The D.C. Council has passed its fiscal 2027 budget, sending it to the mayor and then Congress, but a fight with the city’s chief financial officer is far from settled. After restoring cuts from Mayor ...

Follow WTOP’s team coverage of the D.C. primary and Election 2026 online, on air at 103.5 FM or on the WTOP News app. For the first time, voters in D.C. will used ranked choice voting when they fill ...

A “teen takeover” dissolved into a violent brawl inside a Washington, DC, restaurant, according to a viral video shared online mere days after federal prosecutors announced they would be charging ...

WASHINGTON — A small but mighty group of neighbors in Capitol Hill is trying something new to battle mosquitoes this spring and summer, and their arsenal doesn't include harmful sprays or pesticides.

D.C. is doubling down on efforts to kill rats in some of its most infested neighborhoods by returning to a method the city has tried before: birth control. The approach, this time combined with an ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — It's that time of year -- spring cleaning! In the District, leaders are rolling out an aggressive approach to repair roads and sidewalks after the brutal winter storms. They're ...

If you spend any time in D.C., you know rats are a problem. "They be in the dumpsters. They be running in groups, like, two, three — a few too many," one man told News4. Another resident said said ...

A former Washington DC air traffic controller on duty the night of the fatal January 2025 mid-air collision involving an American Airlines plane and a US Army helicopter warned how there were “obvious ...

A ground stop was issued at BWI and other airports in the DC region on Friday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The stop was was a result of a strong smell at the Potomac ...