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toggle audio on and off change volume download audio George Mason University sports business professor George Perry Washington Commanders fans will be watching closely as the team prepares to make a comeback on and off the field. The new owners are expected to bring new life to the team. George Mason University Sports Business Professor…

The D.C. area’s spring housing market is in the rear view mirror, with the traditionally slower summer house hunting season underway. The spring market turned out to be better than real estate agents, potential buyers and sellers feared it would be. “This spring market was unexpectedly spectacular. We were not expecting it. What happened very…

Little libraries — through which people can share books in their neighborhood — are a common sight in the D.C. region, but one that was set up in Kensington, Maryland, had drivers hitting their brakes. This little library on McComas Avenue in Kensington didn’t look like a little wooden birdhouse, but instead a Montgomery County…

The American College of Sports Medicine has ranked Arlington, Virginia, the nation’s “fittest city” for the sixth consecutive year. The District ranks No. 2. The ACSM’s fitness index uses 34 indicators of fitness, including health outcomes, environment, recreational facilities and policies and funding. Arlington ranks in the top 10 in 16 of the 34 indicators.…

A man prosecutors said sexually assaulted several victims in Prince William County, Virginia, including two who were younger than 10 years old, will spend more than 90 years in prison. Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth said Billy Riggs, 40, was sentenced on Friday for assaulting four minors between July 2011 and December 2013.…

The Smithsonian Institution’s Asian Pacific American Center abruptly canceled this year’s Asian American Literature Festival weeks before it was scheduled to begin. The center added a blue and white banner to its website with a simple message: “Due to unforeseen circumstances, AALF 2023 Ghost World has been canceled. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.” Officials…

A Virginia man who police once considered Fairfax County’s most wanted has been indicted for killing a man last October. Kyjuan Trott-McLean, 43, of Alexandria, is accused of killing Brandon Wims, 31, last October. Fairfax County police said he opened fire on Wims’ vehicle from a car near a Mount Vernon area apartment complex. Wims…

There were many lessons learned during the pandemic. Two local universities say one of them is that the District doesn’t have enough healthcare workers who know how to use cutting-edge data and technology. The University of the District of Columbia and Howard University are teaming up to fill the gap with a homegrown workforce that…

Hopecam, a nonprofit charity organization from Reston, Virginia, is marking its 20th anniversary of helping young pediatric cancer patients keep in touch with their friends and classmates. Founded in 2003, Hopecam connects children with their loved ones over video calls. The program now reaches kids in all 50 states, helping them ward off social isolation…

Listen live for latest weather updates on the 8s on WTOP.  Another day of wet weather, heat and humidity brings flood and thunderstorm warnings to portions of the D.C. region. Here’s what you need to know. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the area until 8 p.m. Sunday in anticipation of…

Despite the withering impact of storms across the District, Maryland and Virginia, officials are still seeing serious impacts on traffic and power for consumers across the region. Here’s the latest. Amtrak trains are beginning to move after being stuck for hours near Burke, Virginia. Officials assist with storm damage clean up across the D.C. metro…

Five people were shot near the Peace Cross Memorial in Bladensburg, Maryland, Friday afternoon while leaving a nearby funeral, according to the Bladensburg Police Department. Chief Tyrone Collington Sr. said all of the victims are alive. Sources tell WTOP news partner 7News that three of the victims are in critical condition. The shooting happened just…

Cherry blossoms aren’t the only flower flex that D.C. has to offer visitors. Saturday starts a weeklong celebration of the lotus plants and water lilies that bloom in acres of ponds across the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Northeast D.C. Along with the stunning visuals the lily and lotus plants provide, Vince Vaise, program manager for…

With a “yes” vote this weekend, not coming to a complete stop for a pedestrian at a crosswalk in Arlington County, Virginia, could land you a hefty fine. The county’s council is set to vote on an ordinance that would allow for the enforcement of a new state law that doesn’t allow drivers to come…

In a video shared on YouTube, leaders at James Madison High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, said a student’s previous test grade will be changed if their score on the next test is higher, effective in the 2023-24 school year. The school will also use a rolling a gradebook, according to the video. Fairfax County…