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: On Friday, Southwest Airlines repeated apologies for the massive disruption to service that led to the cancellation of nearly 15,800 flights since Dec. 22, including at Maryland’s BWI Marshall Airport. The airport’s plans for a $425 […]
WASHINGTON INFORMER: D.C. Council member Vincent C. Gray on Thursday released a proposal to amend the rules under which the council conducts official business, specifically calling for adherence to the city’s human rights laws. The […]
WTOP: The minimum wage for employees in D.C., Virginia and Maryland will go up starting Jan. 1. Under Maryland law, the state’s minimum wage will increase from $12.50 an hour to $13.25 an hour. In […]
WTOP: Washington football’s renowned “Hogs” have filed for patent approval of a federal trademark to help with sorting out copyright compensation claims. Washington legends Joe Jacoby, Mark May, John Riggins, Fred Dean, and Doc Walker […]
WASHINGTON INFORMER: President Biden has signed a bill that focuses on finding a backup drinking water supply for D.C.-area residents who largely depend on the Potomac River, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton recently announced. The […]
WASHINGTON POST: Six years before she committed to the most famous women’s basketball program on the planet, Qadence Samuels felt disqualified by her ability. She was 11 years old and facing her first day of […]
NBC 4: With Christmas just days away, a Maryland charity is making a public push for last-minute donations. The non-profit Unity Services is working with three Maryland churches to give gifts to 300 local families […]
WASHINGTON INFORMER: The Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce announced on Dec. 14 its selection of Alexander K. Austin as its new president and CEO. Austin is the former director of business services at Employ Prince […]
WTOP: The D.C. Council on Tuesday passed a bill calling for Metrobus service to be free of charge in the District. The Metro for DC Bill, sponsored by Council member Charles Allen, also calls for […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: Prince George’s County schools CEO Monica Goldson was the first of four witnesses to testify Tuesday during a virtual hearing on whether to remove embattled school board chair Juanita Miller. Board member Pamela Boozer-Strother, […]
