African American history museum on National Mall marks a decade with anniversary events

WTOP News 8/18 12:22A Anna-Lysa Gayle

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is preparing to celebrate its 10th anniversary next month, marking a milestone for a museum whose first donor plans to be there for the occasion. Related stories Son of DC...

DC-area schools crack national top 10 in new US News rankings

WTOP News 8/17 10:58P Kyle Cooper

Two D.C. area high schools are among the 10 best schools in the nation, according to new U.S. News and World Report rankings. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County ranked sixth nationally, and the District s...

Preserving Shakespeare: How DC’s Folger Library keeps 400-year-old volumes pristine

WTOP News 8/17 10:53P 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. Inside the room where 400-year-old copies of Shakespeare are restored Follow WTOP’s Matt Kaufax as he explores...

Trump blames vandals for damaged grass in the same spot where he held his big July 4 celebration

WTOP News 8/16 11:26P WTOP Staff

FILE - Workers dismantle structures from Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation's 250th anniversary, as seen from the Washington Monument, on July 10, 2026, in Washington....

From taekwondo champion to AIDS activist: DC’s Bishop Rainey Cheeks dies at 74

WTOP News 8/16 1:58A Jimmy Alexander

D.C. native Bishop Kwabena Albert “Rainey” Cheeks, a taekwondo champion, minister and longtime HIV/AIDS activist, died Aug. 11. He was 74. Related stories The AIDS Memorial Quilt made a fearful epidemic powerfully human US actions harm global...

DC man gets 17 years in prison for string of mail carrier armed robberies

WTOP News 8/15 3:58A Thomas Robertson

A man was sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in the armed robbery of seven mail carriers in the D.C. region in 2022, prosecutors announced this week. Related stories Gaithersburg man sentenced to 25 years in pipe-bombing case...

Kentucky woman charged in connection to DC’s World War II Memorial vandalism

WTOP News 8/14 9:08A 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. Investigation underway after vandalism, bubbles found at DC’s World...

Starting Friday night, expect closures, delays near Suitland Parkway Interchange project

WTOP News 8/14 3:51A Neal Augenstein

A new traffic pattern will be in effect Monday morning in connection with the large Maryland Route 4 and Suitland Parkway Interchange project. But drivers should avoid the area beginning Friday...

The Weekend Scene: A 360-degree view of DC and more things to do through Aug. 16

NBC DC (Local) 8/13 8:27A Sophia Barnes and Tommy McFly

Subscribe to The Weekend Scene newsletter to get our picks delivered straight to your inbox — every Wednesday Maybe you’ve spent the week muting friends’ glamorous beach vacation posts while reading...

Kennedy Center board moves forward with a two-year closure to allow for renovations, AP sources say

WTOP News 8/13 7:47A WTOP Staff

The exterior of the Kennedy Center is seen, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) The exterior of the Kennedy Center is seen, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP...

Reflecting Pool’s botched repairs threaten to tarnish the National Park Service’s reputation

WTOP News 8/13 6:39A WTOP Staff

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump s botched repairs at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool have landed the National Park Service in a political predicament. The beloved federal agency, its iconic park rangers and other employees have been...

Step into a vault of rare texts from Shakespeare and beyond at DC’s Folger Library

WTOP News 8/13 12:08A 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. Step into a vault of centuries-old books at this DC library Follow WTOP’s Matt Kaufax as he explores hidden gems,...

Things to do in the DC area: African Diaspora Film Festival, Tomato Party … and more!

WTOP News 8/13 12:01A Michelle Goldchain

From March 28, 1968 in Memphis, Tenn., a photo of a press conference with Rev. James M. Lawson Jr. (left) and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (right).(Memphis Press-Scimitar-USA TODAY NETWORK/Jack E....

Black Georgetown group says DC failed to protect graves during project

NBC DC (Local) 8/12 9:12A Paulina Inglima

When Lisa Fager looks out at the edge of a cemetery tucked into a quiet stretch of Georgetown , she is surrounded by little wooden stakes. The stakes, with white and yellow flags swaying in the wind,...

‘We pack a lot into a little’: Mott’s Market grand reopening warms up Capitol Hill

WTOP News 8/12 6:36A 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. Mott's Market reopens on Capitol Hill after 4 years In 1916, Woodrow Wilson was president and the United States had...