DC apartment was target of 2 arson attacks in just over 24 hours

WTOP News 7/26 10:31A Valerie Bonk

A fire broke out at a D.C. apartment building for the second time in just over 24 hours on Friday morning. Authorities said the fires are the result of targeted arson attacks and a suspect has been taken into custody. An accelerant was thrown in...

Washington Aqueduct gets OK to add antialgae chemical to protect drinking water supply

WTOP News 7/26 7:04A Neal Augenstein

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. Washington Aqueduct gets OK to add antialgae chemical to protect drinking water Three weeks after the lifting of a...

Mubadala Citi DC Open brings top-tier tennis to Rock Creek Park

NBC DC (Local) 7/26 4:42A Sumner Bradley

While athletes and sports fans around the globe are flocking to the Paris Olympics , some world-class tennis talent is coming right to D.C. The Mubadala Citi Open, the world’s only combined Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women s...

Megan Thee Stallion headlines Broccoli City music fest this weekend as event moves to DC’s Audi...

WTOP News 7/26 12:51A Jason Fraley

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews Broccoli City Fest at Audi Field (Part 1) Broccoli City Fest returns to the nation s capital this weekend for two huge...

Bigger, stronger, safer: DC’s new Douglas Street pedestrian bridge reopens

WTOP News 7/26 12:02A Ciara Wells

Thousands of pedestrians in Ward 7 will be safer Thursday thanks to the reopening of the Douglas Street Pedestrian Bridge over Kenilworth Avenue. “It’s safer, it’s wider, and it’s better lit, said D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser at the bridge s grand...

DC art installation near the White House calls for more treatments for veterans suffering from PTSD

WTOP News 7/25 11:00P Mike Murillo

The 17 pairs of Army boots in Lafayette Park symbolize the 17 military veterans who died by suicide each day. (WTOP/Mike Murillo) The 17 pairs of Army boots in Lafayette Park symbolize the 17 military...

DC traffic persists as cleanup begins after protests against Netanyahu’s DC visit

WTOP News 7/25 4:54A Thomas Robertson

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. Clean up begins outside Union Station after protests against Netanyahu’s DC visit The cleanup from protests outside...

Dressing for the future: DC-area nonprofit asks for donations of professional clothing

WTOP News 7/25 3:16A Kate Ryan

Job hunting is stressful enough, but for the participants in a local program aimed at fighting homelessness, not having appropriate clothes for interviews and the first few days at work can be doubly tough. That s why Friendship Place s AimHire...

DC’s Z-Burger makes USA Today Readers’ Choice List (and its got big expansion plans)

WTOP News 7/25 1:35A Jeff Clabaugh

A double-stacked Z-Burger with all the classic toppings. (Courtesy Z-Burger) A double-stacked Z-Burger with all the classic toppings. (Courtesy Z-Burger) D.C.-based Z-Burger, which plans to double the...

1 dead, 5 injured after 2 DC shootings that may be linked, police say

WTOP News 7/25 12:09A Terik King

One man is dead and five more men are injured after two late Wednesday night shootings in D.C., according to police. Officers responded after hearing the sounds of gunfire around 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of 7th and O streets NW, police Chief...

How DC is planning to improve school transportation for students with disabilities

WTOP News 7/24 11:40P Scott Gelman

D.C. is planning to spend millions on private transportation as part of a plan to make sure students with disabilities get to school on time this fall, according to court documents. The plan is tied to a lawsuit accusing the Office of the State...

These DC graduates who were once homeless are now helping others

WTOP News 7/24 10:44P Dick Uliano

Over 30 people who have experienced homelessness in the District put on caps and gowns Wednesday, as they became the first group to graduate the Peer Case Management Institute of the city s Department of Human Services. The graduates bounded up...

‘Lift the siege on Gaza': DC sees major protests, road closures ahead of Netanyahu speech

NBC DC (Local) 7/24 7:33A Megan McGrath, News4 Reporter, J

Protesters condemning Israel s war in Gaza descended on D.C. on Wednesday, denouncing Israel s war in Gaza and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hours before he was set to address members of...

Will help from this DC-area nonprofit turn these cold treats popular in Latin America into the next...

WTOP News 7/24 4:32A 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. How a nonprofit could turn these cold treats into a hot dessert Like...

Netanyahu seeks support for war in Gaza with speech to Congress but sparks protests, boycott

WTOP News 7/24 4:15A WTOP Staff

FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during an event marking the acceptance of Israel into the United States government's visa waiver program, in Jerusalem, Sept. 28, 2023....