Thousands take to DC’s streets to protest Mahsa Amini’s death in Iran

WTOP News 9/24 11:38P Hugh Garbrick

Protests in solidarity with the Iranian woman who died while in custody for violating the country’s strictly enforced Islamic dress code broke out in downtown D.C. Saturday night. Some of the protesters were heard chanting death to Khamenei, in...

DC police investigating fatal Northeast shooting

WTOP News 9/24 7:30P Dana Sukontarak

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a shooting on the 2300 block of 15th Street in Northeast that left a 32-year-old District man dead. Just before 1 a.m. on Saturday, police responded to a report of a shooting and found David...

Shooter in Dupont nightclub dispute sentenced to 7 years

WTOP News 9/24 4:57P Dana Sukontarak

A District man was sentenced Friday to seven years, five of which must be served in prison, in connection with charges relating to the shooting of two people outside a Dupont Circle area nightclub last summer. 25-year-old Deante Green pleaded...

DC police seeking sedan related to deadly Southeast shooting

WTOP News 9/24 4:20P Dana Sukontarak

Metropolitan Police Department homicide detectives are seeking information to help them locate a vehicle in relation to a deadly shooting Saturday on the 2700 block of 30 th Street in Southeast. At...

Report: DC is the work from home capital

WTOP News 9/23 3:39P Kyle Cooper

Before the pandemic, about 5.9% of people in the D.C. area worked from home. Now, it leads the nation. According to the Rockefeller Institute of Government that analyzed census data, as of early August, 51% of people in the D.C. area are still...

Bipartisan beer: Bringing GOP and Democratic lawmakers together

WTOP News 9/23 11:30A Mitchell Miller

Congressional Republicans and Democrats briefly set aside their differences this week at Nationals Park, coming together for a bipartisan beer competition that lawmakers agree was a relaxing respite from the rhetoric heading into the midterm...

5th kidnapped DC puppy reunited with mother

WTOP News 9/23 10:58A Rick Massimo

D.C. s Humane Rescue Alliance said Friday that a fifth missing puppy has been reunited with his mother. Oli was reunited with his mother, Godiva, and siblings on Thursday, the shelter said. Godiva was...

DC Art All Night festival paints the District red once more

WTOP News 9/23 6:19A Vivian Medithi

D.C. s Art All Night festival returns this weekend for its 11th year, featuring more than 100 local artists, as well as live performances, interactive art activities and more spanning all eight wards. Events begin across the city Friday evening...

1 dead in crash in Northeast

WTOP News 9/23 1:03A Rosie Hughes

A person is dead after being found in an overturned car in Northeast early Friday. The single-car crash happened just after midnight in the southbound lane of D.C. 295 near Burroughs Avenue. More DC News The crash investigation closed a portion...

Can proposed DC law help speed up hiring process in schools?

WTOP News 9/23 12:01A Scott Gelman

Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP’s weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. Proposed DC law aims to expedite hiring process for school volunteers, workers What it is : After volunteer groups reported...

DC Council approves measure allowing bars to stay open 24 hours during World Cup

WTOP News 9/22 11:06P Tadiwos Abedje

D.C. Council passed an emergency measure to allow bars, restaurants and breweries in the District to stay open 24 hours a day during the World Cup, which will take place from Nov. 20 to Dec. 18 in Qatar. Places that sell alcohol normally would...

Woolly Mammoth Theatre stages ‘Ain’t No Mo’ about symbolic Flight 1619 to Africa

WTOP News 9/22 6:18P Jason Fraley

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley salutes 'Ain't No Mo' at Woolly Mammoth Theatre (Part 1) After winning Broadway s Tony Award for Best Musical with A Strange Loop, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in D.C. is...

9 Fun Food Events Around DC This Week

Washingtonian Things To Do 9/22 10:53A Peter Njoroge

Sharpen your pizza-making skills on Friday, September 23 with a lunchtime class at the Hill Center (921 Pennsylvania Ave., SE), led by chef Mark Haskell. Learn to make a few different pies, including Neapolitan and Philly-style. Tickets are $55...

DC Council bill would provide free social work master’s degrees at UDC

WTOP News 9/22 9:57A Kristi King

The mental health care field needs more social workers , and a proposal in front of the D.C. Council might help provide them. The District s Pathways to Behavioral Health Degrees Act of 2022 would allow students to pursue a master s of social...

DC Go-Go Stars Are Joining the National Symphony Orchestra for a Free Concert Tonight

Washingtonian Things To Do 9/22 9:17A Peter Njoroge

The National Symphony Orchestra and a slate of DC go-go artists will perform a concert celebrating DC’s official music on Thursday, September 22 at 7:30 PM. The free show at the Entertainment Sports Arena (1100 Oak Dr., SE) in Congress...