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Calli, a 17-year-old sea lion, has died at the National Zoo 09/15/2022 12:07pm • Calli, a 17-year-old female California sea lion, died last week, according to National Zoo officials. Calli died on Sept. 7. The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute said the median life expectancy for California sea lions is between 15 and 20 years. More Ani Big military air show returns this weekend to Joint Base Andrews in Md. 09/15/2022 12:05pm • If you like high-flying, daring aerial displays, Joint Base Andrews in Maryland is holding its annual Air & Space Expo this weekend for the first time since 2019. This year's event celebrates the 75th anniversary of the creation of the U.S. Air Force as its own branch of the military. Virginia tax rebates will hit bank accounts soon 09/14/2022 05:33am • Virginia taxpayers will want to keep an eye on their bank accounts as the state is preparing to send out millions of tax rebates. "We expect to issue about 3.2 million one-time tax rebates and get these rebates to taxpayers, either in the form of direct deposit or check," said Virginia Tax Commis College Football Corner: Maryland, Virginia Tech take different roads to victory 09/12/2022 07:17am • There are many ways to bake a cake. And there's more than one way to win in college football. On a day that began with a showdown in Austin (TEXAS IS BACK — to breaking their fans' hearts) and continued with upsets in South Bend (an 0-2 Notre Dame has NBC panicking) as well as College Station (giv Applications open for mobile sports betting licenses as public comment period continues 09/11/2022 08:58pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. As the application process got underway this week for business owners to enter the mobile sports betting industry in Maryland, state regulat Weekend Road & Rail: Metro's fall shutdown, I-66 changes and more 09/09/2022 05:55am • Metro's major Phase One construction on the Blue and Yellow lines begins this weekend, complete with shutdowns and shuttle service. Changes and stops are planned for the Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project and 20 miles of roadway closures are planned through the District for the annual DC B Background checks: Tips for employers and applicants 09/09/2022 04:58am • Last month, a middle school counselor was fired following the discovery that he had been convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor while employed in Virginia's largest school system. In response, Fairfax County Public Schools said that it is taking steps to make sure that this does not ha Presto's College Football Picks — Market correction or tortured tailspin for Navy, Virginia Tech? 09/09/2022 04:34am • "A team improves the most from week 1 to week 2." That has been said early and often over the years, from former Virginia Tech Coach Frank Beamer during his Hall of Fame career to current Maryland Coach Mike Locksley as recently as last Saturday. Week 2 looms large for many an 0-1 school both nat When health care fraud means Medicare gets billed for help people never receive 09/08/2022 08:00pm • Medicare scams are on the rise, and Senior Medicare Patrol offices in D.C. and every state are working to fight fraud. There are ways Medicare recipients can help that effort and help themselves. It's estimated about $60 billion taxpayer dollars a year is lost to Medicare fraud, errors and ab Howard Co. high school teacher accused of possession, distribution of child pornography 09/08/2022 05:00pm • The school system in Howard County, Maryland, told the school community that it has received "disturbing news" regarding the arrest of a high school teacher on child pornography charges. The Atholton High School teacher was taken into custody in a neighboring jurisdiction and is accused of posses How to keep your GovCon business heading on that 45-degree growth trajectory 09/08/2022 03:10pm • When you launch a business, your growth trajectory rarely looks like a hockey stick — always up and to the right. But moving generally in that direction is the goal, said Ryan Hebert, CEO of Intrepid Solutions, an IT company providing services to the federal government at the highest clearance Data Doctors: What to do about random PayPal security messages 09/08/2022 11:03am • Q: I suddenly started getting security pass codes from PayPal even though I wasn’t using it. Does this mean someone has my password and is trying to get in? A: It can be quite disconcerting to get a random message from a service provider with a security code, but you're experiencing one of the Silver Spring Jazz Fest, Rosslyn Jazz Fest present double music fun on Saturday 09/08/2022 12:23am • The D.C. Jazz Fest may be over, but the free music continues in Maryland and Virginia! The 17th annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival returns on Saturday from 3 to 10 p.m., while the 30th annual Rosslyn Jazz Festival returns on the same day from 1 to 7 p.m. "It is one of the flagship events Truck crashes through decorative railing on Arlington Memorial Bridge 09/08/2022 12:19am • A pickup truck mounted the sidewalk on the Arlington Memorial Bridge and crashed through the decorative masonry on its railing Wednesday evening. According to U.S. Park Police, the accident happened just before 8 p.m. on the inbound side of the bridge that looks over the Mt. Vernon Trail and the 'I didn't want to die': Uber driver recounts confrontation with dirt bikes, ATVs in DC 09/07/2022 08:25pm • For the first six hours of his shift as an Uber driver on Sunday, Javier Gutierrez of Rockville, Maryland, said, his time picking up and dropping off passengers around the D.C. area was like any other. That all changed, he said, around 9 p.m., when he encountered a group of people riding dirt bik