Jimmy Alexander
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‘This is like our hometown team’: Mystics fans celebrate despite playoff exit – WTOP News (opens the original)
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The Washington Mystics were eliminated from the WNBA playoffs Wednesday night with a 93-75 loss to the Atlanta Dream in Game 2 of their first-round series. But for fans who spoke with WTOP at CareFirst Arena, there was plenty worth celebrating. Brandy Flowers attended the game and said the Mystics bring pride to D.C. “They play with so much passion, and they work so hard,” she said. “So it just brings everyone out to support them.” Flowers believes other teams could learn something from the Myst
DC committee advances utility aid bill: ‘We ask people to prove poverty over and over and over again’ – WTOP News (opens the original)
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Thousands of D.C. households that qualify for help paying utility bills could soon be enrolled automatically instead of repeatedly filling out applications. The D.C. Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment unanimously advanced legislation Wednesday, introduced by Ward 6 Council member Charles Allen, that would automatically connect eligible residents with discount programs offered by Pepco, Washington Gas and D.C. Water. “We ask people to prove poverty over and over and over ag
Hard-to-detect synthetic opioids evade fentanyl test strips, toxicologist warns – WTOP News (opens the original)
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More than 800,000 Americans have died from opioid overdoses since 1999, and a Virginia toxicologist said the constantly changing drug supply is making the crisis increasingly difficult to track. “And over 30 years of practice, I’d say this is probably one of the most challenging times I’ve ever seen,” Dr. Chris Holstege, of UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center, said. One of the newest concerns is a class of synthetic opioids known as “orphines,” which can be as potent as fentanyl, but are not d
‘If I could do it, you can do it too’: Giant Food’s free English classes help employees move up – WTOP News (opens the original)
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WTOP is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. All this month, discover stories from the diverse Latino communities in the D.C. region, here at WTOP.com and on air at 103.5 FM. Johandra Rivas has an easy way to remember her first day working at Giant Food. It was her birthday. A little over a year later, the 26-year-old had been promoted from deli clerk to assistant deli manager to running the entire department at the store’s Town Center at Sterling, Virginia, location. “Y
‘He would be so touched’: New signs honor late Rep. Gerry Connolly along Fairfax Co. trail he helped create – WTOP News (opens the original)
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New signs honoring the late Rep. Gerry Connolly’s legacy and contributions to Fairfax County, Virginia, were unveiled Saturday along the trail that he led the effort to create. The more than 40-mile Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail stretches across Fairfax County, connecting parks and communities along the way. Connolly died on May 21, 2025, after serving Virginia’s 11th Congressional District since 2009. Before going to Congress, he spent 14 years on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, in
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