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Weekend Road and Rail: Road closures planned for the holiday with limit on work zones and changes on Metro 07/02/2021 05:15am • Moving into a holiday weekend, our region is expected to see a dramatic increase in travel with pandemic restrictions loosening. There will also be holiday road closures to and around the National Mall for pre-pandemic type fireworks and Independence Day celebrations. Metro will also be making ho Metro Transit Police failed to investigate thousands of criminal complaints, report says 07/01/2021 05:20pm • Metro’s watchdog agency on Thursday released a report accusing Metro Transit Police of failing to investigate thousands of claims of criminal offenses, including robberies, sexual offenses, kidnappings and assaults. Metro's Office of Inspector General (OIG) sent the report to General Manger Pau Hundreds of new laws take effect in Virginia, Maryland 07/01/2021 05:50am • The start of July every year is when recently passed laws take effect in Maryland and Virginia, and hundreds of laws in both states officially went on the books Thursday. Virginia Virginia enacted significant changes, including the legalization of recreational marijuana. People at least 21 year Traveling this Fourth of July? Tips to help you through the traffic crush 06/30/2021 10:38pm • It's hard to predict just how intense the July Fourth getaway traffic will be around the D.C. region this year, but some tried-and-true strategies can help ease drivers' pain. Because last summer was lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, AAA Mid-Atlantic expects more than 1.3 million people in our area Suspect arrested in shooting death of former Chevy Chase Village manager 06/30/2021 05:03pm • The Montgomery County police have arrested a man in the death of the former manager of Chevy Chase Village, who was found dead in his Bethesda, Maryland, house last week. Billy Phillips III, 36, of Rockville, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Geoffrey Biddle, 66, of Bethes New law targets surprise medical bills 06/30/2021 12:54pm • A hospital visit is stressful enough and that stress can be compounded when people are left with surprise medical bills and discover that visiting an in-network provider doesn't guarantee you'll be covered. Now there's a new law aimed at ensuring patients aren't left with unexpected costs. Pat Anxious coming out of the pandemic? That's common and can be treated, experts say 06/30/2021 04:44am • America is in celebratory mode. States are dropping Covid-19 restrictions, plane travel is breaking records, and many Americans are gearing up to celebrate summer as if the last year plus of pandemic madness never happened. "Many people are experiencing a relief. They've been vaccinated and are a 'Empower people who were disempowered': Md. pastor on what it's like to receive reparations check 06/30/2021 01:09am • John Samuel Thomas worked on the grounds of the Virginia Theological Seminary during a time of segregation and Jim Crow. His granddaughter describes what it feels like to receive payment for the labor of her ancestor and to study in its hallowed halls. “It's really not even describable,” Lind China facing worst power shortage in a decade — that's a problem for the whole world 06/30/2021 01:02am • China is in the middle of a huge power crunch as extreme weather, surging demand for energy and strict limits on coal usage deliver a triple blow to the nation's electricity grid. It's a problem that could last for months, straining the country's economic recovery and weighing on global trade. Se Naval Academy in Annapolis to reopen for public visits 06/29/2021 09:16am • The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, is reopening its doors to the general public on Friday morning. The academy will allow for public visits and resume normal access procedures on Friday morning, according to a news release, coming a day after Maryland is set to end its state of emerge Germantown deck collapse still being investigated -- here's what homeowners should know 06/28/2021 04:35pm • The exact cause of a deck collapse at a Germantown house that sent six people to the hospital remains under investigation, but an official with the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services said Monday the deck failed at the "ledger attachment" -- where the deck meets the townhouse. "Mo Chevy Chase Village ‘saddened’ at shooting death of former manager 06/28/2021 04:21pm • The historic Maryland community of Chevy Chase Village is “saddened” to hear of the shooting death of its former manager last week. The staff and managers of the community said in a statement Monday that they “extend our condolences and sincerest sympathies” to the family, friends and col Nationals Notebook: Fantastic in Philly, 'meh' in Miami 06/28/2021 04:44am • The Nationals' series in Philadelphia was technically only two games, but it felt like an entire week of intrigue was bottled up in the miniseries. First, Phillies Manager Joe Girardi's obsession with having Max Scherzer checked for illegal substances on his person while tossing five solid inning Top 10 2021 Voting 06/27/2021 10:41pm • window.twttr=function(t,e,r){var n,i=t.getElementsByTagName(e),w=window.twttr||{};return t.getElementById(r)?w:((n=t.createElement(e)).id=r,n.src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js",i.parentNode.insertBefore(n,i),w._e=[],w.ready=function(t){w._e.push(t)},w)}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); Ransomware attacks highlight need to protect critical infrastructure, says cyber agency chief 06/27/2021 06:42pm • In the wake of the Colonial Pipeline and JBS ransomware attacks in recent months, the head of the nation's leading cybersecurity agency says these events are a harbinger of what's to come on the cyber front and there needs to be a greater focus on shoring up the defenses of America's most important