Dan Ronan

1 week ago | wtop.com | Dan Ronan

The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth Thursday with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, 160 years ago to tell the last holdouts of the Confederacy that the Civil War, and slavery, were officially over.

1 week ago | wtop.com | Dan Ronan

Extreme heat and high humidity are expected across more than half the country as the calendar officially marks the beginning of summer on June 21. In the D.C. area, temperatures later this week should start climbing into the 90s, and hold there for several days. The mid-Atlantic region and Eastern Seaboard, along with the South and Midwest, could be in for some unpleasant weather in the coming days.

2 weeks ago | wtop.com | Dan Ronan

Watch a livestream of the military parade in celebration of the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary on WTOP, Saturday, June 14. While thousands of people are expected to attend a huge parade on the National Mall in D.C. to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army on Saturday, demonstrations will be held in the District and nationwide protesting the Trump administration. One such event is planned in D.C. at Fort Reno Park in Tenleytown.

2 weeks ago | wtop.com | Dan Ronan

The safety oversight panel monitoring Metro’s rail system said in the first 10 days of automated train operation on the Green and Yellow Lines, there have been significantly less station overruns than when the system was implemented earlier on the Red Line. A Washington Metrorail Safety Commission engineer said that drop is partially due to better reductions in managing human error.

2 weeks ago | wtop.com | Dan Ronan

The overall economic and educational conditions for young people in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. are pretty good, when compared to the rest of the county, and appear to be improving incrementally. That’s according to an annual report released Tuesday from the Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey Foundation. The nationwide report looked at indicators in four specific domains: economic well-being, education, health and family and community. Virginia ranked 13th nationally overall. Maryland is 21st.