WTOP NEWS: As the D.C. Council prepares to vote on a massive anti-crime bill, the D.C. Auditor has released a report that suggests the city’s fight against crime would be strengthened if some District agencies performed their […]
WTOP NEWS: Troubled by the city’s violent crime, Ward 1 residents gathered Tuesday night for a town hall-style meeting with D.C. police Chief Pamela Smith. Smith told residents meeting at 8th and Florida Avenue NW […]
WTOP: Prince George’s County, Maryland, police have offered more than $12,000 for information leading to the arrest of a teenager who’s suspected of trying to shoot an eighth-grade boy on a county school bus earlier this month. […]
WTOP: Prince George’s County residents who live near Maryland Route 210 want more speed cameras, or at least they want to hold on to the three servicing the roadway. A 14-mile stretch of MD-210, sometimes […]
WTOP: A high school senior at Gonzaga College High School in D.C. explores the question of why some kids achieve while others are held back in his new book. Duane “Ben” Sylvestre, a 17-year-old senior […]
WTOP: Tenants renting homes in Laurel, Maryland, turned out on Monday night to tell the City Council about the challenges they face from rent hikes. One by one, the renters spoke out, some speaking through […]
WTOP: Metro officials say passengers could be riding Metrorail to Dulles International Airport for the Thanksgiving holiday rush, if only the system’s safety watchdog signs off on its 7000 series return-to-service plan and a safety […]
WTOP: With the new school year underway, truancy programs are in high gear throughout the area. Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy, said that she’ll be focusing on the problem of truancy, along with […]
Ward 1 Council member Brianne Nadeau has created a task force to address “violence and vitality” along D.C.’s U Street corridor. Recent incidents have included a Saturday night stabbing and an early Sunday morning double […]
Elected leaders throughout the D.C. area have tried mightily to get commuters out of their cars and onto public transportation. But a new study of transportation in the D.C. region has found that when it […]
