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Allison Speaker is the 2012 National Cherry Blossom Queen. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Cherry blossom begins to bud along the Tidal Basin at the end of February 2012. (WTOP/Paula Wolfson)
The National Cherry Blossom Festival begins March 20, 2012. (WTOP/Paula Wolfson)
Animals in the News
People aren't the only ones in the news.
Your Perfect Pets
Photos of D.C. pets. Submit your photos.
The Scene Bisnow
The Night of the Robot
Top Commuter Cars
AAA is out with its list of top vehicles for commuters.Click on the image above to see it at its original size.
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Photo Galleries
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Photos from around the country. -
Scenes from the 66th annual event. -
Submit your cicada photos. -
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Try these alternate routes instead. -
The aftermath in Moore, Okla. -
Get 'em while they're hot. -
The Billboard Music Awards in Vegas. -
Photos from the day at Pimlico. -
A red carpet rivaling the Oscars. -
Top 25 Most Memorable Movie Moms. -
Prince Harry visits D.C., the U.S. -
Photos of D.C. pets. Submit your photos.
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Three women who were missing for up to a decade are found. -
Some of D.C.'s most interesting and obscure memorials and sculptures. -
Scenes from the 2013 Kentucky Derby. -
Find out who won the WTOP Cupcake Contest. -
Photos from the 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner. -
Photos from the 2013 NFL Draft in New York. -
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley ranks the best movie weddings. -
What you shouldn't buy your kids. -
WTOP staffers bring their kids into the Glass-Enclosed Nerve Center. -
The Holocaust Museum marks 20 years in Washington. -
A look at the explosions that rocked the Boston Marathon. -
Eerie photos shared via Twitter of Boston as residents to shelter in place. -
A fertilizer plant in Texas blows up. -
The Night of the Robot
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Photos from the red carpet to the show at Sony Pictures Studios. -
Scenes from the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. -
Take a look at 2013 cherry blossom photos and submit your own. -
People aren't the only ones in the news.
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Some of the best photos from Opening Day at Nats Park. -
A 2013 position-by-position look at the Washington Nationals. -
AAA is out with its list of top vehicles for commuters.
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Consumer Reports rated the best and worst cars for your money. -
A different way of picking your NCAA tournament bracket. -
Upload your 2013 snow photos. -
A Conn. town comes together and mourns a mass school shooting. -
'Underwater Dogs' leap, splash, swim into your heart.