Two dead in separate shootings in DC

WTOP News 2/4 3:20P Ciara Wells

Police say two men were killed during separate shootings in Northwest and Southeast D.C. Saturday. D.C. officers responded to the first shooting at around 4:47 p.m. in the 1400 block of Spring Road in Northwest. When officers arrived on the...

Woodley Park neighborhood welcomes first Black-owned restaurant

WTOP News 2/4 1:59P Dick Uliano

Cheers filled the air in Northwest D.C. as two hard-working chefs with big dreams celebrated the grand opening of their restaurant — Flavorture — the first Black-owned restaurant in the Woodley Park...

DC council member introduces bill to expand weekend rec center hours

WTOP News 2/4 1:55P Dana Sukontarak

Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen has introduced a bill aiming to expand weekend hours for the District s recreation and community centers. According to a press release , the majority of D.C. s recreation and community centers are currently...

Bill seeking to grant DC control over National Guard introduced for 3rd time

WTOP News 2/4 7:32A Matthew Delaney

A bill reintroduced to Congress this week seeks to give D.C. s mayor control over the District s own National Guard force. The bill also calls for repealing one part of the Home Rule Act that allows the president to federalize D.C. s police force...

Coachella files trademark lawsuit against DC’s Moechella event

WTOP News 2/4 3:09A Matthew Delaney

The organizers behind famed music festival Coachella are taking legal action against D.C. s own Moechella event in a trademark infringement case. Coachella s legal team filed a lawsuit in D.C. s federal court Wednesday in response to promotional...

US Capitol Police ramp up security ahead of Biden’s State of the Union address

WTOP News 2/3 9:54P Wtopstaff

US Capitol Police are ramping up security for President Joe Biden s State of the Union address to Congress next week, including adding a non-scalable fence around the Capitol grounds, according to two sources familiar with the plans. Intelligence...

Concern Grows Over Canada Goose Jacket Robberies in DC

NBC DC (Local) 2/3 5:36P Mauricio Casillas

At least five people have been robbed in D.C. of their Canada Goose jackets since December. The most recent robbery happened Thursday afternoon. According to the police report, “[The victim] stated he...

Bowser defends ‘safe passage’ program after deadly shooting

WTOP News 2/3 4:49P Nick Iannelli

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser reaffirmed her support for the Safe Passage Safe Blocks program following a shooting earlier in the week that left a man, who worked for the program, dead . We think it s a very important program to our overall public...

A DC ice cream shop that’s warming hearts and happily freezing brains

WTOP News 2/3 2:19P Kyle Cooper

You might not be thinking about ice cream this winter, but there’s a shop in D.C. that’s pleasantly warming people’s hearts. It’s Everyday Sundae in Petworth on 713 Kennedy Street N.W. One day last...

Can you suit up tonight? Local author writes about NHL’s emergency goalie phenomenon

WTOP News 2/3 1:47P David Preston

Have you ever been to a pro sporting event and thought to yourself, while looking at the action on the diamond, field, floor or ice, I could do that, without having a cup or two of liquid courage to...

Mayor Bowser names new leader of heavily criticized DC 911

WTOP News 2/3 9:49A Nick Iannelli

Calling her a person who knows 911 from the inside and out, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Friday that she nominated Heather McGaffin for the position of director at the Office of Unified Communications (OUC), the agency that operates the...

Where to Watch the Super Bowl Around DC

Washingtonian Things To Do 2/3 8:17A Julia Rosenberg

If you’re a Chiefs fan: Blackfinn 1620 I St., NW Smells like team spirit. As the official meeting place for the Chiefs fan club, Blackfinn offers themed drinks like the “Magic Mahomes,” “Marty ‘Shot’Enheimer,” and liquor from the J. Reiger...

Signing day 2023: Top DC-area football recruits make their college decisions

WTOP News 2/3 12:27A Thomas Robertson

Signing day for high school football s 2023 class came and went Wednesday, and top athletes from the D.C. area put pen to paper in one of the biggest decisions of their lives. More Sports News More College Football News Each of the nine D.C. area...

What to know about Harry Wardman, one of DC’s most prolific developers

WTOP News 2/2 11:36P Michelle Goldchain

In 1925, real estate developer Harry Wardman claimed to have housed 10% of D.C.’s population, thanks to his prolific and successful real estate and development business. Nowadays, it is alleged that as much as 3% of the city’s population lives in...

‘It’s insulting’: Reaction to woman’s sentence for shooting husband accused of sex abuse

WTOP News 2/2 8:01P John Domen

A Maryland woman, who shot her husband in a rage after becoming convinced he was sexually abusing kids at her day care, was sentenced to four years in prison by a D.C. judge. The sentence — double the amount sought by prosecutors after...