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School of Rock presents artist showcase at Pearl Street Warehouse this weekend 01/21/2022 01:10am • The School of Rock is bringing talented rising musicians to perform at The Wharf. Get ready for an artist showcase at Pearl Street Warehouse this Saturday and Sunday. "School of Rock is more like a team sport than an individual activity, so we practice and put on a big weekend of concert Finance reports: Youngkin raised big bucks post election 01/20/2022 06:00pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Corporate interests with business before the state government cut hefty checks to Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s campaign committee after his victory in November through the end of December. That's according to finance reports filed this week and compiled by th More than 100 snakes discovered during wellness check on dead Charles Co. man 01/20/2022 03:51pm • First responders in Charles County, Maryland, discovered a scaly surprise while conducting a wellness check Wednesday night on a man who turned out to be dead. "We discovered more than 100 snakes inside the home," said Jennifer Harris, the communications officer for the Charles County government. Dmitry Orlov gets 2-game suspension for kneeing Jets Nikolaj Ehlers 01/19/2022 06:21pm • Orlov gets 2-game suspension for kneeing Nikolaj Ehlers originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonDmitry Orlov was given a two-game suspension by the Department of Player Safety on Wednesday for kneeing Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers in Tuesday's game. The hit occurred in the third period an Montgomery Co. to hand out 4 million N95 masks at libraries; faces supply crunch for rapid test kits 01/19/2022 03:42pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, will hand out 4 million N95 face masks at public libraries throughout the county starting this Friday, officials announced — a move that comes at the same time the county is facing a severe supply crunch for COVID-19 rapid test kits. The masks will be handed out at Man convicted in 2002 Fairfax Co. murder linked to unsolved deaths in Va., Md. 01/19/2022 03:20pm • A man serving life in prison for a 2002 murder after strangling a single mother in Fairfax County, Virginia, has been linked to two other unsolved killings in the region. In a joint news conference with the Fairfax and Prince George's police departments on Wednesday, officials announced that Char Column: 10 years as a movie critic on WTOP 01/19/2022 12:40pm • NOTE: Thank you for a decade of reading my reviews, starting 10 years ago today. Everyone always asks, “How do you become a movie critic?” The answer is: I have no idea. You don’t really apply because there aren’t job postings for the gig, especially in D.C. You just have to get your 2022 NFL Mock Draft Roundup: Who is Washington taking at pick No. 11? 01/19/2022 12:10pm • NFL Mock Draft Roundup: Who is Washington taking at No. 11? originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonAfter a streaky, up-and-down season that ended with a 7-10 record, the Washington Football Team will select 11th overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.The 2022 NFL Draft represents a crucial point for hea Maryland lawmakers press environment secretary on staffing, enforcement shortfalls 01/19/2022 10:20am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Lawmakers grilled Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles on the Maryland Department of the Environment’s enforcement and understaffing issue Man acquitted by insanity in 2013 cop shooting admits torching Prince William Co. therapist's home 01/18/2022 06:43pm • The question is posed by judges to every defendant seeking to admit guilt rather than go to trial: "Are you pleading guilty because you are in fact guilty of the charges?" When Kashif Bashir answered "Yes, your honor," in Prince William County Court, Tuesday, former Alexandria, Virginia police of Some businesses have doubts about Montgomery Co.'s vaccine 'passport' plan 01/18/2022 03:47pm • Several groups representing businesses in Montgomery County, Maryland, have major doubts and mixed feelings about a proposed plan to mandate that restaurants, bars, fitness centers and other venues check customers' COVID-19 vaccination status. Montgomery County's "vaccine passport" proposal, whic BlackRock Center for the Arts explores 'Juxtapositions' 01/18/2022 01:55pm • Have you ever visited BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown, Maryland? If the answer is "no," now is the perfect time to start with a really cool installation. "You are missing out if you've never been to BlackRock," chief program officer Katie Hecklinger told WTOP. "We are on the v Record number of handguns detected at airports in 2021 01/18/2022 01:44pm • Throughout 2021, the Transportation Security Administration has shared news of incident after incident of guns being detected at airport security checkpoints. And on Tuesday, it shared the tally for the year around D.C., which set a record. At the area’s three major airports, 72 handguns were d 3 pedestrians dead after 3 separate crashes in Montgomery County 01/18/2022 07:32am • Three pedestrians are dead after three crashes in Montgomery County, Maryland, Monday night. Two of the deaths involved people who were struck by hit-and-run drivers. Montgomery County police said the first crash happened just after 5:30 p.m. near New Hampshire Avenue and Elton Road in Hilland Smithsonian museums shift to new schedule due to staff shortage 01/18/2022 05:59am • The D.C. region's Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are shifting to a new schedule for the foreseeable future amid pandemic-related staffing limitations. Effective Tuesday, many of the Smithsonian's most popular attractions — including the National Museum of Natural History, the National