WTOP News

07/13/2025

Democratic lawmakers are condemning Florida’s new Everglades immigration detention center after making a state-arranged visit.

OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers condemned Florida's new Everglades immigration detention center after visiting Saturday, describing it as crowded, unsanitary and bug-infested.

07/13/2025

Janson Junk allowed five hits over seven innings to prevail in a pitcher’s duel with former Marlins standout Trevor Rogers, Derek Hill drove in two runs and Xavier Edwards homered to help Miami beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-0.

Janson Junk allowed five hits over seven innings to prevail in a pitcher’s duel with former Marlins standout Trevor Rogers to help Miami beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-0.

07/13/2025

Caleb Durbin hit an RBI single with one in the ninth inning to cap a three-run rally and give the Milwaukee Brewers a 6-5 victory over the Washington Nationals.

07/13/2025

The man accused of shooting and killing a 3-year-old girl in Southeast D.C. will be held without bond.

The man accused of shooting and killing a three-year-old girl in Southeast D.C. will be held without bond.

07/12/2025

A Frederick, Maryland, man has pleaded guilty for verbally harassing and physically assaulting a gate agent at Dulles International Airport in March.

07/12/2025

Deja Foxx celebrated her April birthday in a way most 25-year-olds don’t. The extra candle meant she was now eligible to represent Arizona in Congress, and Foxx marked the occasion with a fundraiser.

PHOENIX (AP) — Deja Foxx celebrated her April birthday in a way most 25-year-olds don’t. The extra candle meant she was now eligible to represent Arizona in Congress, and Foxx marked the occasion with…

07/12/2025

The cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder are tools that help investigators reconstruct the events that lead up to a plane crash.

NEW DELHI (AP) — A preliminary finding into last month’s Air India plane crash has suggested the aircraft’s fuel control switches were turned off, starving the engines of fuel and causing a loss of…

07/12/2025

WEATHER ALERT: Flash Flood Warning for parts of the D.C. area.

It’s another sweltering weekend in the D.C. area but the humidity is expected to make it feel even warmer.

07/12/2025

A two-night event at The Anthem spotlights artists who have disabilities and celebrates the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

July is Disability Pride Month and this year it celebrates those with disabilities and acknowledges the 35th anniversary of the ADA.

07/12/2025

Some governors who might be eyeing a White House run in 2028 are rebranding their cost-cutting initiatives as DOGE.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The brash and chaotic first days of President Donald Trump 's Department of Government Efficiency, once led by the world's richest man Elon Musk, spawned state-level DOGE…

07/12/2025

ONLY ON WTOP: John Lyon, longtime DC radio host dies, spent decades quietly seeking answers, justice for murdered daughters.

John Lyon, whose 22-year career at WMAL radio in Washington, D.C. coincided with his family’s quiet, determined search for answers in the 1975 disappearance of his young daughters, Sheila and Katherine, has died at the age of 85, according to his family.

07/12/2025

Just days before she died after suffering symptoms that mystified her doctors, Angela Craig confronted her husband, James, in their suburban Denver kitchen over his lack of support.

DENVER (AP) — Just days before she died after suffering symptoms that mystified her doctors, Angela Craig confronted her husband, James, in their suburban Denver kitchen over his lack of support.