FAA opens probe after two American Airlines jets clip wings at DCA

WTOP News 4/11 4:13A Dan Ronan

The Federal Aviation Administration is opening an investigation after two American Airlines jets clipped wings Thursday on a taxiway at Reagan National Airport. Related stories Planes clip wings on taxiway at Reagan National with members of...

Large Southwest DC office building added to changing list, as Trump administration seeks to reduce...

WTOP News 4/11 3:50A Neal Augenstein

The Federal Office Building, located on Southwest D.C.'s 301 Seventh Street, is the largest property so far on the U.S. General Services Administration list of "Assets identified for accelerated...

WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Bluejacket Smokin’ George Smoked Porter

WTOP News 4/11 1:42A Brennan Haselton

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's Beer of the Week: Bluejacket Smokin’ George Smoked Porter Where there’s smoke, there’s George! WTOP’s...

‘District Arts Collection’ to bring immersive art, memorabilia experience to redeveloped Capital One...

WTOP News 4/10 11:52P Valerie Bonk

When you visit the newly redesigned Capital One Arena, art will be prominently displayed inside and outside in a living gallery featuring both D.C. sports and artists called the District Arts Collection. It will feature works by local artists,...

New DC hospital offers expanded health services east of the Anacostia River

WTOP News 4/10 11:43P 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. New hospital offers expanded health services east of the Anacostia River A new full service hospital is now open in...

1st woman to serve as archivist of US has a new job after being let go by Trump admin. — but the...

WTOP News 4/10 11:08P Jimmy Alexander

Colleen Shogan speaks during her nomination hearing to be Archivist of the United States, before the the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, on...

Planes collide on taxiway at Reagan Airport with members of Congress aboard; no injuries reported

WTOP News 4/10 10:23A Thomas Robertson

A plane clipped the wing of another passenger jet carrying several members of Congress on a taxiway at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration said the wingtip of an American...

10 Spring Markets and Fairs to Shop in the DC Area

Washingtonian Things To Do 4/10 5:34A Briana Thomas

Georgetown French Market. Photograph by Chris Chern. The spring shopping season would be incomplete without outdoor pop-up markets and indoor art-and-collectible fairs. Here are a few vintage,...

DC-area home listings surged 45% in March

WTOP News 4/10 4:50A Jeff Clabaugh

A significant increase in the number of D.C.-area homeowners putting their homes up for sale in March was equally matched by a big jump in the number of potential buyers in the D.C. area that signed a contract to buy. Listing service Bright MLS...

Jack Fitzgerald, founder of Fitzgerald Auto Malls, has died

WTOP News 4/10 4:10A Jeff Clabaugh

Jack Fitzgerald (Courtesy Fitzgerald Auto Malls) Jack Fitzgerald (Courtesy Fitzgerald Auto Malls) Jack Fitzgerald, whose fatherly face and gravelly voice was familiar to D.C. area TV viewers who saw...

5 Great Golf Destinations an Easy Drive From DC

Washingtonian Things To Do 4/10 1:00A Daniella Byck

Photograph courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg Resorts. Links at Perry Cabin location_on St. Michaels language Website Distance from DC: 83 miles Part of Inn at Perry Cabin, this course is one of...

5 Fun Mini-Golf Spots in the DC Area

Washingtonian Things To Do 4/10 12:59A Daniella Byck

Photograph courtesy of Capital One Center. Perch Putt location_on Tysons language Website Situated in the rooftop park at Capital One Center, this course is an open-air oasis. The course itself...

Things to do in the DC area: Black Women in Food Summit, Aunt Katrina … and more!

WTOP News 4/10 12:00A Michelle Goldchain

A session at the 2024 Black Women in Food Summit.(Courtesy The Art Hype/Adedayo) A session at the 2024 Black Women in Food Summit.(Courtesy The Art Hype/Adedayo) For its third year, the Black Women in...

DC private school says cellphone-free classrooms make for better learning

WTOP News 4/9 11:37P Mike Murillo

At schools across the D.C. area and the nation, debate continues about whether students should have cellphones in the classroom or not. But in Southeast D.C., at the Washington School for Girls — an independent private Catholic school — the...

Meet the ‘DMV Roving Sketcher’: A courtroom-esque sketch artist for local musicians

WTOP News 4/9 10:57P 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. Meet the ‘DMV Roving Sketcher’: A sketch artist for local musicians Armed with a bag of assorted colored pencils, a...