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Trump wants sculpture garden honoring 250 prominent Americans in West Potomac Park

NBC DC (Local) 5/16 3:51A Steven Sloan | The Associated Pr

President Donald Trump plans to build an exhibit of statues featuring prominent Americans in a tightly regulated park along the Potomac River, potentially opening a new legal fight over whether his...

DC United to host FIFA World Cup watch parties over 2 weekends

WTOP News 5/16 3:18A Jose Umana

(From left to right:) D.C. United mascot Talon, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, D.C. United President of Business Operations Danita Johnson, D.C. United striker Alecko Eskandarian and Gerren Price,...

Expect more National Guards members and Park Police in DC for America 250

WTOP News 5/15 11:22P Michelle Basch

Gadyaces S. Serralta (right of D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro), director of the United States Marshals Service, leads the DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force “Summer Surge” operational briefing...

Want to see IndyCars in DC? The Freedom 250 Grand Prix offers free tickets

WTOP News 5/15 11:01P Jeffery Leon

If you want a front-row view of IndyCars racing through D.C. streets this summer, a drawing for Freedom 250 Grand Prix tickets will be held later this month. Freedom 250 Grand Prix announced that fans will be able to request two-day and...

DC students’ recovery from learning loss during the pandemic leads the nation

WTOP News 5/14 10:21P Kyle Cooper

D.C. schools just received their report card, and it shows students are making significant gains since the end of the pandemic. According to the Education Scorecard, a research project by Harvard, Dartmouth and Stanford Universities, D.C. leads...

Honking on the highway: Family of geese escorted off I-66 in Virginia

NBC DC (Local) 5/14 7:35P

Those honks you heard on I-66? They weren t from cars. Police officers in Northern Virginia herded a family of Canada geese off the highway Thursday afternoon, as lanes were shut down to keep everyone safe. The geese were spotted on I-66...

DC road closures, parking restrictions in effect for festival, America 250 event, graduation

WTOP News 5/14 6:27A Ciara Wells

Three special events in the District will cause interruptions when driving downtown this weekend. On Saturday, the 21st annual National Asian Heritage Festival, also known as Fiesta Asia , will shut down most of Pennsylvania Avenue NW with dragon...

Inside Southeast Sourdough, Anacostia’s fresh-milled bakery on the rise

WTOP News 5/13 11:08P Michelle Goldchain

This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker. In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. Inside Southeast Sourdough, Anacostia’s fresh-milled bakery on the rise “Everyone needs and deserves fresh bread,...

How to find DC’s ‘hidden’ statue of an American Revolutionary War spy

WTOP News 5/13 10:30P Matt Kaufax

This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker. In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. The 'secret' Revolutionary War statue next to the DOJ building He allegedly dropped one of the most epic quotes in...

Judge orders former DC nonprofit chief to return over $1M

WTOP News 5/13 10:19P Jimmy Alexander

A D.C. Superior Court Judge has ordered the former executive director of the nonprofit H Street Community Development Corporation to repay more than $1 million that authorities say was misused. The D.C. Attorney General s Office lawsuit against...

Vigil held for man killed in Arlington police shooting

NBC DC (Local) 5/13 8:54P

Agony in the midst of sorrow for a person many consider a piece of the community fabric in Arlington s Columbia Pike neighborhood. “He was a part of the community. Just a person who lived day by day,” said Alexis of Arlington, Virginia. A...

Some DC-area high schools let students order food to the school. But is it safe?

WTOP News 5/12 10:09P Scott Gelman

Sometimes, when Dawn Iannaco-Hahn tried to pick her kids up early from Blake High School so they can attend a doctor’s appointment, she’d strategically try to plan it around lunch time. Related stories Police identify 19-year-old charged after...

A retired lieutenant helps police officers with injuries that aren’t life-threatening, but are...

WTOP News 5/12 9:58P John Domen

While Police Week in D.C. honors officers killed in the line of duty, one nonprofit is shining a light on a different group — officers who survive serious injuries but feel left behind by the very...

Nonprofit helps police officers with injuries that aren’t life-threatening, but are life-changing