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Coins still accepted on Dulles Toll Road through early 2021 12/31/2020 09:09pm • While drivers adjust to all-electronic tolling, coins will continue to be accepted on the Dulles Toll Road in Virginia into early 2021. Once a date is set for the Dulles Toll Road to go all-electronic toll collecting, tollbooth change baskets will be removed, and coins will no longer be accepted, St. Nick may have inspired Santa, but his own story is very inspiring 12/06/2020 01:11am • Every year on Dec. 6, many children across Europe and the U.S. will wake up and eagerly dash to their holiday stockings, or even their shoes, to see what treats St. Nick dropped into them. For the families who observe the Christian feast day of Saint Nicholas, it's an annual tradition for the par 'Dose' of virus a person gets may determine how sick they get; masks could help 11/01/2020 12:25am • "The dose makes the poison" is an adage credited to Paracelsus, a Swiss physician-philosopher from the early Renaissance. Basically, it means that any substance can become toxic if given at a high enough concentration. Even too much water can throw off your electrolytes Cleanup of oil spill from unknown source stretches into Ocean City 10/28/2020 04:53pm • A joint team made up of members from the U.S. Coast Guard, the Maryland Department of the Environment and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources work to clean beaches of oil washing in from an unknown source. (Courtesy U.S. Coast Guard) Cleanup of an oil spill from an unidentified source c What to do about maskne 10/27/2020 08:00am • "Maskne" is a new term coined during the COVID-19 pandemic to describes acne that develops under the area where a face mask is worn. And it's being experienced by growing numbers of health-care workers and the general public. So what causes it? This type of acne has been previously referred to as Plan to retrieve Titanic radio spurs debate on human remains 10/18/2020 12:58pm • NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — People have been diving to the Titanic's wreck for 35 years. No one has found human remains, according to the company that owns the salvage rights. But the company’s plan to retrieve the ship’s iconic radio equipment has sparked a debate: Could the world’s most famous Coastal Carolina breaks out Kirk Cousins' 'You like that!' after historic win 10/15/2020 07:31am • Coastal Carolina breaks out 'You like that!' after historic win originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThere was plenty to like about Coastal Carolina Wednesday night. First, they improved to 4-0 on the year by beating No. 21 Louisiana Lafayette 30-27, which was their first time beating a top Celebrate Halloween with Hitchcocktober series at Angelika Mosaic in Fairfax 10/06/2020 02:03pm • You can't have Halloween without the "Master of Suspense." Get ready for "Hitchcocktober" at the Angelika Film Center in Fairfax, Virginia. The series runs every Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 p.m., as well as Halloween. Seating is limited due to COVID-19 restrictions in Northern Virginia, so Blood donations, stem cell registry participation urged to help patients with sickle cell disease 09/22/2020 08:53pm • (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: '69f7300c-3fe6-43ac-93e2-f485c340de01' }).render("431615363ed288b3");}); Sickle cell disease prompts bouts of excr Meet Jason Wright, the man behind the Washington Football Team's culture change 08/25/2020 04:15am • (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: 'a02c95f9-4329-48b0-8d4b-d0e89a2d94db' }).render("650615366e07fb17");}); Dynamic. Charismatic. Natural leader. Spe Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's new video stuns fans with appearance by Kylie Jenner 08/07/2020 08:10pm • When the music video for Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's first collab dropped Friday, one revelation left fans stunned: Kylie Jenner. The music video for "WAP" features the two rappers luxuriating in a huge, pastel-toned mansion -- strutting down hallways and dancing with cheetahs. About hal Police: Md. man charged with first-degree murder in deadly stabbing 07/29/2020 02:05pm • A Germantown, Maryland, man has been arrested and charged in connection to a deadly stabbing last week, Montgomery County police said Wednesday. Police said they charged 26-year-old Justin Andrew Wilson with first-degree murder for the stabbing death of 63-year-old Edigio Ienzi, also of Germantow 'The Witcher' is getting a prequel on Netflix 07/28/2020 09:35am • "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher" and thank the universe for Netflix. The streaming giant has announced a prequel of its popular show "The Witcher." According to a press release, "The Witcher: Blood Origin" will be a six-part, live-action limited series shot in the UK. "Set in an elven world 1, New commemorative sneakers honor DC-area Tuskegee Airman 05/25/2020 11:45am • While vintage Air Jordan shoes have been getting a lot of attention recently, you might want to check out another pair of sneakers honoring a different African American hero. A new pair of shoes honors retired Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee, one of the last living Tuskegee Airmen. The 100-year-ol Garden Plot: Secrets of success for first-time growers 05/01/2020 07:20am • When I was Editor-in-Chief of Organic Gardening magazine back in the 1990s, we had a training exercise where we had to pick one other editor to be stranded on a desert island with. The editor I got along with the least instantly picked me. When I asked why, he said, “At least I’ll have plenty