Kyle Cooper

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Anchor at WTOP-FM (Washington, DC)

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2025 Rammy Awards finalists revealed: Which DC-area restaurants and chefs are in the running

1 week ago | wtop.com | Kyle Cooper

The list of finalists for D.C.’s RAMMY Awards were announced at gala Monday night at the Hamilton Live. The annual award ceremony honors excellence in the D.C. region’s restaurant and food service scene. The winners, chosen by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, will be announced Aug. 3. Association President Shawn Townsend said D.C. continues to be a great spot to get out, get together and eat.
‘Very heavy responsibility’: 345 names added to DC’s National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

1 week ago | wtop.com | Kyle Cooper

The names of 345 fallen police officers who died in the line of duty are being added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in D.C. It’s being done ahead of National Police Week in May, at which point the newly added officers will be honored with a ceremony. Bill Alexander, CEO of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, said his hope is that no more names will have to be added to the memorial.
This Capitals superfan can’t wait for Ovechkin to break the scoring record

2 weeks ago | wtop.com | Kyle Cooper

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin needs only three more goals to become the top goal scorer in NHL history. An Ovechkin super fan, Zach Wolpoff, can’t wait. “We have tickets to the last 3 homes games,” he said. On Wednesday night, Ovechkin got another step closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record by scoring his 892nd career goal. It happened during the Washington Capitals’ 5-1 loss against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Shuttered romance bookstore rises from the ashes in Alexandria

2 weeks ago | wtop.com | Kyle Cooper

Friends to Lovers, the D.C. metro region’s first bookstore dedicated to the romance genre, has reopened in a new permanent location after being shuttered by a devastating fire just hours after its grand opening last November. Owner Jamie Fortin announced the reopening on social media, sharing that the bookstore will now be located at 301 Cameron Street in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.
DC museum visitors react to Trump administration plan to remove some exhibits from Smithsonians

3 weeks ago | wtop.com | Kyle Cooper

President Donald Trump’s executive order to remove exhibits that display so called “anti-American ideology” from Smithsonian museums is being met with mixed reactions. The executive order claims the Smithsonian has presented American values as harmful and oppressive.
Hundreds turn out near the Capitol for Trans Day of Visibility rally

3 weeks ago | wtop.com | Kyle Cooper

This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker. In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. Hundreds of supporters of the transgender community turned out near the U.S. Capitol in D.C. on Monday for a rally marking National Trans Day of Visibility.
Hundreds turn out near the Capitol for Trans Day of Visibility rally

3 weeks ago | wtop.com | Kyle Cooper

Hundreds of supporters of the transgender community turned out near the U.S. Capitol in D.C. on Monday for a rally marking National Trans Day of Visibility. They carried signs with messages such as “Let the Trans Kids Play,” “Trans Lives are Sacred” and “Trans Stories are Everyone’s Stories.”Many of the supporters were openly rejecting policies and statements that have come out of the White House in the past few months.
Protesters hold ‘study in’ outside Department of Education headquarters

1 month ago | wtop.com | Kyle Cooper

People who want to save the Department of Education held what they called a “study in” outside the department’s headquarters in D.C. on Friday. A small group set up school desks on the sidewalk with signs taped on them that read “Kids deserve good schools” and “Trump, stop stealing from kids.” On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of the Department of Education.
5,000 tune in to Maryland town hall on federal job cuts

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Kyle Cooper

Share Thousands of people seeking answers about the recent federal job cuts tuned into a virtual town hall with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Monday night. At its peak, over 5,000 people were listening in, asking questions and voicing their concerns. Among them, some asked about what programs were available to support contractors? How they can still sustain the state’s economy?
5,000 tune in to Maryland town hall on federal job cuts

1 month ago | wtop.com | Kyle Cooper

Thousands of people seeking answers about the recent federal job cuts tuned into a virtual town hall with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Monday night. At its peak, over 5,000 people were listening in, asking questions and voicing their concerns. Among them, some asked about what programs were available to support contractors? How they can still sustain the state’s economy? And what can they, as Marylanders, do to “fight back?”Gov.