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Credit: Lightning is seen over the Jefferson Memorial during a storm on July 6, 2019, in D.C. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

What should be in your emergency kit

Pet of the Week: 2020 pets

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Emergency guide: What you should do to prepare for emergencies

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Super Pet Expo offers its first in-person event in Virginia since pandemic began

March On Washington To Protest Police Brutality

WATCH: 2020 March on Washington

WTOP photo tour: Historic nuclear power plant at Fort Belvoir to be dismantled

Crime News

Prison to posh: DC’s Lorton Reformatory transforms into stylish suburban development

Local Politics and Elections News

Maryland National Guard helping set up limited pilot screening site at FedEx Field

‘It didn’t have to end with a bowl’: Democrat beats GOP incumbent to win seat she lost in 2017 after tie-breaking pick

Cyclist who flipped off Trump motorcade wins local office in Virginia

Maryland News

What should be in your emergency kit

Emergency guide: What you should do to prepare for emergencies

MGM National Harbor shows off changes ahead of Monday reopening

Summer Beach Guide

WATCH: Whale breaching spotted along Ocean City shore

Virginia News

Super Pet Expo offers its first in-person event in Virginia since pandemic began

WTOP photo tour: Historic nuclear power plant at Fort Belvoir to be dismantled

How Randolph-Macon Academy is prepping for in-person classes

Washington, DC News

WATCH: 2020 March on Washington

PHOTOS: Candlelight vigil outside Lebanese embassy

WATCH: Civil rights icon John Lewis lies in state on Capitol steps

More Local News

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PHOTOS: Passing comet is visible at Shenandoah

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Ellicott City flood alert sounds, Howard County works to reduce chronic devastation

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PHOTOS: Historic Juneteenth marked by protests in DC

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PHOTOS: DC Prayer Walk for Peace and Justice draws hundreds

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WATCH: Voices from the June 6 Black Lives Matter protest in DC

How the ‘Juventus Way’ helped young Montgomery Co. soccer players during pandemic

DC: George Floyd protests

Voices of the voiceless: 10 days of DC protests for police reform

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WATCH: Thousands gather on sweltering day in DC for 9th day of protests

WATCH: DC protests reach 6th day

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PHOTOS: Day 5 of George Floyd protests in DC

WATCH: Protesters line DC streets for 5th consecutive night

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WATCH: Protests continue in DC for 5th day

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WATCH: DC issues curfew over 4th night of protests

WATCH: DC sees protests for 3rd consecutive day

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PHOTOS: See the second day of protests in DC inspired by George Floyd’s death

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PHOTOS: Demonstrators take to streets of DC in response to killing of George Floyd

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Parking, no problem: WTOP goes shopping at reopened Northern Virginia mall

Photos: Protests erupt over death of George Floyd

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Loudoun Co. unpaved roads make Va.’s endangered historic places list

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PHOTOS: Blue Angels give flyover salute to Naval Academy grads

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VIDEO: WTOP anchor finds 100+ used gloves, masks littered around Northwest DC

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PHOTOS: While most stores are closed, some retail activity remains at Tysons Corner mall

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‘A virtual graduation is also special’: Howard grad lends voice to HBCU livestream ceremony

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PHOTOS: DC website showcases photographers’ works during pandemic

Galleries and Video

Pet of the Week: 2020 pets

December 21, 2020

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Super Pet Expo offers its first in-person event in Virginia since pandemic began

August 29, 2020

WTOP photo tour: Historic nuclear power plant at Fort Belvoir to be dismantled

August 28, 2020

National Archives in Purple and Gold for Rightfully Hers Exhibit Opening May 10,

PHOTOS: DC, US sites light up in purple and gold to celebrate 19th Amendment centennial

August 26, 2020

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How Randolph-Macon Academy is prepping for in-person classes

August 18, 2020

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Winners: WTOP’s 2020 TOP 10 Contest

August 17, 2020