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More than $1.6 million worth of cocaine washed up on Florida beaches during Hurricane Debby, authorities say 08/18/2024 04:03am • (CNN) — Hurricane Debby left behind not only a trail of deadly destruction in the Southeast last week but also more than 100 pounds of narcotics, discovered along Florida’s shores, authorities said. On August 4, 25 packages of cocaine were found on a beach in Islamorada, a village in the Flor The thank-you's roll in as Cardin attends final MACo as Maryland senator 08/17/2024 08:21am • After decades of public service, pushing for policies he thought would help the state of Maryland and its people along the way, U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) led his last Maryland Association of Counties town hall as a congressman Friday. He listened to the concerns of state officials and advocate How to protect yourself from the latest hack of Social Security numbers 08/16/2024 04:15pm • A recent hack of a company called National Public Data, which does background checks, exposed the personal information of nearly 3 billion people. So should you be checking websites that claim to be able to tell you if your data, including your Social Security number, was part of the breach? Netflix documentary 'Daughters' chronicles inspirational daddy-daughter dance at DC Jail 08/16/2024 01:24pm • It won the Audience Award for U.S. Documentary at this year's Sundance Film Festival. This week, "Daughters" premieres on Netflix chronicling an emotional daddy-daughter dance at the D.C. Jail. WTOP caught up with the film's co-directors Natalie Rae and Angela Patton, who created the dance Have questions about the cost of your insurance? Check your 'health credit report' 08/16/2024 04:43am • While it's not an official term that patients often hear, a "health credit report" is something that is used constantly as a tool by health and life insurance companies when they assess someone's risk and determine their premiums and coverage options. Similar to a financial credit report, a healt Downtown Annapolis businesses look to bounce back after Debby's impact 08/15/2024 10:35am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption {width: 300px !important;}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 1 'If you need 911 — call 911': A lifesaving call and a Montgomery Co. family's joy 08/15/2024 04:29am • A Burtonsville, Maryland, woman and a Montgomery County 911 call taker credit each other with lifesaving actions that led to a joyous family reunion. Both have vivid memories of the evening of May 11. “It was just like any other day,” said Henry Estrada, a 911 call taker and dispatcher at Pepco is readying its grid, preparing for a more sustainable and equitable future 08/14/2024 08:31am • This content is sponsored by Pepco. As the realities of climate change become increasingly apparent, utility companies such as Pepco face the critical task of readying the grid to respond to new challenges. Such preparation is vital to ensure reliability, encourage sustainability and maint Cassette tapes are making a comeback with Gen Z. Do they know the pencil trick? 08/13/2024 02:06pm • For a generation that's grown up with streaming music, the act of holding a physical recording is something a lot of young music fans have never experienced. My teenage son asked for a turntable, to play what young people these days now call "vinyls." His almost-new turntable and the one LP h 'As a mother of 4 kids, it’s too much': What a Fairfax Co. mom spends on school supplies — and how she saves 08/12/2024 04:46am • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series “WTOP Goes Back to School” this August and September. Crayons, pencils, notebooks — even headph WTOP Book Report: A widow reveals the hidden life of her 'dead bastard' husband … and her path to healing 08/11/2024 08:12am • Losing a spouse can be one of life’s most profound sorrows. Yet, discovering in the aftermath that they harbored secrets you could never have fathomed adds an entirely new layer of grief and confusion. It can often leave you grappling with how to move forward. This is the story Jessica Waite te How to protect your child's privacy ahead of the new school year 08/08/2024 06:37pm • Yard signs that celebrate milestones of children who've graduated from high school, or will be heading to a specific school or university this fall, may feel great for the family, but Takoma Park police say those feel-good messages may draw attention from people you wouldn't want having personal inf Montgomery Co. schools set to achieve hiring goals for new year, superintendent says 08/08/2024 11:20am • Montgomery County's recently appointed school Superintendent Thomas Taylor is excited about the coming school year. At the weekly briefing held by Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, Taylor declared, "This is going to be a great school year!" Taylor said the school system's goal has been Car Review: BMW i5 M60 is like an all-electric M5 with sports car performance 08/05/2024 06:37am • The new BMW i5 M60 is an all-electric midsize luxury sedan. (WTOP/Mike Parris) The “Ultimate Driving Machine” is moving to the future with all-electric vehicles and the i5 M60 looks to carry on the tradition with the vaunted M division making sports cars that just happened to be a midsiz Federal government awards $150 million to reduce emissions in Virginia 08/02/2024 01:03pm • Virginia is the recipient of two federal grants to capture climate changing emissions, one focused on methane and another on promoting natural solutions to capture carbon. The funds, about $150 million, are from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant progra