Don’t get too cozy when it comes to gas prices across DC region

WTOP News 4/9 7:46A Luke Lukert

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. Relief from high gas prices may be coming soon A tentative ceasefire deal with Iran is in place and it has caused...

2 Metro employees dead after Friendship Heights shooting

WTOP News 4/9 6:33A Pablo Rouco

D,C, police at the scene in Friendship Heights on Thursday morning.(WTOP/Pablo Rouco) D,C, police at the scene in Friendship Heights on Thursday morning.(WTOP/Pablo Rouco) Two Metro employees are dead...

Metro hair-touching suspect back in jail, accused of stalking DC woman

WTOP News 4/9 5:31A Will Vitka

A Silver Spring, Maryland, man accused of targeting women on Metro trains is back behind bars — and facing a new stalking charge in D.C. Bryan Betancur, 28, who had been released on bond after being accused of touching women’s hair while riding...

Road closures Saturday in DC for National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade, Japanese festival

WTOP News 4/8 10:36P Thomas Robertson

Joyful celebrations in D.C. this weekend may mean pain for some drivers, as the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade and Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival are bringing a slew of road closures to the nation s capital. The parade is...

Which DC speed cameras gave the most tickets last year?

WTOP News 4/8 9:58P 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. Which DC speed cameras give the most tickets? D.C. traffic cameras...

How much do Uber and Lyft drivers need to fear robotaxis?

WTOP News 4/6 10:12P John Domen

First, it was the ride-share industry that disrupted traditional taxis. Now robotaxis are trying to disrupt the ride-share companies. More tech stories Samsung is discontinuing its texting app, tells impacted users to switch to Google Messages...

28 Things to Do in the DC Area This Week and Weekend

Washingtonian Things To Do 4/6 9:55A Briana Thomas

Happy Monday, DC! The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade is back this weekend with a ton of pink spirit. Plus, rapper Cardi B is in concert at Capital One Arena. Best Things to Do This Week and Weekend April 6–April 12 The National Cherry...

DC police looking for suspects in robbery of one student’s Louis Vuitton shoes

WTOP News 4/5 9:22A Zsana Hoskins

D.C. police are searching for multiple suspects after a robbery that left a high school student without his shoes. Related stories DC police charge 2 teens following robbery, paintball gun recovered 3 escape youth detention in Pennsylvania, steal...

White House Easter Egg Roll to bring patriotic theme, traffic closures to DC

WTOP News 4/5 6:22A Valerie Bonk

The White House Easter Egg Roll will bring children, families and festivities for the holiday to Downtown D.C. It will also bring some traffic closures on Monday. First Lady Melania Trump said the 2026 White House Easter Egg Roll will take on a...

Sidwell Friends alum Kiki Rice helps lead UCLA to brink of first national championship

WTOP News 4/5 4:29A Matt Small

UCLA guard Kiki Rice (1) drives to the basket against Indiana guard Nevaeh Caffey (2) as Indiana forward Maya Makalusky, second from left, watches during the second half of an NCAA college basketball...

PopUp Bagels rolls into Georgetown

WTOP News 4/5 12:15A Abigail Constantino

Get ready to grip, rip and dip your bagel. PopUp Bagels — known for its hot bagels and videos from fans on social media — is opening its first location in the nation’s capital. The Connecticut-based...

Reported gunfire near White House under investigation

WTOP News 4/4 11:27P Matt Small

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating reports of gunfire near the White House early Sunday. It said police responded to the area around Lafayette Park shortly after midnight. A search of the park and nearby blocks did not locate a suspect and...

DC’s interim police chief says curfew zones are necessary

WTOP News 4/4 3:35A Ciara Wells

Five juvenile curfew zones are in effect this weekend in the District, restrictions Interim Chief of D.C. Police Jeffery Carroll said are necessary. Carroll told WTOP s Nick Iannelli that social media posts advertising teen takeovers around the...

At least 3 injured after Metrobus crashes into DC restaurant

WTOP News 4/4 3:24A Matt Small

A Metrobus crashed into a restaurant in D.C. early Saturday, according to DC Fire and EMS. The incident took place just after 7:20 a.m. in the District s Shaw neighborhood, at the intersection of 7th and Q streets NW. The bus crashed into the...

This Baltimore steakhouse is coming to DC: ‘Next logical step for us’

WTOP News 4/3 10:41P Thomas Robertson

The Ruxton in Baltimore.(Courtesy Atlas Restaurant Group) The Ruxton in Baltimore.(Courtesy Atlas Restaurant Group) Hon, a Baltimore-based restaurant group has big plans for D.C. Atlas Restaurant...