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New sports betting licenses create opportunities for businesses, but it’s not easy or cheap 10/09/2021 10:40am • The first-ever Class B sports betting licensee in D.C. began taking wagers this week; the operation, set up at Grand Central in Adams Morgan, could soon be joined by other sportsbooks in D.C. and Maryland. Class B licenses are for D.C. bars and restaurants that hope to use sports betting to attra Here are the highest-paid NBA players for the 2021-22 season 10/09/2021 12:59am •  Where Beal ranks among highest-paid NBA players originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has been the NBA’s highest-paid player for the past four seasons. And he won’t be relinquishing that title in 2021-22. The three-time NBA champio More Prince George's County renters are getting financial help, but backlog has many frustrated 10/08/2021 06:14pm • Renters facing eviction are getting help in Prince George's County, which leads Maryland in getting federal emergency rental assistance dollars out of the door. But frustration is growing among the 7,000 applicants who are still waiting for their funds to go through the system. Prince George's Co Data Doctors: Wireless earbud buying tips 10/08/2021 02:02pm • Q: What should I look for when buying wireless earbuds? There are so many to choose from that I don’t know where to start. A: The last time I checked, there were over 90 companies that manufactured headphones and the vast majority have some form of wireless option available. This is one tech National Harbor screens 'Movies on the Potomac' for a spooky family Halloween 10/08/2021 11:36am • Halloween brings plenty of gory horror flicks, but what about something family-friendly? Check out National Harbor's "Movies on the Potomac" every Sunday in October at 4 p.m. "National Harbor is well known for our 'Movies on the Potomac' series during the summer. Usually during Halloween w DC ranked No. 22 on 'Best Cities of the World' list 10/08/2021 08:28am • D.C. ranks No. 22 on the newly released World’s 100 Best Cities list by tourism and economic advisory firm Resonance Consultancy. Among U.S. cities on the global list, D.C. ranks No. 6, behind New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Las Vegas. The annual rankings are based on vario Weekend Road and Rail: Full closure on Outer Loop, Suitland Parkway to close; Metro work brings single tracking 10/08/2021 07:05am • We have rain in the forecast with full closures planned on the Outer Loop of the Virginia Beltway, Suitland Parkway and ramps from the Beltway to the Clara Barton Parkway. Metro continues its shutdown with Saturday maintenance bringing single tracking. Here’s what you need to know if you're tra Presto's Picks: All's fair in college football & fried foods 10/08/2021 05:44am • The second Saturday of October means that No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 21 Texas renew their longstanding rivalry at the Cotton Bowl. While there will be Big 12 ramifications and potential playoff consequences depending on the outcome, the real story in Dallas (at least until the Longhorns can reach Oct Best of Bond: Countdown to 'No Time to Die' 10/07/2021 01:50am • Daniel Craig makes his final appearance as James Bond in "No Time to Die" this Friday. WTOP's Dave Preston ranks the Best of Bond in a different category every day this week. Click the links below to see each day's countdown: Monday: Best Bond Actors Tuesday: Best Bond Villains Wedn Gibbs-era athletic trainer Bubba Tyer returns to Washington practice 10/06/2021 05:02pm • Athletic trainer Bubba Tyer returns to Washington practice originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Washington Football Team’s medical staff is in a bit of a frenzy this week. Head athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion was placed on administrative leave after a federal investigation prompted Montgomery Co. planning 100-member 'test-to-stay' mobile unit to reduce kids in COVID-19 quarantines 10/06/2021 03:44pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say they're hiring 100 additional medical staff for a mobile unit that will deploy to schools around the county and administer daily rapid tests to reduce large-scale COVID-19 quarantines. Already, about 30 testers have been hired and another 30 are expec 1 dead after fire in DC homeless encampment 10/05/2021 11:45pm • A person was found dead after a fire in a homeless encampment in Northwest D.C. Monday evening. D.C. Fire and EMS officials said the fire began in a section of Allen Park on New Jersey Avenue and O Street near Dunbar High School just before 11 p.m. More D.C. News Crews arrived Workhouse Haunt brings spooky trail to Lorton this Halloween season 10/05/2021 12:18pm • Are you looking for something spooky to do in the D.C. area this Halloween season? The Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia is scaring visitors at its seventh annual Workhouse Haunt, which kicked off Oct. 1 and runs through Nov. 6. "It is a haunted trail," Director of Performing Arts DC changes how it clears homeless encampments after equipment picks up resident inside tent 10/05/2021 09:35am • D.C. officials say they are making immediate changes to how they clear homeless encampments after a resident of a camp in Northeast D.C. was taken to the hospital on Monday after being inadvertently picked up by a Bobcat front-end loader. The incident Monday happened while the encampment was bein Why a hand gesture has South Korean companies on edge 10/02/2021 08:00pm • It took three years for players to notice the "offensive" hand gesture lurking in one of South Korea's most popular multiplayer games. When players made their avatars laugh, talk or give the "OK" sign in "Lost Ark," they clicked an icon featuring a gesture that might have appeared benign to many: