 2 p.m....

‘Take off your masks!’: DC-based group launches campaign to combat law enforcement surge

WTOP News 8/30 5:19A Matt Small

Mock billboard signs of posters being displayed around the District by Home of the Brave, a new D.C.-based, anti-Trump group. (Courtesy Home of the Brave) Mock billboard signs of posters being...

‘We’re highlighting the ridiculousness of it’: How ‘the sandwich guy’ became the face of DC...

WTOP News 8/29 10:52P 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. How 'the sandwich guy' became the face of DC resistance Though some...

20 years later, Gulf Coast natives remember the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina

WTOP News 8/28 10:50P Luke Lukert

Twenty years ago to the day, Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast, wreaking havoc especially on the city of New Orleans in Louisiana. Over 1,800 people were killed in the most devastating storm in decades, which dumped over 15...

Large DC rally held in support of union workers, blasts Donald Trump’s policies

WTOP News 8/28 10:23P 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. Massive rally in DC in support of union workers and against Trump’s...

September Culture Guide: 45 Things to Do in the DC Area

Washingtonian Things To Do 8/28 11:08A Briana Thomas

Photo-Illustration by Jennifer Albarracin Moya. Happy (almost) September, DC! Actor Issa Rae comes to town this month to talk about her new book. Also, the All Things Go music festival returns,...

Bowser says federal surge in DC is helping combat crime, but causing anxiety for some residents

WTOP News 8/28 8:32A Scott Gelman

Members of the West Virginia National Guard patrol on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)(AP/Mariam Zuhaib) Members of the West...

Republican proposal could extend federal law enforcement surge in DC for 6 months

WTOP News 8/28 8:14A Mitchell Miller

For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill . Republican members of Congress are proposing several bills that back...

Labor Day 2025: What’s open, what’s closed around the DC area

WTOP News 8/28 3:55A Will Vitka

Summer is nearly over, folks. Even though some area school districts have only been back in session for a week, all public schools in the D.C. area will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 1. Here’s what else you need to know about schools,...

New dorm-style housing project for DC’s homeless set to open next month

WTOP News 8/27 11:32P Luke Lukert

The federal emergency on crime and homelessness established by President Donald Trump continues, and as homeless encampments are being cleared in D.C., the city will be opening a new facility for people experiencing homelessness next month. “We...

Things to do in the DC area: Sunflower Festival, luau and pig roast … and more!

WTOP News 8/27 11:30P Michelle Goldchain

As the late summer weather finally returns to more manageable temperatures, it s a good time to take advantage of the great outdoors. This weekend, the Southern Maryland Sunflower Festival is a solid opportunity to get away from it all and spend...

DC Tap Fest marks 17th year with all-star dancers, local pride

WTOP News 8/27 11:11P 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. DC Tap Fest marks 17th year with all-star dancers, local pride The sound of tap shoes is echoing once again in the...

How you can check DC crime figures

WTOP News 8/27 11:02P Mitchell Miller

Crime figures in D.C. continue to fall, but debate has grown over President Donald Trump s federal law enforcement surge and whether it should be expanded to other major cities. The president s GOP supporters in Congress back his declaration of a...

Is picking up trash the best use of the National Guard in DC? Some say ‘no way’

WTOP News 8/27 10:28P Alan Etter

Nearly 2,000 National Guard members from multiple U.S. states are now on the ground in D.C. — backing President Donald Trump s latest crime-fighting order. Related stories ‘Living in this terror’: DC mayor shares message to anxious residents...

‘Living in this terror’: DC mayor shares message to anxious residents during law enforcement surge

WTOP News 8/27 10:11P Scott Gelman

As President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge approaches the end of its third week, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is working to quell the fear and anxiety it has created for some city residents. In one case, The Associated Press reported, officers...