Hispanic enrollment in Maryland public schools began to decline during the last school year, according to state data finalized earlier this summer.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as the trade war between the United States and Canada intensifies.

Heading into the new school year, Montgomery County Public Schools Thomas Taylor spoke with WTOP about the challenges and triumphs ahead for the school system.

In this episode of “Matt About Town,” explore why Shakespeare’s works remain worth preserving more than 400 years later.

Prince George’s County Public Schools is preparing for the new school year while navigating budget cuts.

Montgomery County Public Schools project enrollment declines through 2035, prompting a study that could lead to elementary and middle school closures and boundary changes.

Maryland is declaring a measles outbreak in three counties as cases continue to rise across the state, highlighting the importance of getting immunized.

One Virginia grew up as part of a welfare family, which inspired him to launch a charity that pays for new clothes, sneakers or school supplies anonymously.

More counties in Maryland have been put on notice about an invasive moth that can quickly kill one of the most popular plants in the D.C. region.

The driver charged in a deadly Interstate 95 bus crash that killed five people in Stafford, Virginia, is seeking to postpone his October trial, according to court filings.

Prince William County Public Schools Superintendent LaTanya D. McDade discusses the challenges facing her school district as the academic year begins.

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” fought off a slew of newcomers to maintain its first-place spot at the box office in its fourth weekend in theaters.

Iran’s currency hit a record low Monday as Washington prepared to announce new sanctions.

Heading into the new school year, Alexandria City Public Schools Chief of Staff Grace Taylor spoke with WTOP about challenges and triumphs for the Virginia school system.

Heading into the new school year, D.C. Public Schools interim Chancellor Kim Jackson spoke with WTOP about the school systems challenges and triumphs.

Shakira Austin had a career-high 31 points and 10 rebounds to help the Washington Mystics rally from a 14-point deficit and beat the Portland Fire.

Nearly 1,700 Fairfax County, Virginia, students will attend a different school this fall as a result of the district’s first comprehensive boundary review in decades.

A recent meeting examined how the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which is now law, could affect Virginia and what the Commonwealth is doing to keep residents informed and covered.

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — The last time Pete Buttigieg was giving a political speech in South Carolina, it was to mark a distant finish in the state's primary that effectively ended his campaign for…

A teenage girl died Saturday night after she was removed from the Potomac River near the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Northwest D.C., according to police.

After being shut out of this month’s total solar eclipse, the Americas will have the best seats in the celestial house when Earth’s shadow briefly envelops the moon.

One of the Stars and Stripes staffers fired by the Pentagon said changes at the military newspaper threaten its ability to cover news that matters most to U.S. service members.

More than 80,000 people registered for tickets to the 26th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival, a celebration of books, authors and storytelling in D.C. on Saturday.

The open-wheel race, with cars whizzing past Washington’s monuments at speeds approaching 200 mph, is the latest of President Trump’s celebrations this year to mark America’s 250th birthday.

Iran's president defended a memorandum of understanding with the United States as the best way out of a stalled war. Meanwhile, the new head of the Islamic Republic's top security body warned…

Joshua Dobbs ran for a 50-yard touchdown and the Detroit Lions held on for a 17-13 preseason win against the Washington Commanders.

Day one of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix is in the record books, with racing legends, IndyCar drivers and thousands of fans taking over the streets of D.C.

Stories of neglect in care or unsanitary living situations have plagued several of Virginia’s nursing home facilities.

“This settlement is a major victory for American children and parents,” said U.S. Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr. in a statement.

Organizers of the Nitro Circus say one of the highlights this year is a record-breaking stunt, which includes a 75-foot backflip through a 35-foot wall of fire.

Some local kids spent a few days with police. They learned basketball skills at D.C. Police Foundation’s second annual Police Athletic League Basketball Camp.

In Montgomery County, Maryland, there’s opposition to a $55 million plan to continue the installation of more artificial turf fields across the school system.

The United States is set to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday.

The annual Safety Patrol Training Camp, hosted by Fairfax County Public Schools’ Office of Transportation Services, combined hands-on exercises with classroom lessons.

Before the first checkered flag waves at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in D.C., drivers got a chance Friday to put the 1.7-mile street course through its paces.

The Bowie, Maryland, mother who was shot in the head by her romantic partner was holding the couple’s 2-month-old baby as they argued about school supplies.

The C-minus on this report card is “a cause for celebration,” according to an organization that’s been monitoring the Anacostia River for more than 20 years.

After more than 130 years, St. John’s Episcopal Church in Arlington, Virginia, is set to close at the end of August.

WTOP’s Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group’s Greg Engert to talk about Ocelot Home IPA for WTOP’s Beer of the Week.

A woman is in critical condition after a domestic-related shooting inside a Bowie home. Police arrested a suspect who was in a romantic relationship with the victim.

D.C.-area residents are raising money to send a specially equipped truck to Ukraine as part of a nationwide grassroots fundraising campaign.

Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days. And it’s now leaving its mark on back-to-school shopping.

Ten Fairfax County firefighters who are part of Virginia Task Force 1 returned late Thursday from helping coordinate the rescue effort after the devastating earthquake in Colombia.

While many school systems around the region have banned or restricted cellphone use during the school day, another debate is playing out over the laptops, tablets and other devices students use in class.

A Montgomery County judge cleared the way for Catherine Hoggle to enter a plea of not criminally responsible, Maryland’s equivalent of an insanity plea.

A promotion between the Freedom 250 Grand Prix and Metro sent an IndyCar through transit stations in D.C. to remind people to use the system this weekend.

The United States is confronting a global security environment that increasingly resembles the outcome its Cold War adversaries once hoped to produce.

For the first time in its 12-year history, Chuck Brown Day in D.C. will go on without the support of the family of the “Godfather of Go-Go.”

The survey of 3,017 workers found that 59% would accept a lower salary from another employer if it significantly reduced their commute.

The name “Speed on Green” is part of a plan to expand the same technology used at sites where red-light cameras are deployed to work when that light is green as well.