‘House on Pumpkin Hill’ brings Halloween to Pimmit Hills in Fairfax County
PIMMIT HILLS, Va. — A Northern Virginia family is turning their front yard into a Halloween destination, complete with hand-carved pumpkins, a creepy cemetery and homemade fog machines. Robert Wingfield calls the annual display the "House on Pumpkin Hill." How it started. "It's a passion project for me," Wingfield...
New name, bigger recipe for success at Maryland bakery training adults with disabilities
An organization that trains young adults with disabilities to work as bakers and baristas welcomed more than 100 people to a Rockville, Maryland, parking lot Friday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Sunflower Bakery, now called Sunflower Bakery Kitchen and Café, was celebrating its new name and expanded programs. “This is...
Woman seriously hurt in Bailey’s Crossroads pedestrian crash
A woman was hospitalized after being struck by a car in Bailey's Crossroads Friday night, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.
Maryland Restaurant Named Best Historic Restaurant in America
Wye Oak Tavern in Frederick has been named the Best Historic Restaurant in the country as part of the 2026 Historic Hotels of America Awards of Excellence. Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation dedicated to recognizing historic hotels across the country, announced Wye Oak Tavern as the winner of its Best Historic Restaurant award. The honor recognizes a restaurant within a historic hotel for its cuisine, historic atmosphere, and customer
Mid-Atlantic Weather Alert: Nor’easter Brings Flooding, 45+ MPH Gusts Through Oct 19
A strengthening coastal storm threatens flooding, beach erosion and strong winds from Delaware to North Carolina.
Two tickets deliver double the lottery prizes for Maryland woman
A Maryland woman bought two identical tickets for a single lottery drawing and wound up winning two $50,000 prizes for a total windfall of $100,000.
Half of N. Va.’s 10 best restaurants are in Fairfax, Northern Virginia Magazine says
There has been some upheaval at the top of Northern Virginia Magazine’s annual ranking of the region’s best restaurants, but Fairfax County and Fairfax City remained dominant with five spots among the top 10. After placing first or second for each of the past five years, including a...
Montgomery Co. schools see largest enrollment drop since 2021
This article was written by WTOP’s news partner Bethesda Today and republished with permission. Sign up for Bethesda Today’s free email subscription today. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) enrollment dropped by 4,000 students from the 2025-2026 school year to the 2026-2027 school year, the largest drop in enrollment since the 2019-2020 to 2020-2021 school year, according to school board documents shared Thursday.
Skeletal remains found in NW DC identified as 25-year-old homicide victim
WASHINGTON, D.C. - D.C. police have identified human skeletal remains discovered in Northwest earlier this year and are officially investigating the case as a homicide. On May 15, 2026, Third District officers responded to the rear of the 2900 block of Georgia Avenue Northwest after receiving a report of human skeletal remains. Officers arrived to find the remains in an advanced stage of decomposition.
Maryland storms: Baltimore and DC suburbs placed under tornado threat tonight
Most of Maryland, including Baltimore and the Washington suburbs, is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 8 p.m. tonight, Oct. 16. The National Weather Service’s Baltimore/Washington office issued the watch at 1:25 p.m. as a strong cold front moves in. Storms are expected between roughly 4 and 8 p.m., right during the evening commute, with damaging wind gusts, brief downpours and the chance of an isolated tornado.
