Fans watch as the Capitals walk the red carpet into their 50th season opener

WTOP News 10/13 3:18A Grace Newton

Members of the Washington Capitals 2024-2025 roster walked the red carpet Saturday in front of Capital One Arena ahead of their 50th season opener against the New Jersey Devils. Some fans traveled hundreds of miles to be a part of the action....

How you can get tickets to the White House’s fall garden tour

WTOP News 10/11 11:49P Ciara Wells

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 you can get tickets to the White House fall garden tour Over the next couple days, you may feel a twinge of...

DC launches pilot to charge e-bikes with solar power

WTOP News 10/10 10:55P Scott Gelman

New solar canopies have been installed near four Capital Bikeshare docking stations across D.C., as part of a pilot program aimed at using solar power to charge e-bikes. The initiative, which started last week, aims to “really make a difference...

Most Metrobus riders don’t pay their fares. Will a local government incentive help?

WTOP News 10/10 10:40P Mike Murillo

According to the transit agency, seven in 10 people are not paying their fares when riding Metrobus, despite the service seeing spikes in ridership after the pandemic. D.C., Maryland and Virginia all pay a piece of the Metro funding pie, and a...

Md. search and rescue team returns home after two weeks of assisting Hurricane Helene victims

WTOP News 10/10 11:12A 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. Local first responders return home after two weeks of assistance after Hurricane Helene Two busloads full with...

Weekend DC-area road closures to make way for beer, hockey and running

WTOP News 10/10 9:54A Thomas Robertson

The D.C. area is gearing up for a weekend full of fall fun, with the start of the Washington Capitals season, the Army 10-Miler and Snallygaster (the District s largest craft beer festival) all set to...

DC beer festival to feature more than 400 beers from 150 brewers

WTOP News 10/10 9:25A Brennan Haselton

To some, it s a mythical half-bird, half-reptile creature. For D.C. s beer-lovers, however, it s the best Saturday of the year. Organizers boast the Snallygaster is the biggest beer festival on the East Coast, and it s happening Downtown Saturday...

14 Kid-Friendly Events to Celebrate Halloween in the DC Area

Washingtonian Things To Do 10/10 8:16A Briana Thomas

Have a fab-BOO-lous Halloween with the entire family this season with community trick-or-treating, costume contests, pumpkin-picking, and concerts. These kid-friendly events are festive options to add to your spooky plans: 1. Brick-or-Treat...

Pepco crews among those heading south to get the lights back on in Florida

WTOP News 10/10 6:25A 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. Pepco crews among those heading south to get the lights back on in Florida Pepco is among the D.C.-area power...

Donald Trump Biopic “The Apprentice” Premieres Friday. Here’s Where to Watch in DC.

Washingtonian Things To Do 10/10 6:05A Molly Szymanski

The Apprentice ,  a film detailing the life of a young Donald Trump in 1970s New York premieres on Friday, October 11. Starring Sebastian Stan as the future 45th president, the movie focuses on Trump s business ventures and relationship with...

New study will seek alternative to DC’s vulnerable Potomac River water supply

WTOP News 10/10 4:38A Neal Augenstein

Crews work to repair a pulley system in water basin No. 1 at the Washington Aqueduct. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty) Crews work to repair a pulley system in water basin No. 1 at the Washington Aqueduct....

Things to do in the DC area: Capital Art and Craft Festival, Vintage Market … and more!

WTOP News 10/10 4:36A Michelle Goldchain

Shoppers at a jewelry booth in the Capital Art and Craft Festival.(Courtesy Capital Art and Craft Festival) Shoppers at a jewelry booth in the Capital Art and Craft Festival.(Courtesy Capital Art and...

7 Día de los Muertos Events in the DC Area

Washingtonian Things To Do 10/10 4:02A Molly Szymanski

There are many ways to commemorate Día de los Muertos this year, including parties with performances and community altars and kid-friendly events. Family Day at the Smithsonian American Art Museum 8th and G sts., NW This family-friendly event on...

Step behind the wheel and go racing at DC’s brand-new F1 Arcade

WTOP News 10/9 11:12P 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 behind the wheel and go racing at DC’s brand new F1 Arcade Driving in the D.C. area can sometimes be a pain,...

‘I belong over here’: Nationals’ Spanish-language radio team details first season back on-air

WTOP News 10/8 11:25P Jose Umana

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. Spanish-language radio broadcasts are back for the Washington...