Local News
MTA proposes route cuts to commuter buses
Traffic gets bad enough as it is. What will happen if some commuter bus routes are cancelled?
Man with $270K in heroin arrested in Stafford County
A 28-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested in Stafford County, Va., in what authorities say is one of the largest drug seizures of its type in the region's history.
4 convicted in Bank of Commonwealth fraud
A federal court jury has found former Bank of the Commonwealth president and CEO Edward Woodard Jr. and three others guilty of conspiring to defraud the bank out of $71 million.
3 tied to coal ship detained in Virginia indicted
A federal grand jury has indicted the owner, operator and chief engineer of a Maltese-flagged coal ship that has been detained in Virginia since April over alleged environmental violations.
Grilling ideas for your summer barbecue
Local food bloggers recommend their favorite barbecue recipes in anticipation for summer.
Solar-pedal vehicle draws stares, questions
Most people who see the lime-green ELF hybrid vehicle have the same question: What is it?
Prince George's interim superintendent to stay
Prince George's interim superintendent to stay on through summer
What rising home sales mean for the D.C. area
Sales of homes in the U.S. are at their highest level in 3 ½ years, rising 9.7 percent in the last 12 months. And the D.C. area is experiencing the same surge.
Va. likely to take gain 300 acre at Fort Monroe
Virginia likely to take control of 300 acres at Fort Monroe by end of May
Kid Rock, Rolling Stones on scalping, summer tours
Kid Rock, Rolling Stones and more on summer tours, scalping and secondary sources for tickets
Dominion donates $500K to Va. black history museum
Dominion donates $500K to Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia
Virginia mom sentenced for mooning school bus
Virginia mom given weekend jail sentence for mooning son's school bus driver, students
Free jazz concerts back for 13th season at Sculpture Garden
For the 13th season, the Jazz in the Garden series at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden will provide free tunes and an end-of-the-week catharsis.
Obama to speak at Naval Academy graduation
Obama to speak at Naval Academy graduation for 2nd time
Commuter Idle: Nearly 4-hour commute costs D.C. worker $1,500 a month
Roseline Gorantla commutes from the Philadelphia suburbs to D.C. Her morning commute the day WTOP shadowed her: three hours, 42 minutes.
Md. fire volunteer hit by car while clearing wreck
Washington Co. fire volunteer hit by car while helping to clear I-68 wreck
Record-breaking attendance expected for Memorial Day survivors' gathering
A record number of families will gather in Arlington this weekend to honor their fallen military service members and to find support and comfort from other families coping with similar losses.
Memorial Day weekend one of the most dangers for drivers
Memorial Day weekend can be a dangerous time of year on the roads with more people traveling and attending parties and barbecues.
1 dead, 1 injured in collapse at Montgomery Mall
A construction worker was killed and another was severely injured after being trapped for about four hours under a 50,000-pound piece of concrete following a partial parking garage collapse at the Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda.




