From ‘OLDAF’ to ‘ELONNO’: Which DC-area custom license plates were rejected in 2025?

WTOP News 3/16 11:31P Scott Gelman

You see them every time you drive somewhere, but there are thousands of personalized license plates you don t see, because local DMVs reject them. Related stories Virginia is 1 of just 3 states that passed license plate reader laws this year,...

Kennedy Center votes to shut down operations for 2 years and names a new president

WTOP News 3/16 9:22A WTOP Staff

FILE - A woman walks outside The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts on Feb. 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)(AP/Rahmat Gul) FILE - A woman walks outside The...

DC-area schools to close, dismiss students early Monday for severe storms

NBC DC (Local) 3/16 5:51A Sophia Barnes

Severe storms are expected to hit the Washington, D.C., area on Monday, leading several school districts to announce closures and early dismissals. Damaging winds and tornadoes will be possible....

Hundreds gather on National Mall for DC Tulip Day

WTOP News 3/16 4:44A Grace Newton

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. Hundreds gather on the National Mall for DC’s Tulip Day Hundreds of people gathered on the National Mall Sunday to...

DC Water: Rain will help rinse C&O Canal, now that sewage flow is restored to Potomac Interceptor

WTOP News 3/16 3:59A Neal Augenstein

Monday s heavy rain should be beneficial to the environmental cleanup at the site of repairs to the sewage line that collapsed on Jan. 19, along the Clara Barton Parkway, according to D.C. Water. Over the weekend, D.C. Water completed emergency...

‘A Tour of Her Own’ highlights women’s history, rights and wrongs, in DC

WTOP News 3/15 10:57P Luke Lukert

Looking to learn more about women’s history here in the nation’s capital? There is a D.C.-based tour company that covers everything from the Revolutionary War to Julia Child and also women s rights,...

After quiet winter, DC-area real estate market is ready for spring surge

WTOP News 3/15 2:21A Diane Morris

The D.C.-area housing market could be headed for a busy spring after a slow start to the year. Related stories DC s housing market may be shifting in favor of buyers Zillow s chief economist says DC-area home market is now affordable 42% of...

DC Water completes final emergency repairs to Potomac Interceptor

WTOP News 3/14 6:03A LaDawn Black

D.C. Water has completed the final steps necessary to return flow to the Potomac Interceptor. In a release, D.C. Water spokesperson Sherri Lewis said the water flow was returned after a series of tests were carried out by officials early...

Pop culture explodes as thousands attend DC’s Awesome Con

WTOP News 3/14 4:35A Jimmy Alexander

Geek culture will be celebrated this weekend in the nation s capital as Awesome Con returns to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Along with celebrities from iconic movies and TV shows like E.T. the extraterrestrial, Star Trek and Dr....

Washington Spirit teams up with CVS to bring multiuse soccer field to Southeast DC

WTOP News 3/14 4:29A Jose Umana

In many cities across the country, children have limited access to spaces to play their favorite sports. One of the D.C.-area s sports teams is providing a helping hand to add a space for kids in Southeast to play soccer. Coming soon, a new...

DC hosts event for teens to voice their concerns, goals

WTOP News 3/13 11:10P Kyle Cooper

Many teens got the chance to tell it like it is at a unique event in D.C. on Friday. There was music, food and connection at the Columbia Heights Community Center at a first-of-its-kind event called the Teen Summit. The D.C. Department of Parks...

No decision made after emergency court hearing to block closure of Kennedy Center

WTOP News 3/12 11:16P Kyle Cooper

A federal judge says he will make a decision as quickly as possible on issues surrounding the future of the Kennedy Center, which President Donald Trump has said he plans to close starting this summer for major renovations. In an emergency...

Entrepreneur reunites with Children’s National doctor who helped him see again

WTOP News 3/12 4:51A Luke Lukert

It has been over a decade since they ve seen each other, but a local entrepreneur and the childhood doctor that gave him the gift of sight reconnected this week. Not only did he reconnect with his...

Judge to weigh request to block Trump from closing, demolishing Kennedy Center

WTOP News 3/12 4:18A Neal Augenstein

A federal judge will consider a request Thursday afternoon to block President Donald Trump from closing the Kennedy Center for two years , as part of his plan to renovate the performing arts center, to which he has added his name. The request for...

Things to do in the DC area: ‘Hamnet’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company, Irish celebrations … and...

WTOP News 3/11 10:33P Michelle Goldchain

"Hamnet" runs from March 17 to April 12 at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in D.C.(Courtesy Kyle Flubacker) "Hamnet" runs from March 17 to April 12 at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in D.C.(Courtesy...