WASHINGTON POST: Homeless activists gather Monday to protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices heard City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, a case centered on an Oregon city’s laws on people camping and […]
WTOP NEWS: A Prince George’s County Council member has reluctantly proposed an expanded curfew, saying there’s “no reason to have a 15-year-old or a 16-year-old” without a chaperone during the wee hours on a school […]
DBK NEWS: The University of Maryland’s campus food pantry saw a more than 60 percent increase in users between 2022 and 2023, according to pantry manager Larry Tumlin. The pantry, which offers students and staff […]
WTOP NEWS: More help is coming in downtown D.C. for residents and business owners who have questions or concerns about crime. The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) announced Tuesday that it was adding a team […]
WTOP NEWS: A Prince George’s County, Maryland, business owner wants you to think before you throw out that used dress or shirt. Sadiqa Brown, co-founder of New Digz Consignment, wants residents to know that donating […]
WTOP NEWS: The U.S. Coast Guard has opened a temporary, alternate channel for vessels involved in the clearing of debris at the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, part of a […]
BALTIMORE BANNER: The day after the bodies of two victims were recovered from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, the focus at the site of the wreckage turned from recovery to salvage. “This is not […]
WTOP NEWS: More than 12 hours after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning, six members of a road crew who were on the Baltimore bridge at the time it was rammed by a […]
WTOP NEWS: As part of a multimillion dollar rehabilitation project to address flooding issues, officials say 140 of D.C.’s famed cherry trees will be cut down along the Tidal Basin and Potomac River for construction. […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: State health officials have placed their bid for Maryland to be among the first participants in a federal program that will help fund state initiatives to improve patient outcomes and bridge inequities, while […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: In 1996, the Maryland General Assembly spent its entire legislative session debating a proposal to build a new state-funded football stadium in downtown Baltimore, along with plans to spend millions more on infrastructure […]
WTOP NEWS: A Calvert County, Maryland, Animal Control officer swooped in to save a bald eagle after a collision Saturday. A driver alerted Animal Control early Saturday that they collided with an eagle on Route […]
WTOP: Health and wellness coach Rochelle T. Parks shared her favorite quote, popularized by Ernest T. Campbell: “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find […]
Washington Informer (Andrew S. Jacobson): The contemporary art scene is buzzing with vibrant group exhibitions worldwide this summer. Among these, the Vielmetter Gallery in Los Angeles stands out– spotlighting two rising stars from the DMV […]
WASHINGTON INFORMER: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Pamela A. Smith as the Metropolitan Police Department’s next Chief of Police on Monday, July 17. Smith will serve in the capacity of acting chief until confirmed by […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: The federal government released new criteria for a new FBI headquarters campus, with changes that are expected to benefit two potential Maryland locations over another option in Springfield, Virginia. The criteria, released by […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: Maryland’s Department of Health reported that the death of a 52-year-old male this week marks the first heat-related fatality of 2023 in the state. The health department urged Marylanders to take precautions during […]
WTOP: Columbia, Maryland-based sports betting app Crab Sports is the latest to be approved to operate in Maryland, and becomes the 11th sports betting app in the state. The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission has issued […]
WASHINGTON INFORMER: In the wake of a recent mass shooting in Washington, D.C., concerns over rising violence and the need for enhanced safety measures are mounting in the nation’s capital and up north in Baltimore. […]
WTOP: Wagering through sports betting apps and at retail sportsbooks in Maryland fell to $254.5 million in June, a drop of 20.5% from May. BetMaryland.com said the drop is likely seasonal, based on annual trends in […]
HYATTSVILLE WIRE: You can legally swim in the Anacostia River for a few hours this Saturday, July 8. Swimming has been illegal in the river since 1971 due to pollution, but infrastructure improvements and other […]
Associated Press: Frances Tiafoe is still waiting on his sneakers from Travis Scott. The American tennis player, who advanced to the third round at Wimbledon on Thursday, playfully nudged the rapper to send him a […]
