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Montgomery Co. task force releases changes for public safety focusing on racial injustices 02/04/2021 08:32pm • Fewer police on streets and eliminating funding for officers in schools are among the key recommendations of a task force on public safety in Montgomery County, Maryland. The Reimagining Public Safety Task Force says a change in law enforcement culture needs to happen soon. "I think social jus WTOP and PodcastOne Announce Return of “American Nightmare Series” Podcast 02/01/2021 07:03am • WTOP and PodcastOne Announce Return of “American Nightmare Series” Podcast Award-winning podcast returns for stunning 2nd Season February 2021 Washington, D.C. (February 1, 2021) – WTOP News and PodcastOne, a leading podcast platform and a subsidiary of LiveXLive Media (NASDAQ: LIVX), anno 'I'm the stranger': Ex-DC chief Newsham aims to build relationships in Prince William Co. 01/29/2021 05:02am • Few people start a new job with critics already calling for their firing. When former D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham comes to work on day one as Prince William County, Virginia's chief of police, he said he hopes to eventually win-over those who believe he's not the right person for the job. Bowser appoints DC's first gun violence prevention director 01/28/2021 01:08pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser appointed Linda Harllee Harper as the city's first gun violence prevention director during a news conference Thursday. Harper currently serves as the senior deputy director to D.C.'s Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services. "Linda is a visionary leader in social an Bill to eliminate Va. death penalty advances; cost savings debated 01/26/2021 01:55pm • Eliminating the death penalty in Virginia would cost the commonwealth about $77,000 to house and feed two current death row inmates, but free up almost $4 million yearly by eliminating the state's Capital Defender Service, which represents defendants in cases eligible for the death penalty. Virgi Policing Through Change: Officers leaving the job fear prosecution, not reforms 01/25/2021 04:50am • Despite a largely peaceful Inauguration Day, police officers remain anxious following the attack on the U.S. Capitol, where rioters targeted officers. Threats to their safety are just the latest concern in what has been a tumultuous year in policing. WTOP Investigative Reporter Megan Cloherty spo Md. lawmakers, advocates continue push to remove governor from parole process 01/20/2021 11:50pm • Maryland lawmakers are looking to remove the governor ― and potentially politics ― from parole decisions. Maryland is one of just a few remaining states that require its governor to sign off on the state parole board’s recommendations for parole and commutation of life sentences. Because Gallaudet student accused of participating in Capitol riot 01/20/2021 04:27am • A student at Gallaudet University in D.C. is accused of taking part in the riot at the Capitol earlier this month. Vitali Gossjankowski contacted D.C. police to express that he wanted to turn himself in. He said that someone called him to let him know that his image was in FBI wanted posters of r Policing through Change: DC-area officers react to the Capitol attack, coronavirus health risks 01/18/2021 12:01am • Police officers are anxious ahead of the presidential inauguration following the attack on the U.S. Capitol where officers became the targets of mob violence. It is just the latest concern in a tumultuous year in policing. WTOP Investigative Reporter Megan Cloherty spoke with police officers in DC AG Racine: Equating BLM protests, Capitol siege 'shocking and outrageous' 01/15/2021 02:09pm • Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images) D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine on Friday blasted disinformation being circulated about last Promises to work together — but also glaring differences — as unprecedented Md. session begins 01/13/2021 06:09pm • Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City), in his protected space, presides during the first day of the 2021 General Assembly session. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters� After Capitol mob assault, acting AG says 'no tolerance' for violence at Biden inauguration 01/13/2021 09:18am • The acting head of the Justice Department said Tuesday that there will be "no tolerance whatsoever" for those who seek to disrupt President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration Jan. 20. In the wake of the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said d Virginia 2021 legislative session begins: Coronavirus top of mind 01/12/2021 10:53am • Virginia lawmakers are scheduled to meet Wednesday for the start of their 2021 legislative session, and the coronavirus pandemic will once again take up a significant amount of their time. A top priority will be ensuring that schools have enough funding, including money for extra counselors, to h Md. high court hears argument on ruling to not dismiss kids' murder counts for Catherine Hoggle 01/11/2021 02:24pm • Maryland's Court of Special Appeals heard arguments Monday over whether a Montgomery County judge erred in failing to dismiss murder charges against Catherine Hoggle, whose two young children disappeared more than six years ago. Hoggle was arrested in September 2014. She was the last person to se Few arrests amid Capitol chaos increases prosecution challenge 01/09/2021 12:42am • In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, smoke fills the walkway outside the Senate Chamber as supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers inside the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) (EDITOR'S NOTE: The article has been updated to refle