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Presto's Picks: Maryland, Virginia, Navy dive early into conference waters 09/05/2024 03:45pm • It's long been said (including by Hall of Fame coach Frank Beamer) that a college football team improves the most from week one to week two (especially with there being no preseason games). It's more of a challenge for schools to begin this early in conference play when just one game has been pla Southern Prince George's Co. residents asked to conserve water during emergency repairs 09/05/2024 03:28pm • About 40,000 households in southern Prince George���s County, Maryland, are being asked to conserve water for ���essential��� use only. Lyn Riggins, with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, told WTOP the affected communities include Clinton, Rosaryville, Marlton, Brandywine, Accokeek an Proposed toll increase for Dulles Greenway rejected by Virginia commission 09/05/2024 11:30am • Drivers who use the Dulles Greenway will not have to pay higher tolls to use the privately owned 14-mile road ��� a proposed toll increase has been rejected by Virginia's State Corporation Commission. The company that owns the Greenway ��� Toll Road Investors Partnership II, or TRIP II ��� had ap Want to lower utility bills? Try an energy audit 09/05/2024 09:25am • As the seasons change and temperatures cool down, homeowners are encouraged to try an "energy audit��� to help reduce the cost of utility bills. Homeowners can do it themselves or they can call a professional for a more comprehensive assessment. It involves looking closely at a household's ene A Chiefs' three-peat? Here's the company they keep 09/05/2024 06:27am • As the 2024 NFL season kicks off, Kansas City has a chance to make history. The Chiefs are pursuing a third straight NFL championship, something that has never happened in the Super Bowl era. And yes, we know Green Bay has won three straight NFL titles twice, but there was no championship game wh Still 'Highway Stars': Deep Purple rocks Jiffy Lube Live to celebrate 50 years of 'Smoke on the Water' 09/05/2024 04:29am • Forget the political red and blue of our heated campaign season, this weekend, Virginia will be Deep Purple. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band rocks Jiffy Lube Live on Saturday as the "Highway Stars" round the Capitol Beltway for their "Smoke on the Water" 50th anniversary tour with fire Montgomery Co. school safety includes taking 'a hard look' at weapons detectors, officials say 09/04/2024 07:19pm • Montgomery County police and the Maryland school system's new security chief say there will be more collaboration in the upcoming school year. During an online briefing, Marcus Jones, Montgomery County Public Schools' new security chief, said "safety is a top priority" for the school system. J Fairfax Co. leaders worry new Va. rating system will paint inaccurate picture of school performance 09/04/2024 11:11am • School leaders in Fairfax County are blasting recent changes to the way Virginia's public schools are rated, arguing the new system will paint an inaccurate picture of how schools and students are performing. During a work session last week, Michael Molloy, director of the school district's gover DC metro area unemployment rate creeps up 09/04/2024 10:12am • Unemployment rates in July rose in 350 of the 389 metropolitan area tracked by the Department of Labor, mirroring an increase in the national average. The D.C. metro's unemployment rate in July was 3.5%, up from 3.3% in June, and up from 2.7% a year ago. Baltimore's unemployment rate in July was 2024 NFC Preview 09/04/2024 06:18am • NFC East Eagles 11-6 You've heard it every year for nearly two full decades: NFC East champions don't repeat. That's bad news for Dallas and an opportunity for everyone else, namely Philadelphia. The NFL Draft's historic run of offense to open the first round allowed the Eagles to shore up 2024 AFC Preview 09/04/2024 06:18am • AFC North Ravens 13-4 In 2023 (and arguably, the prior two seasons), the only team that could beat the Baltimore Ravens was the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore was the first team in NFL history to lead the league in takeaways, sacks and total defense in the same season, and held Patrick Mahomes a How droughts and extreme heat affect colorful fall foliage in DC area 09/04/2024 06:00am • If you're expecting a colorful leaf-peeping experience this fall in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, you may need to lower your expectations. The high temperatures the D.C. area saw this summer could lead to an earlier and less colorful fall foliage season in Virginia, with some trees quickly turnin Teen charged with attempted murder in shooting of 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall 09/03/2024 08:44pm • ▶ Watch Video: San Francisco DA announces charges against teen suspect in shooting of 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall A teen arrested in connection with the shooting and attempted robbery of San Francisco 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall Saturday has been charged with attempted murder and other Wes Moore, Kamala Harris' approval numbers trending up in Maryland, poll says 09/03/2024 07:35am • More than six in 10 voters in a new Maryland poll said they approve of the job being done by Gov. Wes Moore (D). The��survey, released Tuesday��morning by Annapolis-based Gonzales Research & Media, is the first time Moore has edged over 60% ��� a rating held by his predecessor Larry Hogan (R) Titanic photo expedition reveals famed railing on ship's bow has fallen off 09/03/2024 06:00am • RMS Titanic, Inc.(NEW YORK) -- The Titanic may have survived more than a century at the bottom of the North Atlantic, but a chunk of the ship's iconic bow railing, featured in the movie of the same name, has not, newly released photos show.RMS Titanic Inc., the American company with salvage rights t