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'People have absolutely gone crazy': The latest effort to curb speeding in Maryland work zones 02/22/2024 10:15pm • Maryland Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller testified in favor of a bill that's designed to get drivers to slow down near work zones on Thursday. Miller, a former transportation engineer, told lawmakers in Annapolis that in 2023 there were more than 1,200 crashes in work zones across the state. "That's ov Beltway Basketball Beat: Patriots show poise in historic upset 02/22/2024 06:41pm • Dave Preston is an AP Top 25 voter. Check out his ballots here. When Tony Skinn was named George Mason's head men's basketball coach last spring, it seemed rather easy to connect the dots from the 2006 Final Four team to the present. After all, Skinn was the second-leading scorer on the Cinder Could all of Prince George’s County’s speed cameras be going dark next week? 02/22/2024 05:42pm • Prince George’s County, Maryland, has dozens of school zones and residential areas that are authorized for speed cameras, and even if cameras aren’t always active in those corridors, you never know when they could be, which is why it’s always a risk to speed through them. Starting next week, t Kennedy Center hosts REACH to FOREST festival 02/22/2024 04:18pm • What do the arts and nature have in common? They are both blossoming with wonders of creation. The two-week festival "REACH to FOREST" captivates the Kennedy Center through March 3. "We have a 10-year plan to address arts in environment," Curator Gilda Almeida told WTOP. Last year's event addr How Holy Cross focuses on combating systemic maternal care issues faced by women of color 02/22/2024 04:00pm • There is a maternal health crisis for women of color in the United States, and Holy Cross Health wants to change that for women in the Metropolitan Washington area. “Despite being one of the wealthiest nations in the world, the maternal mortality rate in the United States is 23.8 per 100,00 Spacecraft to attempt first US moon landing in more than 50 years 02/22/2024 02:30pm • Intuitive Machines will attempt a landing at the moon's south pole, at the lunar feature known as Malapert A, Thursday at approximately 6:24 p.m. NASA will be livestreaming the event starting at 5 p.m. The intrepid spacecraft is poised to make spaceflight history as the first private space Whitman-Walker Health expands primary, adolescent, senior and dental care in Southeast DC 02/22/2024 01:51pm • Most people know that Whitman-Walker offers care for the LGBTQ community and HIV prevention and treatment. But Whitman-Walker also provides primary care, care for adolescents and seniors and dental care. Dr. Stephen Abbott, medical site director of the new Max Robinson Center, and Dr. Terranc Local Md. governments face ‘hundreds of millions’ in lost property tax revenue due to mailing snafu 02/21/2024 06:27pm • Local governments in Maryland face hundreds of millions in lower property tax collections after a state agency missed a key mailing deadline. The State Department of Assessments and Taxation failed to mail about 107,000 updated property tax assessments before the deadline at the end of last year, TV review: 'Not Dead Yet' adds Brad Garrett for season 2 of supernatural sitcom in new time slot 02/21/2024 12:50pm • No, you're not seeing things — "Not Dead Yet" has officially changed time slots, so set your DVR accordingly. While the first season followed ABCs smash hit "Abbott Elementary" on Wednesday nights, the second season now precedes it as a lead-in show every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. Based on Alex DC’s apartment rental 'singles tax' is almost $12K 02/21/2024 02:09am • D.C. has the highest share of one-person households in the nation, at 48.2% of all households, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. That's considerably more than the 28.6% average nationally — and those living alone pay a price for it. Real estate firm Zillow has calculated what it calls Loudoun Co. teachers honored for bringing history to life in their classrooms 02/20/2024 08:53pm • Before leaving Blue Ridge Middle School on Tuesday, eighth grade civics and economics teacher Erik Sassak created a Mario Party-themed review game. The goal, he said, is to help his students prepare for an upcoming unit. It’s part of an effort to reach the students who are currently interested Wrangling in Virginia leaves local funding for Metro stalled — not derailed 02/20/2024 05:37pm • Metro funding is absent from the Virginia Senate's budget plan, but the leader of a Washington regional government group is "confident the bills will be paid" and that Metro can "move forward." Clark Mercer, executive director of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, explained that 'Close doesn't count:' Biomarker testing crucial for modern lung cancer treatment 02/20/2024 04:36pm • One of the most important reasons for the recent improvements in lung cancer treatments is biomarker testing — testing to determine the exact kind of cancer a patient has, in order to enable the most personalized treatment possible. For many patients, a lung cancer diagnosis comes as a surp Folger Shakespeare Library's new cafe needs a new name 02/20/2024 09:58am • Time to vote on a new name for the cafe at Folger Shakespeare Library's Great Hall in D.C. is almost up. The home of the world's largest Shakespeare collection, located on Capitol Hill, is asking the public to help name its new cafe by voting on one of five names before 11:59 p.m. Tuesday. The Two years after his birth, a DC couple is out to prove their son actually belongs to them 02/20/2024 09:35am • Imagine if you had to prove to the government that the child you gave birth to is in fact your child. It may sound crazy, but it’s exactly what a D.C. couple is currently facing. Teresa and Jeff Williams' baby Jeff Niklaus Williams, who the couple calls J.J., was born in their Southwest D.C. ho