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Mother and daughter bring back Md. beer before you knew it was gone 05/03/2024 04:51am • The first beer brewery in Prince George's County is back, though you might not have even known it was gone. Earlier this year, the Calvert Brewing Company closed its doors after rent hikes at its brewery where Bowie meets Upper Marlboro drove the company out of business. The problem is beer d Lower speed limits coming to 5 Arlington roads 05/02/2024 06:31pm • The speed limit is being lowered along portions of five roads in Arlington, Virginia, as part of a plan to make them safer. Last month, the Arlington County Board voted to approve changing the speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph along parts of the following five roads: Military Road from Nelly 'She was family': Arlington woman says service dog died after pharmacy gave her wrong medication 05/02/2024 10:50am • An Arlington, Virginia, woman says her 10-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel died after a veterinarian prescribed one medication but a CVS pharmacy dispensed a different drug. "Daisy was the most innocent, pure and loving dog," Miroslava Mircheva told WTOP. Mircheva said her service dog wa BWI Marshall raises parking rates for first time in 15 years 05/02/2024 10:42am • BWI Marshall Airport has the lowest parking rates among the D.C. region's three airports, but those rates are going up this summer. Long-term parking will go from $8 per day to $11 per day after July 1, which is the least expensive parking option at BWI Marshall. It's the equivalent of economy pa DC chefs changing perceptions of Vietnamese cuisine and winning awards while doing it 05/02/2024 05:30am • All throughout May, WTOP is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with stories about the people and places shaping the D.C. region. For decades, Vietnamese food could be described in many ways, but words such as fancy or high-end were rarely used. But two award-winning Early voting gets underway in Maryland as many voters opt to request mail-in ballots 05/02/2024 04:34am • Early voting is underway in Maryland's presidential primary. Voters can go to any early voting center in the county where they are registered and cast their ballots from now until May 9. But hundreds of thousands of voters have already requested ballots allowing them to vote by mail, an option th 'We've got to get out of that cycle': Metro, Council of Governments create regional task force to begin discussions on funding solutions 05/01/2024 08:40pm • Setting up Metro with dedicated funding has been discussed for decades in the region but still hasn’t come to fruition. Now, WMATA and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments hope a regional task force can finally bring about an agreeable plan of action. “We fundamentally don't hav Does Medicare cover Ozempic? 05/01/2024 08:00pm • As the overall population ages, there is a growing prevalence of diabetes among adults ages 65 and older. In fact, about 16.5 million people in this age group are estimated to be living with diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. This demographic faces a higher susceptibility to d DC speed cameras at these locations issued 10,000-plus tickets over three months 05/01/2024 06:55pm • D.C.'s busiest speed camera in the last three months of 2023 was also one of its newest, according to Department of Transportation data shared with the D.C. Council. From Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, the speed camera located along the northbound Potomac Freeway at 25th Street in Northwest issued 3 The little backpack Prince George's Co. police say is 'as valuable as any tool' they have 04/30/2024 03:03pm • Police in Prince George's County, Maryland, are wrapping up Autism Awareness Month with a big donation that will allow them to continue celebrating the month well beyond the end of April. They're called Autism Support Kits. To most of us, it looks just like a backpack filled with something Tysons-based Intelsat to be acquired for $3.1 billion 04/30/2024 01:30pm • Tysons, Virginia-based satellite operator Intelsat has agreed to be acquired by Luxembourg-based satellite company SES SA for $3.1 billon. Boards of both companies have approved the merger. It is expected to get all required regulatory approvals by the second half of 2025. The merged company will Md. public school superintendent announces accountability task force to assess academic achievement 04/30/2024 08:11am • Five days after the Maryland State Board of Education unanimously voted to appoint Carey Wright as the state’s permanent superintendent of schools, she held a news conference on Monday to announce the creation of a task force to assess academic achievement. Wright said members of this group w Congress to add flights at Washington National, require new air refund rule in FAA deal 04/29/2024 11:13pm • Key members of Congress announced an agreement Monday on a $105 billion bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration for five years ahead of a May 10 deadline. The 1,000-page bill would raise hiring targets for air traffic control and would codify in law a rule the Biden administrat Data shows fatal, severe alcohol-related crashes are on the rise in Arlington 04/29/2024 08:50pm • The number of serious or fatal alcohol-related crashes in Arlington, Virginia, increased in 2023, prompting the chair of the Board of Supervisors to call for a coordinated anti-drunk driving campaign across the D.C. region. Chair Libby Garvey said the main causes of crashes in the county are spee Want to try transit? Fairfax Co. program offers local employees free $50 SmarTrip card 04/29/2024 12:38pm • This content is sponsored by The Fairfax County Department of Transportation Commuter Services Program. The SmartBenefits Plu$50 program in Fairfax County, Va., presents an opportunity for local employers such as businesses, nonprofit organizations and associations, to enhance employee benefi