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In sharply worded letters, Franchot and Kagan spar over progress on 911 fee audits 05/14/2021 12:36pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters and republished with permission. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. It’s been more than six months since Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan (D-Montgomery) raised a red flag over a lack of 911 fee audits fr Workhouse Arts Center launches Friday happy hour comedy series in Lorton 05/14/2021 02:32am • After a long year -- and a long week at work -- it's time to chill with drinks and laughs. This Friday, the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia is launching an outdoor happy hour comedy series that runs Fridays on May 14, May 28, June 11 and June 18. "Everything is starting to m Study: Alcohol use may be behind pandemic’s impact on gastrointestinal, liver diseases 05/14/2021 12:01am • There has been no shortage of anecdotal evidence that drinking increased during lockdown, but now a documented surge in alcohol-related gastrointestinal and liver disease consultations suggest to Brown University researchers that heavy drinking occurred during the pandemic. Doctor visits dropped Surprising Facts About Sunscreen 05/14/2021 12:00am • Sunscreen is a must. You need sunscreen: no ifs, ands or buts about it. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, and using sunscreen daily is your best defense against it, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. More than 106,000 Americans are expected to be diagnosed with melanom DC Police victim of massive data leak by ransomware gang 05/13/2021 05:30pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The police department in the nation's capital has suffered a massive leak of internal information after refusing to meet the blackmail demands of Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate. Experts say it’s the worst known ransomware attack ever to hit a U.S. police department. Bradley Beal will miss third straight game with left hamstring strain 05/13/2021 04:54pm • Beal will miss third straight game with left hamstring strain originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonBradley Beal will miss a third consecutive game due to his left hamstring strain, meaning the Wizards will be without their top scorer on Friday as they return home to host the Cleveland Cavalie Where the DC area stands on COVID-19 vaccinations for kids 12 and up 05/13/2021 11:35am • Several Maryland and Virginia jurisdictions and D.C. will start vaccinating children 12 and up for COVID-19, as federal agencies approve the use of a coronavirus vaccine on younger kids. Here's what you need to know. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this week cleared the use of the P The bench has grown, so why aren’t more women running for high office in Md.? 05/13/2021 09:37am • Brooke E. Lierman, a Democratic delegate from the city of Baltimore, is running for state comptroller, a position that’s never been held by a woman in Maryland history. There’s never been a female governor or state attorney general, either. (Maryland Matters/Danielle E. Gaines) This content Hogan: All capacity restrictions to be lifted on Maryland businesses 05/13/2021 03:26am • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced that effective Saturday, all capacity restrictions will be lifted on businesses in the state, with only the indoor mask order remaining for now. Hogan cited the state's strong record of vaccination and declining case rate and hospitalizations. He said Maryland Washington Improv Theater offers virtual laughs until in-person events return 05/13/2021 01:47am • D.C. entertainment venues can return to full capacity on June 11, but if you need something to tide you over until then, check out the newest virtual events by the Washington Improv Theater. "We've been around for about 23 years in D.C.," Artistic and Executive Director Mark Chalfant told WTO 'We are up to speed': With DC crime lab sidelined, gun evidence goes to ATF truck-turned-laboratory 05/12/2021 09:21pm • Within days of the D.C. crime lab having its accreditation to perform forensic testing suspended last month amid an ongoing investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says it stepped into action, hauling a massive one-of-a-kind mobile lab to D.C. to help process gun evid Is coffee leading to high cholesterol? 05/12/2021 09:11am • This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center.  For millions of Americans, a daily cup of coffee is a familiar routine. Whether it’s black, iced, cold brew or the latest coffee shop concoction, it’s something many people rely on for a needed caffeine boost. In fact, 7 in 1 1 person in critical condition after Southeast DC house fire 05/12/2021 08:30am • One person was critically injured after a fire tore through a Southeast D.C. residence and spread to neighboring homes early Wednesday. D.C. Fire and EMS personnel were called to a rowhome at 1843 A St. SE, near the Stadium Armory Metro station, just before 4 a.m. Wednesday. Firefighters dealt Ransomware gang releases personnel records of more than 20 DC police officers 05/11/2021 06:43pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate that stole data from the Washington, D.C., police department says negotiations over payment have broken down, with it rejecting a $100,000 payment. D.C. police told WTOP the cybercriminals have released personnel records of more than Montgomery Co. planning strategies for vaccinating 12 and up 05/10/2021 05:46pm • With authorization of the first COVID-19 vaccine for some people younger than 16, officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, said they're already planning strategies to vaccinate young people, and it could involve clinics on school grounds. The Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of th