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Angela Alsobrooks

US Sen. Angela Alsobrooks reflects on her first year on Capitol Hill

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'Just getting through it': What was your highlight of 2025?

Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Top DOJ officials may have been pressing to bring criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, judge says

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'My dream job': How one woman’s book drive is transforming the lives of kids with cancer

White's Ferry protest

Protesters in Poolesville rally to reopen White's Ferry 5 years after it closed

Make-A-Wish parents and kids with WTOP's Jimmy Alexander

'Stay off Google and just pray': Advice from the parents of Make-A-Wish kids

Most Marylanders not doing New Year’s resolutions, not optimistic for 2026, survey finds

Arlington students calling for upgrades to 2 middle schools

Weather
Chance of light snow overnight then flurries on New Year's Eve in the DC area

Flu is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here's what to know

Virginia's obsession with this particular spirit continued in 2025

OPM tees up more changes for probationary federal employees

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WATCH LIVE: New Year's Eve fireworks and National Monument light show

Seven-foot-tall numerals for "2026" are displayed in front of the New Year's Eve ball

WATCH LIVE: Ball drops in Times Square to celebrate the New Year

The Virginia State Capital Building during the holidays. (Getty Images/Thinkstock)

These laws start New Year's Day in Virginia, Maryland, DC

Antique clock ticks towards 2026 under a spectacular display of blue and purple fireworks

New Year's Day 2026: Check out what's open and closed in the DC area

Dunkin'-No Donuts

Freebies on coffee, chicken biscuits and rides home from New Year's festivities

Philanthropy 250 Volunteering

The nation's 250th anniversary arrives with a call for year-round community service

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 05: Cocktails are served during the Prada Forum Shops at Caesars store opening event on December 05, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for Prada The Forum Shops at Caesars)

Where to party on New Year's Eve in the DC area

Notebook with 2026 written on it

Most Marylanders not doing New Year’s resolutions, not optimistic for 2026, survey finds

How to get a code for a free ride from Lyft on New Year's Eve

APTOPIX Trump Kennedy Center

Kennedy Center renaming prompts a new round of cancellations

President Donald Trump, right, speaks before a lunch with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, from left, as White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Vice President JD Vance listen in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Analysis: 2025 sees drastic changes in global security dynamics. Can democracies keep up?

Washington Commanders managing partner Josh Harris (L) signs a Commanders helmet while joined by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (C) and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (R) during a news conference on construction of a new Commanders stadium on April 28, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

5 DC sports stories that hit a home run in 2025

What was your highlight of 2025?

Protesters in Poolesville rally to reopen White’s Ferry

15 superb soups and stews worth slurping in the DC area

Trump's 'Freedom 250' to be projected on Washington Monument

Military working dog reunited with handler in Maryland

Investigating the pipe bomb suspect

2025 stories that made us feel good and gave us hope

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Janney Elementary School students 'sing in' the holidays

How will DC's law enforcement surge be remembered?

WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Schilling Veselý Czech Amber Lager

See the Lynchburg penguin house

Wish kids share words of wisdom

Could 2026 bring another government shutdown, after the longest shutdown ever?

Parents of teen killed by counterfeit pills finally get justice for son

How 2025’s passenger jet, chopper crash near Reagan National has, and continues to change DC airspace

Former nonbeliever helps Santa answer letters in Maryland

Judge allows Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain free while she considers immigration issues

Incoming interim police chief on the future of the investigation into DC's crime numbers

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ICE doesn't plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as judge's order banning it stands

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15 superb soups and stews worth slurping in the DC area this winter

To commemorate America’s 250th birthday in 2026, the Washington Monument will have a projection show and an illumination of a 250-foot birthday candle beginning on New Year’s Eve.

Washington Monument to have projection show to commemorate America's 250th birthday

Drone helps Howard Co. police track suspects in Christmas Eve car break-ins

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Last-minute tax moves could save you money before 2025 ends

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Justice Department sues Virginia over giving in-state tuition to immigrants in country illegally

Understanding the 2026 Roth and TSP changes: What federal employees need to know now

Insight by FEBA

3 Maryland men charged with stealing millions in copper materials linked to organized crime, deputies say

Advanced surgical care with a personal touch at GW Hospital

Insight by by GW Hospital

Patriots Ravens Football

Patriots star receiver Stefon Diggs faces strangulation charge, denies allegations

DC Federal Intervention

How long will the National Guard remain deployed in DC?

This courtroom sketch shows Brian Cole Jr., the suspect in the planting of two pipe bombs outside the RNC and DNC headquarters in January 2021, during a court appearance on Friday, December 5, 2025.

Alleged DC pipe bomber appears at detention hearing as his attorneys argue he should be released from jail

Discarded telephones litter an office desk in February 1996, in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Americans in 1998 tried to predict 2025. Here’s what they got right.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 05: Cocktails are served during the Prada Forum Shops at Caesars store opening event on December 05, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for Prada The Forum Shops at Caesars)

Where to party on New Year's Eve in the DC area

13-year-old Wynter Wagoner disappeared from her foster home bedroom on Oct. 14, and her family is doing everything they can to bring her home.

Montgomery Co. man accused of kidnapping Kentucky girl says 'whole thing is a misunderstanding'

Dunkin'-No Donuts

Freebies on coffee, chicken biscuits and rides home from New Year's festivities

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County News

‘Just getting through it’: What was your highlight of 2025?

Top DOJ officials may have been pressing to bring criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, judge says

WATCH LIVE: New Year’s Eve fireworks and National Monument light show

‘Stay off Google and just pray’: Advice from the parents of Make-A-Wish kids

‘My dream job’: How one woman’s book drive is transforming the lives of kids with cancer

How to get a code for a free ride from Lyft on New Year's Eve

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Prince George's Co. Council appoints District 6 member Blegay to vacant at-large seat

FitDC Fresh Start 5K race

DC’s annual Fresh Start 5K starts off 2026 with new course

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WATCH: Bystander rescues woman trapped in plane crash

PHOTO GALLERIES

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2025 Pets of the Week

A look back at the top sports stories of 2025 in the DC area

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Car Review: 2026 Corolla Cross Hybrid XSE

WORLD

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Russian drone attack injures 3 Ukrainian children as Putin expresses confidence in victory

LOCAL

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VCU athletics director arrested for drunken driving in Prince William after crashing Escalade into ditch

Sports

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Advanced surgical care with a personal touch at GW Hospital

Advanced surgical care with a personal touch at GW Hospital

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22 Hours: A Second Look

Paul Wagner sits down with Mike King to discuss the Sherry Crandell case

When purpose defines your business plan

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley

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WTOP's DC Sports Huddle

How the Commanders 'win' NFL free agency

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