Alexandria VA

Alexandria’s Shiloh Baptist Church is among more than 30 historically Black churches to receive a new grant aimed at preserving and restoring their buildings. The church at 1401 Jamieson Avenue has received $360,000 from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund as...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A reported mass stabbing near the nation’s capital left multiple people injured, with police firing shots during the rapidly unfolding emergency, according to early accounts and video from the scene. The incident comes just hours after a separate mass shooting in Texas, intensifying public concern...

Stabbing inside Northwest building ends in murder charge on Virginia

Snowfall and a wintry mix covered the D.C. region Monday afternoon into the evening. Here are the latest school closures and delays for Tuesday, March 3.

Virginia State Police have identified the suspect as Jared Llamado, 32, of McLean. One of the stabbing victims who died has been identified as Michelle Adams, 39. At around 1:20 p.m. on March 1, troopers were called to a stretch of the southbound lanes of the Capital Beltway near exit 52 to investigate a reported...

BALTIMORE, Md. – A Silver Spring retiree thought he had come up just short when checking his Pick 5 tickets early Tuesday morning (Feb. 24). Instead, he was moments away from discovering he was $100,000 richer. The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, purchased several dozen tickets at Wheaton...

WASHINGTON — Two young men convicted in a September 2024 armed carjacking in Northeast Washington have received fully suspended sentences under the District’s Youth Rehabilitation Act, despite federal prosecutors seeking lengthy prison terms. Julan Byrd, 18, of Temple Hills, Maryland, was sentenced Friday, February...

In the D.C. region, conversations often start with, “What do you do?” WTOP’s “Working Capital” series profiles the people whose jobs make the D.C. region run. One Potomac, Maryland, native’s job isn’t exactly in the D.C. region because sometimes he is working 250 miles above it.

A light wintry mix could lead to slippery travel across parts of the region late Monday night into Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The NWS forecaster’s discussion says a wave of precipitation is expected to move in after midnight Monday night. As warmer air moves in aloft,...

WASHINGTON — Sunday marked 12 years since the disappearance of Relisha Rudd, who was 8 years old when she was last seen March 1, 2014. Rudd disappeared from the former D.C. General Family Shelter, where she lived with her family. The shelter has since closed. She was not officially reported missing until March 19,...