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Montgomery County moves to change law banning unregistered bicycles 01/21/2020 03:25pm • Do you have to register your bike in Montgomery County, Maryland? Apparently, yes, as one Silver Spring constitutional rights activist learned after an encounter with police. But some Montgomery County Council members are looking to change that. Steve Silverman was pulled over on his bike one day DC taxi rule overhaul could cut some regulations in age of Uber, Lyft 01/17/2020 07:05pm • A major rewrite of D.C. taxi rules in the next few months will include changes meant to move toward a more level playing field between cabs and app-based ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft. Though their rapid growth has slowed in D.C., Uber, Lyft, Via and similar services carry nearly 60 MLK Day of Service events in the DC area 01/17/2020 01:01pm • The unofficial motto of Martin Luther King Jr. Day is "It's not a day off; it's a day on." Since the year after it began in 1983, the holiday has been structured around community service in tribute to the civil rights leader. The list below contains volunteer opportunities at various places in th Things to do around DC this weekend: Jan. 17–19 01/17/2020 09:58am • (Snoop Dogg photo by Getty/Alexander Tamargo; Ray Charles photo by Getty) All weekend The NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo, at the D.C. Convention Center, is in its 27th year, featuring exhibitors, health screenings, workouts, activities, cooking demos and more in a family-friendly event. The Ca Scooters could come to Howard County 01/16/2020 11:22am • A Lime electric scooter is seen in this WTOP file photo. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli) Shared electric scooters continue to spread out into Washington's suburbs, with Howard County, Maryland, the latest to say it's considering them. The Howard County Office of Transportation is developing a permit pro Montgomery Co. Exec Elrich talks economic development, equity in 'State of the County' 01/15/2020 03:12pm • One of Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich's major goals is to bring businesses back to the county, he said Wednesday in his "State of the County" address. Another goal? Addressing equity throughout the county. Elrich said, right now, Montgomery County has a reputation for being unfriendly to Maryland store owner accused of fencing more than $100K in stolen goods 01/15/2020 02:51pm • Here are some of the items that the Charles County Sheriff's Office said is stolen and was being kept by Husani West as part of a theft ring. (Courtesy Charles County Sheriff's Office) The owner of a Waldorf, Maryland, store has been accused of running a theft ring, buying and selling more than Owner of crowded row house where 2 died in August fire charged with murder 01/15/2020 12:00pm • The owner of a crowded Northwest D.C. row house that caught fire in August, killing two people, including a 9-year-old boy, has been charged with murder. James G. Walker, 61, of D.C., was indicted by a D.C. grand jury on two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of involuntary murder, acc Kirwan Commission namesake testifies on $4 billion Maryland education plan 01/14/2020 07:52pm • Dr. William "Brit" Kirwan, the former President of the University of Maryland and Chancellor Emeritus of the University System of Maryland, made an impassioned pitch for the ambitious education reforms made in the commission report bearing his name. On Tuesday, Kirwan sat before members of the M Defense: Charges must be dropped against Catherine Hoggle for murders of children 01/10/2020 12:14pm • Jacob Hoggle, 2, left, and Sarah Hoggle, 3, right, were last seen in September 2014. Catherine Hoggle, center, has been charged with their murders. (WTOP/File) The lawyer for Catherine Hoggle has made a two-pronged argument to a Montgomery County judge, saying murder charges should be dropped ag DC Mayor Bowser 'ready to turn the page' after Jack Evans announces resignation 01/08/2020 02:05pm • As the federal investigation into D.C. Council member Jack Evans continues, Mayor Muriel Bowser made it clear Wednesday that she does not want it to serve as a distraction from the work ahead in the District. "I'm obviously very sad that a public servant who had dedicated his career to improving WATCH: Virginia superintendent sings school-closing announcement 01/07/2020 07:57pm • The words alone are music to the ears of students in Prince William County, Virginia: School is closed Wednesday due to the snowy weather. District Superintendent Steve Walts improved on that melody when he made the announcement via Twitter Tuesday evening. In fact, he literally sang the announce Jack Evans announces resignation from DC Council 01/07/2020 03:21pm • Jack Evans took office in 1991, making him the longest-serving member of the D.C. Council. An expulsion would have made him the first member to ever be expelled from the council. (AP/Evan Vucci, file) Facing probable expulsion by his colleagues and an ongoing federal investigation, Ward 2 Counci Former NBA Commissioner David Stern dies at 77 01/02/2020 02:31am • NEW YORK (AP) — David Stern had basketball as a passion and law as a profession, one he figured he could return to if a job at the NBA didn’t work out. He never did. Instead he went to Europe, Asia and plenty of other places around the world, bringing with him a l Analysis: A grim end to a dark political year 12/31/2019 12:19am • ï»¿ A rancorous year is raging to a close in apt fashion, with a prolonged burst of presidential fury, partisan dislocation in Washington and amid warnings that America's very soul is under threat. On the last day of 2019, President Donald Trump is fuming about acquiring