DC Council member Trayon White’s bribery trial now set for September

WTOP News 5/18 10:25P Ciara Wells

A judge denied D.C. Council member Trayon White s motion to dismiss his federal bribery case last week. The trial is set to move forward and will begin in a few months. Related stories DC Council member Trayon White was arrested on bribery charge...

How this DC-area chef is using food to expose more people to Lao culture

WTOP News 5/18 10:09P Scott Gelman

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-area chef spreading Lao culture through food Years ago, a couple was shopping at the Giant supermarket near...

Search for suspect who threw beer keg through Georgetown bakery window in Northwest DC

WTOP News 5/18 7:06A LaDawn Black

Police are searching for a male suspect accused of throwing a beer keg through the front window of a Georgetown bakery late Sunday night, leaving significant damage but no reported injuries. According...

How AI is helping space exploration now — and what the future holds

WTOP News 5/17 11:13P Will Vitka

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming one of the most important tools in modern space exploration — helping humans make sense of what those missions are finding. As telescopes grow more...

Trump’s policies are unevenly impacting employment in the DC area, study shows

WTOP News 5/17 10:22P Steve Karesh

Job losses directly and indirectly tied to President Donald Trump’s policies have hit Black workers in the D.C. area the hardest, a new study found. The nonprofit, nonpartisan Economic Policy Institute found that as of March of this year, the...

DC United to host FIFA World Cup watch parties over 2 weekends

WTOP News 5/16 3:18A Jose Umana

(From left to right:) D.C. United mascot Talon, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, D.C. United President of Business Operations Danita Johnson, D.C. United striker Alecko Eskandarian and Gerren Price,...

Expect more National Guards members and Park Police in DC for America 250

WTOP News 5/15 11:22P Michelle Basch

Gadyaces S. Serralta (right of D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro), director of the United States Marshals Service, leads the DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force “Summer Surge” operational briefing...

Want to see IndyCars in DC? The Freedom 250 Grand Prix offers free tickets

WTOP News 5/15 11:01P Jeffery Leon

If you want a front-row view of IndyCars racing through D.C. streets this summer, a drawing for Freedom 250 Grand Prix tickets will be held later this month. Freedom 250 Grand Prix announced that fans will be able to request two-day and...

DC students’ recovery from learning loss during the pandemic leads the nation

WTOP News 5/14 10:21P Kyle Cooper

D.C. schools just received their report card, and it shows students are making significant gains since the end of the pandemic. According to the Education Scorecard, a research project by Harvard, Dartmouth and Stanford Universities, D.C. leads...

DC road closures, parking restrictions in effect for festival, America 250 event, graduation

WTOP News 5/14 6:27A Ciara Wells

Three special events in the District will cause interruptions when driving downtown this weekend. On Saturday, the 21st annual National Asian Heritage Festival, also known as Fiesta Asia , will shut down most of Pennsylvania Avenue NW with dragon...

Inside Southeast Sourdough, Anacostia’s fresh-milled bakery on the rise

WTOP News 5/13 11:08P Michelle Goldchain

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. Inside Southeast Sourdough, Anacostia’s fresh-milled bakery on the rise “Everyone needs and deserves fresh bread,...

How to find DC’s ‘hidden’ statue of an American Revolutionary War spy

WTOP News 5/13 10:30P 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. The 'secret' Revolutionary War statue next to the DOJ building He allegedly dropped one of the most epic quotes in...

Judge orders former DC nonprofit chief to return over $1M

WTOP News 5/13 10:19P Jimmy Alexander

A D.C. Superior Court Judge has ordered the former executive director of the nonprofit H Street Community Development Corporation to repay more than $1 million that authorities say was misused. The D.C. Attorney General s Office lawsuit against...

Some DC-area high schools let students order food to the school. But is it safe?

WTOP News 5/12 10:09P Scott Gelman

Sometimes, when Dawn Iannaco-Hahn tried to pick her kids up early from Blake High School so they can attend a doctor’s appointment, she’d strategically try to plan it around lunch time. Related stories Police identify 19-year-old charged after...

A retired lieutenant helps police officers with injuries that aren’t life-threatening, but are...

WTOP News 5/12 9:58P John Domen

While Police Week in D.C. honors officers killed in the line of duty, one nonprofit is shining a light on a different group — officers who survive serious injuries but feel left behind by the very...