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Close call for Metro workers caused by skipped safety step 05/14/2019 04:09pm • A key safety step was skipped before a near-miss on the Metro tracks last month. An initial investigation found that the designated roadway worker in charge on April 25 failed to tell a flagger on the platform to warn oncoming trains that there were workers near the tracks ahead. A train ende Police probe slaying of Virginia woman found dead in home 05/14/2019 02:58am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia woman has been found dead in a bathtub at her Richmond home, and police are now investigating her death as a homicide. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports a bloody knife was found on a nearby counter and the bathtub water was still running when police arrived Thu Md. team deploys to practice hurricane response 05/13/2019 11:12am • A versatile rescue team from Maryland that is often sent to hurricanes and other natural disasters nationwide is going through extensive training this week, preparing for hurricane season. Montgomery County’s Urban Search and Rescue Team, known as Maryland Task Force 1, was activated Monday as 11 things to know about selling your home in spring and summer 05/13/2019 01:00am • Take advantage of the peak home-selling season. If you're thinking spring or summer is the ideal time to put your house on the market, you're certainly not the only one. Real estate information site Zillow reports home sellers make the most money and sell fastest in the first two weeks of May, wi Police arrest suspect in deadly baseball bat attack of Howard Co. couple 05/11/2019 07:13pm • A Howard County, Maryland, couple were hurt with a baseball bat in a deadly home invasion, and police have arrested a suspect. Police arrested Wilson Orellana-Lemus, 22, of Tamebird Court, on charges that include murder, burglary and assault. It happened on the 8800 block of Spiral Cut in Col 10-foot deep sinkhole closes NB GW Parkway for next several days 05/11/2019 01:15pm • Both northbound lanes of the George Washington Parkway will remain closed for the next several days from Virginia 123, Chain Bridge Road, to I-495 and the Capital Beltway because of a sinkhole that developed Friday night, the National Park Service said Saturday. Engineers on Saturday surveyed the 1 charged after Prince George’s Co. hit-and-run 05/10/2019 11:28am • A traffic stop in Prince George’s County, Maryland, turned into a police pursuit and a hit-and-run in the predawn hours of Friday. The Maryland State Police said in a statement that Lamar Davon Daniels, 37, of Landover, drove  a Dodge Caravan through a stop sign at Maryland Route 210/Indian He Movie Review: Amy Poehler invites 'SNL' gals on trip to 'Wine Country' 05/10/2019 02:01am • WASHINGTON — Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson do their best "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" impression in "The Hustle" this weekend at the multiplex, but your better option might just be staying home with a glass of wine to check out Netflix's newest women-driven release. Amy Poehler directs and st 'They knew what they were doing': 3 men ID'd in Montgomery Co. 7-Eleven ATM thefts 05/08/2019 02:38pm • Police have released the names of the three men who have been arrested and charged with a pair of 7-Eleven ATM robberies in Montgomery County, Maryland, and another attempted heist, and said the three might be connected to a monthslong string of thefts. The three men arrested in the early hours o Legal sports betting’s next big challenge? Geolocation 05/08/2019 01:33am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'f83d3f78-e1c7-4bb2-8fb9-9f94f32cdf08' }).render("88061536ca08b540");}); As you probably know, legal sports bett Washington Jewish Film Fest and Jewish Music Fest collide at JxJ 05/08/2019 01:02am • For 29 years, the Washington Jewish Film Festival has curated the best of Jewish cinema, while the Washington Jewish Music Festival has championed Jewish tunes for the past 20 years. This year, the two collide into one giant celebration at the first-ever "JxJ" from May 8-26. "It's two art Landeskog scores OT winner, Avs force Game 7 with Sharks 05/07/2019 02:26am • DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog's first career overtime playoff goal was a bit complicated: Dump in the puck, hit a guy along the boards, fall down, scramble back up, skate toward the net and knock it in. The captain's reaction right after was not — a big, toothy grin with arms raised to gree Howard introduces Blakeney as new basketball coach with expectations 05/07/2019 01:04am • Introductory press conferences are, if nothing else, primetime for optimism for the future. A blank slate, a fresh start, all benefits and no doubt. But all that notwithstanding, the bar for new Howard men’s basketball coach Kenny Blakeney has been set extremely high. “As I told him when I me How to shop for healthy food without breaking the bank 05/07/2019 01:00am • It's sad but often true: Healthy foods tend to cost more than unhealthy alternatives. Part of that is down to the way Americans produce food. It's often cheaper to produce processed convenience foods, and those savings are passed down to consumers. On the other hand, a home cook who wants to put tog Police ask for help after 1 dead, 1 hurt in Howard Co. 05/06/2019 03:15pm • Police are offering a reward for information about a homicide and assault in Columbia, Maryland, over the weekend. Howard County police said they went to an apartment Sunday evening on Spiral Cut after concerned family members asked them to check on the occupants. Officers found 36-year-old Amand