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1+ hour, 16+ min ago (777+ words) December 18, 2025, 4:32 AM As demolition crews tear down the old RFK Stadium and plans for a new Washington Commanders stadium move full steam ahead, D.C. leaders and Metro and Commanders representatives are facing a critical question: How do you move 65,000 fans, as well as thousands of new residents, without gridlock? That was the focus of a transportation roundtable led by Ward 6 Council member Charles Allen on Wednesday. Allen warned that decisions made in the next six months will determine whether the stadium opens smoothly in 2030. "I'm anxious around the opportunity that every day, if we miss a key decision point or milestone, we put ourselves in a further and further and potentially even more expensive type of time crunch," Allen said. Metro General Manager Randy Clarke said the Stadium-Armory station, as it stands, will have difficulty handling the surge of fans and…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago (506+ words) In a galaxy not-so far away It looks like Starfield's long rumoured PS5 port will finally be announced in 2026, as speculation suggests Bethesda recently held some kind of event for content creators to outline upcoming expansions and improvements. The game, as many of you will know, was announced for Sony's system eons ago. But when Microsoft bought its publisher, the PlayStation version was promptly cancelled. There had been rumours that the Japanese giant had been sniffing around the title and had explored the possibility of timed exclusivity, but any prospect of that was promptly snuffed out by its Redmond rival's deep pockets. Starfield, ultimately, didn't live up to expectations " and in the wake of floundering hardware sales, Xbox is now porting the vast majority of its first-party franchises to the PS5, including Halo and Gears of War. And, has been speculated for…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago (851+ words) December 17, 2025, 7:49 PM Award-winning chef and TV personality Carla Hall made her TV debut on the competitive cooking show "Top Chef: New York" in 2008, where she became a beloved contestant by viewers. She later co-hosted ABC's popular lifestyle show "The Chew," which aired for seven seasons. Hall currently judges for a variety of Food Network programs. Hall studied at the now-closed L'Academie de Cuisine in Bethesda, Maryland. She has a line of tarts being sold at The Fresh Market in Rockville and continues to sell her line of food and kitchenware products on QVC. She spoke with WTOP's Anne Kramer and Shawn Anderson about her upcoming one-woman show, "Carla Hall " Please Underestimate Me." The show premieres on June 3, 2026, at the Olney Theatre in Olney, Maryland. Tickets are on sale now. Listen to the interview or read the transcript, which has been…...

6+ hour, 1+ min ago (399+ words) ALEXANDRIA, Va. " Alexandria police arrested one woman and are searching for two others after a robbery on King Street last week. The whole thing was caught on camera." Police say three suspects ran out of the ALO store on King Street with about $8,000 worth of merchandise. According to Detective Anthony LaRusso with the Alexandria Police Department, one of the suspects threatened a manager and an employee with violence before all three grabbed "armfuls of merchandise" and fled the store. An officer on patrol spotted the robbery as it happened by watching a live feed from an Alexandria police camera that streams directly to computers in patrol cars, LaRusso said. "That officer happened to be watching it at that moment and saw the entire incident unfold," LaRusso said. Police say the officer, who is part of the Alexandria Tourism Oriented Policing…...

6+ hour, 39+ min ago (65+ words) Police have located 64-year-old Xiaohong Lui unharmed. [View image] Missing Rockville woman located safely WASHINGTON " After nearly three months, police have located a missing Rockville woman. Police say Xiaohong Lui, 64, was found safely and unharmed on Dec. 17. According to police, Lui was last seen in Rockville on September 23, 2025. Montgomery County Police wants to thank the public for their assistance....

7+ hour, 43+ min ago (183+ words) A plastic bag ban will go into effect in Montgomery County starting Jan. 1. For the most part, disposable plastic bags won't be available in stores anymore. News4's Darcy Spencer explains. County officials want you to BYOB " bring your own bag " to reduce waste and help the environment. If you get to the store and realize you forgot your reusable bags, paper bags will still be an option. But the price will double from a nickel to a dime each. There are exceptions: You'll be able to get plastic bags for items such as meat, seafood and fresh produce. Reactions were mixed among shoppers News4 spoke with. "It's 2025. It's time to move on. So, paper or your own or you gotta just take a couple trips and carry it all out yourself," one man said. "I'm not bringing anything with me," another…...

9+ hour, 18+ min ago (291+ words) December 17, 2025, 8:29 PM Outgoing D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith has been accused by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of manipulating crime data to maintain the appearance of low crime in the District. On Wednesday, Mayor Muriel Bowser talked about the next steps D.C. is taking following the release of the report. Bowser said that they are digging further into the reports and data as they look into the allegations of crime data manipulation by outgoing Chief Smith. "The reports that have been issued leave a lot to be desired in terms of evidence and context," Bowser said. She said she will be asking for an internal review of the accusations. "I am going to be asking the D.C. inspector general to look at the questions that were raised in those two reports," she said. When asked about those people who have…...

10+ hour, 3+ min ago (380+ words) The United States government admitted fault Wednesday night for the midair collision over the Potomac River in January, according to a court filing. The collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter killed 67 people aboard both aircrafts. There were no survivors. "The United States admits that it owed a duty of care to Plaintiffs, which it breached, thereby proximately causing the tragic accident on January 29, 2025," the filing said. Pilots have warned about the complexity of the airspace around Reagan National Airport (DCA) due to close proximity between airliners and helicopters, with city lights also sometimes making it harder to see. It goes on to say, "This knowledge includes, but is not limited to, that there have been a substantial number of "near miss" events in and around DCA, which were required to be analyzed to ensure that a…...

10+ hour, 11+ min ago (176+ words) The U.S. Senate passed the Motorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act in aftermath of the 2025 midair collision between an American Airlines Flight and an Army Black Hawk helicopter that killed 67 people near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. "Congress owes it to the traveling public, and to the families who lost loved ones in the January 29 crash over the Potomac River, to address the systemic flaws that contributed to this tragedy,said Sen. Mark Warner and Sen. Tim Kaine in a joint statement. The bill is meant to improve coordination between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of Defense. In addition, it requires safety reviews of busy airports like Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). It also promises to advance Airborne Collision Avoidance System-X, which is a collision avoidance technology. "This technology provides better traffic conflict resolution alerts…...

10+ hour, 12+ min ago (953+ words) ASHBURN, Va. " This season has proven, more than others, that nothing is guaranteed in the NFL and that even teams that are within one or two games of winning it all may not return to that level again the next year or any other after that. For the Washington Commanders, a four-win season with three games left to play is the reminder we didn't need, but got anyway. RELATED: Commanders snap losing streak with explosive punt return and defensive stand Perhaps, the next time the Commanders get close to claiming the ultimate sports championship, then it won't be such a surprise if they decide to pull out all the stops in their effort to claim the Lombardi Trophy. You may remember: trailing 14-3 in the NFC Championship Game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington unleashed a fake punt, and the result was…...