Bitter cold grips DC region this weekend but a freeze reprieve is coming

WTOP News 1/31 2:29A Diane Morris

The Arctic air of the past week will not be budging over the weekend as more cold weather advisories are issued for the D.C. region. Related stories Plunging temperatures and rising costs have Maryland reinforcing energy assistance offers Fairfax...

Tony Award-winning Myles Frost proves you can go home again in DC showing

WTOP News 1/31 2:19A Jimmy Alexander

Not many people can say they are living their dreams, but Wootton High School graduate Myles Frost is not just anyone. The 26-year-old native of Silver Spring, Maryland, made history in 2022 by becoming the youngest person to win the Tony Award...

From spicy to boozy, 15 hot chocolates you need to try in DC

WTOP News 1/31 1:14A Michelle Goldchain

With winter in full swing in the nation’s capital, it’s likely your temptation for something warm and rich is in full gear and, of course, hot chocolate fits the bill. But, not all cups are created...

Partial government shutdown expected to be short-lived

WTOP News 1/30 9:53P Mitchell Miller

For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at  Today on the Hill . The U.S. Senate approved five appropriations bills and a short-term...

‘Each call is more challenging’: DC Fire chief talks about snow days

WTOP News 1/30 12:26A Jimmy Alexander

It may have seemed like the D.C. area came to a standstill after the weekend snowstorm. But while most of us were warm and cozy at home from the time the first snowflake fell until our streets were plowed, the men and women of D.C. Fire and EMS,...

How cold is too cold for an outdoor workout, and just how dangerous is shoveling for your heart?

WTOP News 1/29 9:29P Kate Ryan

Even on frigid days, runners and cyclists may be out on area roads and bike paths, making sure they get in a workout. For some people, the thought of braving temperatures in the teens and twenties seems dangerous, but is it? Related stories More...

He Was Jailed Because an Algorithm Misidentified His Face. Now His Photograph Hangs in the...

Washingtonian Things To Do 1/29 6:49A Jenae Barnes

The National Portrait Gallery is Jared Soares’s favorite museum. It s just a few Metro stops away from the photographer’s home in Northeast DC, and he says he’s visited dozens of times to admire the...

We Checked Out a Hidden Art Exhibit at the Watergate

Washingtonian Things To Do 1/29 3:28A Samantha Skolnick

Recently, I went to check out an unusual pop-up exhibit located in an empty storefront in the outdoor retail courtyard underneath the Watergate apartment complex. There, tucked between a liquor store and a Thai restaurant, currently sits a big...

Doctors warn frostbite risk rising as dangerous cold grips the DC region

WTOP News 1/28 8:57P Mike Murillo

As extreme cold grips the D.C. region, doctors warn the risk of frostbite is rising. Frostbite is more than a skin injury. It affects blood flow and the body’s blood vessels, according to Dr. Adam Friedman, chair of dermatology at the George...

Pilots fear airspace limits after DCA disaster could slow DC emergency response times

NBC DC (Local) 1/28 4:45A Ted Oberg, Rick Yarborough and J

Almost immediately after a passenger plane and a military helicopter crashed over the Potomac River last January, federal aviation officials began making airspace changes aimed at making it safer to...

Crews try to clear the way to reopen schools in DC

WTOP News 1/27 7:17A Luke Lukert

As you brave the frigid temperatures to dig your car out of the driveway, crews in D.C. are working to clear the rock-hard snow so kids can go back to school. Related stories Dangerous cold takes over DC area as residents dig themselves out from...

Investigator describes intense air traffic at time of deadly midair collision near DC

WTOP News 1/27 6:36A WTOP Staff

WASHINGTON (AP) — The air traffic controller who was managing numerous aircraft around Reagan National Airport felt a “little overwhelmed” just a few minutes before an American Airlines jet collided midair with an Army helicopter near Washington...

Philip Glass cancels Kennedy Center symphony premiere in protest of Trump’s leadership

WTOP News 1/27 5:00A WTOP Staff

FILE - 2018 Kennedy Center Honoree composer Philip Glass arrives at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors State Department Dinner, Dec. 1, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf,...

DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton plans to retire at end of her term

WTOP News 1/27 4:33A Zsana Hoskins

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, who served in Congress for 35 years, said she will retire at the end of her term. In a statement Tuesday, Norton said it is time to lift up the next generation of leaders. Although I’ve decided not to seek...

Disaster on the Potomac, 1 year later: Collision could be defining moment in aviation history

WTOP News 1/26 9:49P Dan Ronan

Exactly one year ago, the nation s deadliest plane crash in decades occurred over the Potomac River, when an American Airlines regional jet on approach to Reagan National Airport in Arlington,...