Neighborhood Guide: Where to Eat, Shop, and Play in National Landing

Washingtonian Things To Do 8/17 11:00P Kate Corliss

Photograph by Sam Kittner/ JBG Smith. Your insider guide for both trendy and classic spots to eat, shop, and play in the DC area. Read More Here. The arrival of Amazon’s Northern Virginia headquarters...

Marshals arrest alleged felon in Maryland for ATV assault on DC police officer

WTOP News 8/17 10:16P Will Vitka

The U.S. Marshals Service announced on Sunday the arrest of 30-year-old Gerard Stokes in Greenbelt, Maryland, as part of the “Making D.C. Safe and Beautiful” public safety surge ordered by the White House. Stokes was wanted by D.C. police on a...

‘It’s not a war zone’: DC residents say activities for youth would help crime

WTOP News 8/17 10:01P Jimmy Alexander

It’s been nearly a week since President Donald Trump announced his administration was taking over the 3,100-member Metropolitan Police Department. Trump said the reason for the takeover was to combat crime that he described as “very out of control”...

Thousands of attendees celebrate go-go’s godfather at Chuck Brown Day Festival

WTOP News 8/17 12:21A Jimmy Alexander

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. Thousands of attendees celebrate go-go’s godfather at Chuck Brown Day Festival Thousands of attendees packed into...

Despite Trump’s tough tone now, things were much worse in Washington when the National Guard was...

WTOP News 8/16 10:00P WTOP Staff

(CNN) — Fear in the streets. Buildings burning. Law enforcement struggling to tamp down violence and control chaos. It’s the kind of scene that has brought a federal military response to US cities in the past. And it’s a vision of Washington, DC,...

‘It was really bad’ — Journalists who have long covered DC reflect on crime over 30 years ago

WTOP News 8/16 10:12A Ana Golden

President Donald Trump s federal takeover of the D.C. police department and deployment of the National Guard was based on claims that crime is getting worse, not getting better. But, journalists who have long been covering the region remember a...

West Virginia sends hundreds of National Guard members to Washington at Trump team’s request

WTOP News 8/16 9:37A WTOP Staff

FILE - West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey speaks at the state capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson, File)(AP/Chris Jackson) FILE - West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey...

‘Unprecedented and unsettling’: Bowser says DC will hold the line

WTOP News 8/16 7:33A Will Vitka

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says the District is facing “an unsettling and unprecedented” challenge to its autonomy after the Trump administration moved to assert more control over local policing. In a statement Friday, Bowser said the surge of...

Weekly breakdown: What are federal forces doing in DC?

WTOP News 8/16 3:41A Ciara Wells

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. Weekly breakdown: How the federal takeover of DC police is going Only five days have passed since President Donald...

‘The city has really went to hell’: Some DC residents want police help, but are concerned about...

WTOP News 8/16 3:04A Jimmy Alexander

Shortly after President Donald Trump announced the federal takeover of the D.C. police department , WTOP spoke with shoppers at Hechinger Mall in Northeast D.C. about their thoughts on the change coming to policing in the District. “Something...

‘It makes a lot of people nervous’: Anacostia residents react to federal police, National Guard on...

WTOP News 8/16 12:10A Alan Etter

Residents in some of the areas of D.C. with the highest amount of crime are saying they do see the extra patrols by federal police and the National Guard as a deterrent. But the reaction has been mixed. On one hand, some appreciate having the...

‘We want to build a best-in-class project’: Developer asks seniors in DC’s Ward 6 what they really...

WTOP News 8/15 10:18A Kate Ryan

A community room inside the Southwest Library in D.C.’s Ward 6 was packed with older residents. Some had canes, some had walkers, one had a wheelchair, but all were eager to get a chance to be heard about their concerns and weren’t shy about...

Protesters push back as Trump ramps up federal takeover of DC police force

WTOP News 8/15 8:56A Jessica Kronzer

Protesters gathered in Northwest D.C. on Friday afternoon in response to President Donald Trump s latest move to ramp up his federal takeover of the city s law enforcement. Demonstrators pushed back on the Trump administration s order that named...

GOP seeks broader federal control of DC police; Democrats have new bill to terminate it

WTOP News 8/15 8:46A Mitchell Miller

For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill . Congressional Republicans are ramping up a wide range of plans and proposals...

JINYA opens another DC ramen bar, this one replaces a burger joint at The Wharf

WTOP News 8/15 4:39A Jeff Clabaugh

Interior of JINYA Ramen Bar. JINYA uses only Fuji brand water for making its broths, all of which are slow-cooked for up to 20 hours with traditional ingredients like pork bones, dashi and kombu....