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Speaking at the funeral for her 20-year-old daughter Cairo last week, Schyla Pondexter-Moore made a poignant observation.

When the pandemic hit last year and the world went on lockdown, Chanice McClover-Lee was stuck at home with a craving. The longtime vegan and recent high school graduate wanted a great cookie made without any animal products, but she…

Celebrity chef and “Top Chef” judge Tom Colicchio is opening his first D.C. restaurant in an unexpected place.

Ridership on D.C. Metro could be making a comeback after more than a year of pandemic lows.

A 100-room hotel near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown D.C. is slated to be sold at auction after its owner allegedly defaulted on a loan it took out in 2015 to refinance the property.

Amid accusations of racism and sexism, Gordon-Andrew Fletcher hangs on, sets his sights on Kenyan McDuffie’s seat.

WTOP traffic reporter Dave Dildine explains how he got caught in the tornado Thursday night and describes what he witnessed

Jan. 6 attack exposed how lack of representation hurts District residents

Six months after a pro-Trump mob breached the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to prevent Joe Biden from being certified as the 46th president of the United States, U.S. Capitol Police has announced departmental changes to training,…

Another high-profile move for the DC institution

Segregation has a long and painful history in the Washington region that has shaped the way it looks today.

Meet Unagi, Chef, Boogie Woogie, Arnie, Charlie Brown, Linus, Blanche, and Desilu.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones says she will not teach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill following an extended fight over tenure there, and instead will take a tenured position at…

The General Services Administration has a new leader for its Public Buildings Service.

Author Ta-Nehisi Coates is also set to join the faculty of Howard, a historically Black university in the nation’s capital

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones will join the faculty at Howard University, alongside award-winning author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, the university announced Tuesday.

The man who was trapped in the wreckage of a collapsed building in D.C. last week didn’t just think he was going to die, his sister told WTOP Monday – he thought he had died.

In a move that could significantly change how the District’s court system handles teenage offenders, the D.C. attorney general has proposed legislation that would bar prosecutors from charging juvenile defendants as adults without a…

Washington tourist attractions have engaged in a seesaw battle with the coronavirus over the past year, but recent months have brought good news for museums and galleries.

There’s a new temporary arts space titled but, also on Georgia Avenue — and in its latest exhibit, organizers are aiming to please some of the toughest critics around: cats. The show, which opened last week, features sculptural yet…