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Warrant issued for former Maryland chief of staff McGrath for failing to appear in court 03/13/2023 01:22pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Roy McGrath’s federal corruption trial is on indefinite hold after the former aide to former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) failed to come to court. Moore appointee to Stadium Authority board has troubled financial past 03/13/2023 12:59pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. One of Gov. Wes Moore’s appointees to the board of the Maryland Stadium Authority – an agency charged with overseeing hundreds of millio DC area celebrates Pi Day with pizza, pie deals 03/13/2023 04:34am • Pi Day — which honors the mathematical constant Pi — will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 14, in the D.C. area and around the world. According to Pi Day's website, Pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Even though its value isn't precise when someone types it in a ca Can March Madness be good for the office? 03/13/2023 12:02am • It’s the time of year many employers dread — March Madness. Productivity often drops significantly when college basketball games are played one after another. It’s estimated corporations lose billions due to unproductive workers during the span of the NCAA tournament. More Busine How a private investment firm CEO and lawyer team up to help businesses thrive 03/10/2023 03:04pm • Mauloa. In Hawaiian, it means endless. It might seem like an unusual name for a private investment firm. But for Andrew Sachs that name is Goldilocks. “We look at businesses with endless perspective because we’re not like most investment funds,” said Sachs, founder and CEO of Mauloa. “For After 5 deadly fires in Montgomery Co., 'all-hands-on-deck' effort to check on all apartment buildings without sprinklers 03/10/2023 11:40am • Over the weekend, firefighters in Montgomery County, Maryland, will be spreading critical safety tips to prevent fires. It comes after the county saw five fatal fires in just three weeks., fire department officials say. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer said the weekend Maryland DOE releases annual statewide report card, more than half of schools retain gold stars 03/10/2023 03:53am • For the first time since the pandemic, Maryland’s State Department of Education has issued its annual report card, complete with star ratings for each school. The report card system includes student achievement growth on state tests in English language, arts, math, postsecondary readiness, prof Fairfax Co. school system hits back at AG Miyares' claims that college prep program discriminates 03/09/2023 10:15pm • Virginia’s Attorney General Jason Miyares is accusing the Fairfax County Public Schools of "racially discriminating against children,” after he said Cooper Middle School sent out a letter to parents offering a college prep program for students of certain racial or ethnic groups. In a “notic Wizards lament missed opportunity in critical loss to Hawks 03/08/2023 11:30pm • Wizards lament missed opportunity in critical loss to Hawks originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWASHINGTON -- The Wizards have expressed urgency regarding their postseason race outwardly in interviews, but that mindset was not matched with how they played on Wednesday night in a loss to the Capitals’ Rasmus Sandin excited for larger role: ‘The coaching staff believes in me’ 03/08/2023 05:36pm • Sandin excited for larger role: ‘The coaching staff believes in me’ originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonARLINGTON, Va. — Only two games into his Capitals career, Rasmus Sandin is already feeling comfortable.The young defenseman hasn’t had a chance to visit the Washing Why do Americans choose to leave the country for medical care? 03/08/2023 08:39am • Last week, four U.S. citizens were kidnapped, and two were killed as they reportedly visited Mexico for cosmetic procedures. So what exactly is medical tourism, and why do many Americans seek treatment outside the U.S.? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates millions of Americ Another high-stakes airport contract bogs down in controversy 03/06/2023 01:46pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. At the Board of Public Works meeting last week, Gov. Wes Moore (D), Treasurer Dereck Davis (D) and Comptroller Brooke Lierman (D) were publi Expenses that are destroying your budget 03/06/2023 07:45am • Overspending is often the result of making a bunch of small purchases rather than one big one. As inflation causes prices for nondiscretionary items like food, housing and energy to rise, families may need to reduce their expenses in other areas to make ends meet. Consider cutting these 13 recurr Frederick officers shoot, kill man, police chief says 03/04/2023 11:05pm • Maryland officials are investigating after police in Frederick shot and killed a man while serving him an arrest warrant on Saturday, city police say. Frederick City police chief Jason Lando said the man, who was found hiding in a closet, was shot after allegedly refusing to drop a knife. Marylan FDA warns of false negative results for food allergies after skin test recall 03/04/2023 08:39am • All skin tests doctors commonly use to check for food allergies can provide false negative results, the Food and Drug Administration has concluded — meaning people with potentially life-threatening allergies could mistakenly be told they are not at risk. The tests will now be required to include a