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Pedestrian crash on I-97 in Md. leaves one man dead 03/05/2022 10:20am • A pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle on Friday night when trying to cross an interstate to check on his friend in Anne Arundel County, Maryland State Police said. In a statement released Saturday, police said the crash happened around 11:45 p.m. on Interstate 97 North in Glen Burnie. Person rescued from top of car crashed in Anacostia River 03/05/2022 08:59am • A driver was rescued by firefighters after their car went into the Anacostia River in D.C. Saturday morning. The crash happened around 7 a.m., when D.C. Fire and EMS said they located the driver standing on top of the car in the river underneath the Whitney Young Memorial Bridge bridge that carri Reward of $50,000 offered to find suspects robbing DC-area mail carriers 03/05/2022 04:18am • Mail carriers in the D.C. region have been robbed in recent months, and officials are offering a large reward for information leading to arrests. The robberies and attempted robberies happened in Prince George's and Montgomery counties in Maryland and in D.C. between Nov. 3, 2021, and Jan. 31, 20 A Northern Virginia woman is using food to show her support for Ukraine 03/04/2022 08:58pm • Radhika Murari owns Virginia-based artisanal peanut butter company OmMade. (Courtesy Bri Morgan) A Reston, Virginia, woman is raising thousands of dollars for Ukraine, in the best way she knows how, through food. "A lot of us are watching in horror and feeling helpless that we can't help our National Park Service aligns its mask policy with new CDC guidelines 03/04/2022 08:05pm • The National Park Service is basing its mask policy on local COVID-19 metrics, aligning itself with new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NPS announced Friday that masks will no longer be required in parks located in areas that fall into the low or moderate range of th US-based humanitarian group Direct Relief is shifting focus to help Ukraine 03/04/2022 03:44pm • Sometimes making things happen is all about who you know. The connections that U.S.-based humanitarian group Direct Relief has made over the years are now helping it get medical supplies into war-torn Ukraine. "Having those good established ties is basically what we're maintaining and trying t Weekend Road and Rail: Fort McHenry Tunnel closures and I-66 work 03/04/2022 06:11am • This weekend sees half of northbound Interstate 95 remaining closed through the Fort McHenry Tunnel. Ongoing lanes and ramps will be reduced on I-66 as the Transformation Project presses on. There are closures planned for the Suitland Parkway with the ongoing I-295/D.C. 295 Corridor Project. George Mason professor fatally stabbed in Fairfax County; son charged 03/03/2022 05:02pm • A man has been charged with murder after his father was stabbed to death inside the family's Fairfax County, Virginia, home on Wednesday, the police said. Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said that Axel Buschmann, 26, of Vienna, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of hi Free checking: What it means and how it can save you money 03/03/2022 01:15pm • This content is sponsored by PenFed Credit Union. “Free checking” and “free savings” may be phrases you commonly hear around banking, but what do they really mean? Are there benefits of going with a free option? And how do select the best choice for you? Many banks and credit unions ch Warmer temperatures and a blast of tree pollen: Spring allergy season arrives in DC region 03/03/2022 12:47pm • The D.C. region is getting its first taste of the spring allergy season this week. “As is usual for this time of year in the Washington, D.C., area, we’ve got our early flowering tree species out and about,” said Susan Kosisky, chief of the U.S. Army Centralized Allergen Extract Lab, which Md. House panel rejects attempts to impeach Hogan 03/03/2022 10:39am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. With remarkable dispatch, the House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee voted unanimously Thursday morning to reject Republica Nigerian man sentenced for stealing checks, credit cards 03/03/2022 08:35am • BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal prosecutor in Maryland says a Nigerian national has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for his part in a mail fraud scheme in which he and another man stole bank checks and credit and debit cards and conducted transactions based on what they stole. Brian Austin Green reflects on '90210' legacy as 'Bootyology' makes world premiere in DC 03/02/2022 10:33am • Hear our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.” He became a household name as David Silver in the TV smash "Beverly Hills, 90210." On Thursday, Brian Austin Green stars in the new movie "Bootyology," which makes its world premiere at the D.C. Independent Film Forum at E Str 'Have you had a colonoscopy?': Va. woman becomes advocate after getting her results 03/01/2022 09:18pm • No family history, no symptoms, no problem, right? Wrong. A Northern Virginia woman, whose colleague convinced her to get a colonoscopy, detailed her journey to commemorate Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Patty Casey, 65, said that her doctor found 19 polyps during her procedure in 2019. One o MedStar Health launches resource to help workers 02/28/2022 07:22pm • MedStar Health has launched a new resource to help health care workers who have been severely overworked since the pandemic began. The MedStar Health Center for Well-being will serve workers in the D.C.-Baltimore area. "It is dedicated to the well-being of all of our 30,000-plus associ