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Arlington���s affordable housing plan can move ahead ��� for now 06/26/2025 12:56pm • Arlington County's affordable housing plan can go forward for now, after a ruling by a Virginia appeals court Tuesday. The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled homeowners suing Arlington over its policy eliminating single-family housing didn't involve the necessary parties in the lawsuit and was there Speech recognition programs don't get everything right, especially if you're Black 06/26/2025 05:47am • Every time you say something to Alexa or Siri, or use voice to text to send a text message, you're using artificial intelligence. While those programs can be pretty accurate, there's plenty of times when it's not, especially if you're Black. Howard University and Google are teaming up to change t Wes Moore's chief of staff shares details on Maryland's hiring freeze 06/25/2025 10:09pm • This week, Maryland announced it will implement a hiring freeze to address an $121 million gap in the state's budget. Gov. Wes Moore told state employees the news via letter, saying the state would offer voluntary buyouts to retiring employees and would not be filling vacant positions. This co What you need to know about the effects of extreme heat on pets 06/25/2025 07:28pm • Cats love to bathe in sunny windowsills. Dogs love getting outdoor time for play with their owners. But in extreme heat, high temperatures and humidity can combine to create dangerous ��� even life threatening ��� conditions for pets. Dr. Clare Shannon, with the Veterinary Emergency Group on H St HUD plans move to Alexandria, booting National Science Foundation from headquarters 06/25/2025 12:55pm • The Department of Housing and Urban Development will move its employees out of D.C. to Alexandria, Virginia, booting the National Science Foundation from its headquarters, officials announced Wednesday. Government officials said it's the first major agency to relocate its headquarters as part Data Doctors: How to work safely in a Windows 10 environment when security updates stop 06/25/2025 07:44am • Q: Are the Windows 11 upgrade workarounds for noncompliant (Windows 10) computers safe? A: If you���re one of the millions still using Windows 10, you���ve probably seen the frequent reminders lately about the upcoming end-of-life date: Oct. 14, 2025. It���s not just a suggestion ��� Microsoft wi Lawsuit filed against Maryland claims thousands of driver's licenses are wrongly suspended over child support payments 06/25/2025 04:31am • A man in Prince George's County, Maryland, said a common traffic stop turned into his car being impounded and his driver's license being wrongly suspended over child support payments. Now, he's filing a lawsuit against the state. He said he was going to work one day and was near the Pentagon in D Buy-out offers, hiring freeze coming for Maryland government amid budget crunch 06/24/2025 09:12pm • The Moore administration plans to slash about $121 million from the state���s personnel budget through a combination of buyouts to state employees, a hiring freeze and elimination of at least 150 vacant positions, officials said Tuesday. The measures were announced in a ���Dear colleagues��� lett Study: Drinking too much alcohol could harm your brain later in life 06/24/2025 04:53pm • A study has linked drinking alcohol to health issues later in life such as cognitive decline and dementia-related diseases, including Alzheimer's. ���They found that moderate and heavy and former heavy alcohol users did have pathologic changes in the brain,��� said Dr. Lisa Shulman, a professor Why DC is a leader for hybrid work (and why that genie is not going back in the bottle) 06/24/2025 05:40am • The yearslong tug-of-war between employers who want staff in the office and employees who prefer working remotely may continue for some time. But it is clear that, for some professions in particular, both sides have reached an agreement: A hybrid schedule works. A new report from staffing firm Ro How a group of street signs are changing hearts and minds in the nation���s capital 06/24/2025 04:13am • Wherever you can find one, the story behind a group of street signs that has cropped up across the D.C. area over the past few years is one that resonates now more than ever. The rectangular boards, simply reading ���EMPATHY��� in capital letters, have been spotted at bus stops, at busy city inte Stunning images from the largest digital camera ever built 06/23/2025 05:46pm • The��Vera Rubin Observatory held a news conference Monday to unveil its��first images to the public. VRO is named after the American astronomer Vera C. Rubin, who first established the presence of dark matter due to her work involving galaxies. And one word describes the observatory and its im Northern Virginia data centers have topped 4,900 megawatts. What does that mean? 06/23/2025 01:13pm • Real estate firm JLL���s quarterly report on global data centers once again ranks Northern Virginia as the world���s largest data center market. And by a long shot. At the end of the first quarter, Northern Virginia���s data center inventory topped 4,900 megawatts. Data centers are generally mea Logging plan for Eastern Shore forest stirs pushback from residents 06/23/2025 10:49am • Driving down Route 113 between Snow Hill and Pocomoke City, the trailhead for the Blue Bike Trail is easy to miss. There aren���t any signs or hiking blazes, but nestled in the woods is a grassy parking area, and the beginning of a 0.7-mile walking trail in the Pocomoke State Forest. The trail How are local officials reacting to the US strikes on Iran? 06/22/2025 03:03pm • Local politicians are reacting Sunday with their thoughts after the United States attacked three nuclear sites in Iran. Reaction from local politicians: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. police Mayor Bowser said city officials are monitoring the attacks and the potential impact to the D.C.