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Will Maryland���s ���uncommitted��� primary voters sway Biden administration on Gaza cease-fire? 05/18/2024 01:24pm • A coalition of progressive voters is celebrating the ���historic impact��� of its efforts to pressure President ��Biden to call for a cease-fire in Gaza, by getting 10% of Democrats to buck the president and vote ���uncommitted��� in Tuesday���s primary. But analysts said that the 47,587 ���uncom 3 Prince George's Co. high schools in line for turf fields, but when will they be built? 05/18/2024 12:41pm • Three high schools in Prince George's County, Maryland, are next in line to receive an artificial turf field. But school officials said a lack of funding and climate change policy could delay the yearslong process to upgrade those facilities for its student athletes. During an Education and Work DC-area man's journey from 'grill guy' to smokin' barbecue business owner 05/18/2024 12:10pm • A D.C.-area man spent decades working on print solutions centered in office environments. Now, he's smokin' with a full-service catering company focused on barbecue. George Loving had no idea his career would take such a tasty turn from office solutions to running a D.C.-based business that bloss Data Doctors: What to know about moving my Cox email to Yahoo Mail 05/17/2024 09:20am • Q: What should I know before moving my Cox email account to Yahoo Mail? A: Some time ago, Cox announced it would be migrating all email users to Yahoo Mail. This does not mean you���re being forced to use a new Yahoo email address, because you���ll have continued use of your "@cox.net" address us How DC-area educators envision the AP African American Studies course evolving 05/17/2024 05:35am • Students who take the Advanced Placement African American Studies course will learn about the Tulsa Race Massacre and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, but other topics, such as the Black Lives Matter movement, are optional, according to the College Board's framework for the course. The fo Montgomery Co. Council votes to add $26.3M to schools in $7.1B budget plan 05/16/2024 11:00pm • Without raising taxes, the Montgomery County Council voted to add $26.3 million dollars to the Maryland county executive's proposed budget plan for FY2025. While the 11-member council was able to reach a consensus in its "straw" vote ��� the action before next week's final decision ��� some conce Why did former Md. Gov. Larry Hogan pivot on abortion? 05/16/2024 09:00pm • Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican running for the open U.S. Senate seat in the state, is leaning into the issue of abortion more than he ever has in his political career. In an interview with the New York Times, Hogan described himself as "pro-choice" and said that he supports legisl Maryland governor signs bills to tighten juvenile justice, expand gun safety measures 05/16/2024 08:42pm • Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed a juvenile justice reform bill Thursday that makes younger juveniles subject to state oversight in criminal cases, a move supporters said will combine accountability and rehabilitation to the benefit of children. ���It really comes down to facing facts: Children in the s Congress aims to exert control over DC crime with new bill 05/16/2024 08:15am • A year after Congress blocked D.C.'s revised criminal code, complaining it was soft on crime, the House has gone a step further by passing its own D.C. crime bill. The House passed the D.C. CRIMES Act on Wednesday with 225 votes, garnering support from Republicans as well as 18 Democrats. Propone Maryland set to expand ignition interlock program for drunk drivers 05/15/2024 09:55pm • A measure that will expand the use of ignition interlock devices when drivers are convicted of driving drunk is among many laws getting the signature of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in Annapolis. The bill does away with an exemption that allowed drivers to plead down to probation before judgment in dr Catholic group supporting Dali cargo ship crew weeks after Baltimore Key Bridge collapse 05/15/2024 04:12pm • About two weeks ago, Andrew Middleton spent several hours with the 21 crew members who have been on board the Dali cargo vessel ever since it crashed into Baltimore's Key Bridge in late March. As director of the local Apostleship of the Sea, Middleton had been keeping in regular contact with the Loudoun Co. proposes 16 delayed-start days next year to allow teachers to meet training requirements 05/15/2024 04:33am • Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia is considering adding 16 delayed-start days to the calendar for the 2024-25 school year, as part of a plan to give teachers more time to complete critical trainings. The proposal, which Superintendent Aaron Spence presented to the school board Tuesday nig Maryland���s 6th District: Neil Parrott scores GOP nomination; early lead for April McClain Delaney tips Democratic nod 05/14/2024 11:18pm • Visit��WTOP���s Election 2024 page for comprehensive coverage. Listen live to 103.5 FM for WTOP���s team coverage of the Maryland primary.�� In the closely watched primary contest in Maryland's 6th District ��� considered the most competitive piece of congressional real estate in the state ��� fo DC's Bread for the City aims to lift people with chronic conditions up with 'a prescription for cash' 05/14/2024 10:45pm • D.C. nonprofit Bread for the City is offering extra financial support to people in need who are suffering from a chronic condition. The program is called "Cash RX" and its goal, according to the organization, is to address economic inequality and health disparities in the District. ���It's lit Maryland primary: Voters stream to polls to pick nominations in key Senate, House and local contests 05/14/2024 08:00pm • Visit��WTOP���s Election 2024 page for comprehensive coverage. Listen live to 103.5 FM for WTOP's election coverage throughout the day.�� Marylanders streamed to the polls Tuesday to decide vital primary contests. "It's more impactful I think, when you walk up and cast your vote," a voter in B