Dan Ronan

Arlington, Washington, D.C.

Managing Producer Multimedia and Senior Reporter at Transport Topics

News Anchor at WTOP-FM (Washington, DC)

Dan Ronan is an award winning journalist who specializes in reporting on transportation issues.

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Articles

Do you have a ‘living room’ or ‘bedroom’ kid? Local clinical psychologist explains

1 day ago | wtop.com | Dan Ronan

It’s a topic that parents and others are talking a lot about lately on social media. Do you have children who are mostly “living room” or “bedroom” kids? It’s not a topic that’s just about a child’s safety, but it focuses a lot on family dynamics, culture, age and personality. All are key issues as your child grows from toddler to teenager to young adult.
Lawsuit filed in Frederick County concerning alleged sexual assault of student athlete

5 days ago | wtop.com | Dan Ronan

A lawsuit filed earlier this week in Frederick County, Maryland, alleges that a member of the Brunswick High School Boys’ Lacrosse team was sexually assaulted by several teammates in an unsupervised athletic locker room in April. The suit was filed by the young man’s parents. It accuses school officials of negligence for not protecting the young man and seeks a jury trial and unspecified damages.
BGE and Delmarva Power rates to increase by $16 but will be spread out

6 days ago | wtop.com | Dan Ronan

Baltimore Gas and Electric and Delmarva Power customers will see their electric rates increase on average by about $16 a month beginning on Sunday. However, the Maryland Public Service Commission has stepped in and is trying to flatten those bills and spread the price hike out over a longer period.
DC Jewish community remembers Israeli embassy staffers

1 week ago | wtop.com | Dan Ronan

Under tight security, several hundred people gathered on George Washington University’s campus Wednesday night for a service to honor the two Israeli Embassy employees who were killed on May 21 as they left an event at the Capitol Jewish Museum in D.C.There were music and prayers in remembrance of Yaron Lischinsky, 30 and Sarah Milgrim, 26, who had planned to become engaged in a matter of weeks.
Audit finds DC ‘desperately’ needs new city jail

1 week ago | wtop.com | Dan Ronan

A 234-page report released Wednesday from the Office of the D.C. Auditor detailed what officials said is a critical need for a new city jail to replace the existing facility at 1901 D Street SE. Auditor Kathy Patterson told WTOP conditions at the facility are worsening and her office has been urging officials to begin plans for a replacement soon. “We desperately need a new D.C. jail and have (been) for probably 20 years or more,” Patterson said.
FEMA’s Maryland National Fire Academy to reopen after classes were abruptly canceled

1 week ago | wtop.com | Dan Ronan

After a sudden closure in March, the National Fire Academy in Frederick County, Maryland, will soon be back in business. Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency are reopening the facility after deeming firefighter training to be a critical government mission. Classes were shut down for three months after the President Donald Trump’s administration unexpectedly canceled classes at the National Fire Academy, saying it would support only mission critical functions.
Lower gas prices are encouraging some people to travel for Memorial Day weekend

1 week ago | wtop.com | Dan Ronan

A record number of Americans are expected to travel this Memorial Day weekend as people begin the unofficial summer season. AAA says close to 50 million people will take trips during the long holiday. Many people who are coming through the mid-Atlantic region are noticing the lower price of gasoline. A couple and their family stopped in Laurel along Interstate 95 for a break after starting the day earlier in New Jersey. Their son graduates from Randolph Macon Military Academy over the weekend.
Gasoline prices are falling as millions prepare for Memorial Day travel

2 weeks ago | wtop.com | Dan Ronan

AAA is forecasting a record 45 million-plus people will travel Memorial Day weekend. For those travelers driving to their destination, they’ll find much lower gas prices. Nationwide and locally, gas prices are dropping. The price of gasoline is closely tied to the price of oil, and oil is a bargain compared to a year ago, when a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude was $78.66.
Loudoun County School Board meeting debates bathroom-related issues

2 weeks ago | wtop.com | Dan Ronan

During a sometimes contentious, more than three-hour Loudoun County School Board meeting Tuesday night, dozens of people spoke out about an investigation that’s underway by the Virginia Office of the Attorney General. The case involves a report that three high school boys were “uncomfortable” when a biologically female student, who identifies as male, changed clothes in a boy’s locker room and recorded their discussion about it.
Prince William Co. police charge man with animal cruelty after dog dies in hot car

2 weeks ago | wtop.com | Dan Ronan

A 28-year-old man was charged Friday evening after leaving his dog inside a car outside the Manassas Mall, leading to the death of his 2-year-old American bulldog, according to police. According to police spokesperson Renee Carr, Malik Lee Dorsey O’Bannion left one of his dogs alone inside his vehicle in the mall parking lot for at least two hours. When O’Bannion returned to the vehicle, he found his bulldog unresponsive, police said.