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1+ hour, 26+ min ago (616+ words) Sylvester Stallone, Kiss and Gloria Gaynor are among the luminaries being celebrated Sunday at the annual Kennedy Center Honors, with Donald Trump hosting the show, the first time a president will command the stage instead of sitting in an Opera House box. Since returning to office in January, Trump has made the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which is named after a Democratic predecessor, a touchstone in a broader attack against what he has lambasted as "woke" anti-American culture. Trump said in August that he had agreed to host the show. The Republican president said Saturday at a State Department dinner for the honorees that he was doing so "at the request of a certain television network." He predicted that the broadcast, scheduled to air Dec. 23 on CBS and Paramount+, would have its best ratings ever. "It's going…...

1+ hour, 48+ min ago (1001+ words) Exhibits are made to be movable at the waterside Annapolis Maritime Museum. Some are on wheels and most can be elevated for instances when a flood at the end of Eastport's Second Street is imminent " that situation has occurred three times within the past three years. "We have learned to roll with it," Alice Estrada, the CEO of the museum from 2013 through September of this year, said. "That was something that in the past was more crippling, but now we have learned a routine to anticipate these, what's becoming more and more frequent, serious floods." As the Chesapeake Bay rises along with the world's oceans, the city of Annapolis and other local partners are looking for ways to protect the low-lying city neighborhoods from ruin. Annapolis broke ground in November on the two-year, $87 million City Dock project, aimed to protect…...

11+ hour, 53+ min ago (258+ words) Jalen Johnson had his second straight triple-double and fourth of the season, finishing with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists in the Atlanta Hawks' 131-116 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night. On Friday night, Johnson had 21 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists in a 134-133 home loss to Denver. Onyeka Okongwu added 21 points for the Hawks. They snapped a three-game losing streak and avenged a 132-113 loss in Washington on Nov. 25. V't Krejci scored 14 points and made three of his four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to help Atlanta pull away after giving back a lead that had been 20 in the second quarter and 18 in the third. CJ McCollum scored 28 points for last-place Washington, which lost its third in a row and second straight at home following two consecutive home wins. He hit seven 3s as the Wizards stayed in the game on 17-of-28 shooting beyond…...

12+ hour, 35+ min ago (423+ words) WASHINGTON " Five hundred additional National Guard members have arrived in the District of Columbia in recent days following a deadly shooting that killed one West Virginia guard member and critically injured another near the White House on Nov. 26. The surge was requested by President Donald Trump, and the total deployment now includes more than 2,700 National Guard troops citywide, according to the D.C. Joint Task Force. The group includes 886 D.C. Guard members and 1,864 troops from other states " the largest non-inauguration deployment in the district this year. Residents and visitors are seeing an increased uniformed presence across the city, prompting mixed reactions. "When you're assigned your job and you do it well " I commend them," said William, a D.C. resident who welcomed the additional troops. "They've got a job to do." Others said the buildup feels more unsettling than reassuring. "I think that the militarization…...

14+ hour, 4+ min ago (132+ words) December 6, 2025, 9:45 PM At-Large Council member Anita Bonds announced Saturday that she will not seek reelection after serving on the D.C. Council for over a decade. The announcement was shared in a social media post from D.C. Commissioner Tom Donohoe, who confirmed the announcement with WTOP. Bonds has been on the D.C. Council since 2012 and is the chair of the D.C. Council's Committee on Executive Administration and Labor, which oversees District programs including the Workforce Investment Council, the Mayor's Office of Community Affairs and the Commission on Poverty. Jeff Leon joins WTOP as a digital writer/editor after workingfor the Bloomberg Industry Group as a legal reporter for several years, reporting hundreds of stories and deep dives into taxes and courts....

14+ hour, 15+ min ago (189+ words) A week has gone by since a drunken raccoon was discovered passed out next to a toilet in Virginia liquor store, but people in the Commonwealth and beyond still can't get enough of it. RELATED: "Trashed' panda's drunken escapades in a Virginia liquor store caught on camera Capitalizing on the "trashed" panda's viral success, the city of Ashland is launching "The Great Raccoon Hunt," in which people are invited to visit various businesses in downtown Ashland in search of small raccoon sticker hidden inside each shop. The event will run from Dec. 9 through the 31. Although infamous for ransacking an Ashland ABC store, the raccoon has been a boon for the Hanover County town near Richmond. As of Saturday, the Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter had raised nearly $150,000 for animal care through its t-shirt sales. The story took off earlier…...

15+ hour, 48+ min ago (388+ words) The letter inquires about Ian Andre Roberts, a former school superintendent who was arrested in September on a federal charge of being an illegal alien in possession of firearms. A House committee is asking Maryland election officials to explain how a noncitizen registered to vote in the state. The lawmakers say redactions in his voter records raise concerns about possible gaps in Maryland's voter verification procedures. According to the committee, Maryland records show Roberts successfully registered to vote at least two times despite not having U.S. citizenship. The letter pointed to earlier voter registration documents that were said to be heavily redacted by Prince George's County, including the portion where applicants affirm their citizenship status. "Based on this information, the Committee is concerned about the integrity and accuracy of Maryland's citizenship verification processes, and therefore the state's voter rolls," the letter…...

16+ hour, 59+ min ago (364+ words) December 6, 2025, 6:50 PM The nearly $40 million renovation to the Fort Dupont Ice Arena was completed and during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined skaters of all ages on the NHL-sized ice rink. "Everybody in the community is having a blast," Bowser said. "It's for people of all ages, league skate, figure skate, learn to skate." While she skated around the rink, Bowser, with a big smile, waved and took pictures with well-wishers. WTOP reporter Jimmy Alexander jokingly asked the mayor, who announced that she was not running for election, if "Mayor Bowser on Ice" is next for her. Bowser chuckled and said: "We'll see about that." During an earlier ceremony, Thennie Freeman, the director of D.C.'s Parks and Recreation Department, said the theme of today was "Ice Ice Baby," and had the crowd chant the song that made…...

17+ hour, 7+ min ago (336+ words) A 78-year-old man left his home in Northern Virginia Monday to take his car to a mechanic, but he has not been seen since that afternoon. News4s Jackie Bensen reports he suffers from memory loss and needs blood pressure medication. A family is pleading for help to find a missing 78-year-old man who left his home in Northern Virginia Monday and hasnt been seen since that afternoon. Quang Hang left his Chantilly home about 2:30 p.m. to take his car, a 2007 red Toyota Camry, to a mechanic in Leesburg but never arrived. "He has not taken his medicine since Monday. He is missing five doses. We are incredibly concerned for his safety, for his health," his daughter, Betsy Hang said. Shes the face of a large and desperate effort by friends and family to find her father. Fairfax County police released images of…...

19+ hour, 35+ min ago (667+ words) Joe Yasharoff, WTOP contributor December 6, 2025, 11:13 AM Lea Salonga started singing around the house in her native Philippines when she was three, and for over 50 years, she hasn't stopped using her voice which has been described as "golden," "pristine" and "as sparkling as a Baccarat crystal." Songs like "On My Own" from Les Mis'rables, "A Whole New World" from Aladdin and "Reflection" from Mulan catapulted Salonga to Broadway and Disney royalty and helped her gain a Tony Award and two Grammy nominations. Salonga's "Stage, Screen and Everything in Between Tour" comes to the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda on Saturday night, showcasing those songs and many other familiar favorites " a mix of her songs and covers. Salonga talked with WTOP before her Thursday night show in Amherst, Massachusetts. She said she was looking forward to going back to the…...