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Betty White: A look back in laughter 01/02/2022 09:27am • It happened this past Friday: The death of beloved comedienne Betty White, just a few weeks shy of her 100th birthday. Mo Rocca reports. Rose (Betty White): "By the time I got to high school, the kids had made up this really mean nickname for me just because I had hairy legs." Blanche (R Kyle Kuzma sees recent hot streak as something to build on 01/01/2022 11:11pm •  Kuzma hopes to build on recent hot streak originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington WASHINGTON -- For a brief moment there on Saturday night, it seemed like Kyle Kuzma had done it once again. In a season full of clutch moments from the Wizards forward, he made yet another big shot, this 'He was a breath of fresh air': Slater to depart MDOT in January 12/30/2021 06:03pm • Maryland Transportation Secretary Greg Slater speaks with then-Treasurer Nancy K. Kopp after an August meeting of the Board of Public Works. On Thursday, the Hogan administration announced that Slater will step down on Jan. 11. (Courtesy Maryland Matters/Bruce DePuyt) This content was republishe DC 'closely' reviewing new CDC guidance 12/30/2021 10:10am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday that city health officials are "closely" reviewing revamped COVID-19 guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Monday's new CDC guidance cuts isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days Pinstripe Bowl Preview: Maryland takes on Virginia Tech … I hope 12/29/2021 03:59am • For the moment, Maryland meets Virginia Tech in a battle of 6-6 teams Wednesday in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. If there's one thing we've learned this month it's that just because a game is on the schedule when the day begins, that's no guarantee it will be played. Witness last night's Bill aims to provide G.I. Bill benefits to Black WWII veterans 12/27/2021 07:38pm • ▶ Watch Video: Proposed new GI bill targets racial inequities The G.I. Bill is largely credited with helping build America's middle class after World War II — but that economic opportunity was wrongly denied to many Black veterans. Now, some members of Congress want to correct the hi DC now one of the biggest COVID hot spots in the US 12/23/2021 02:26pm • D.C. is now one of the biggest hot spots for the coronavirus in the U.S. The average daily cases have increased by about 1,300% since the beginning of December. The District went from a seven-day average of 77 new cases per day at the beginning of the month to more than 1,100 as of Wednesday. Its Fairfax leaders aim to expand infrastructure for electric vehicles 12/22/2021 12:08pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Fairfax County officials are looking to buy more electric vehicles (EVs) for the county’s fleet, increase the number of publicly ac Salvation Army seeks public help to meet Red Kettle campaign goal by Friday 12/21/2021 10:49am • Those famous Red Kettles the Salvation Army uses to collect donations are a little lighter, and the charity is hoping one final push can make up the difference before the campaign ends Friday. The organization reported that there's a 13% shortfall in donations across its National Capital Area Com Stafford Co. police searching for $100 'Hamburglar' 12/19/2021 07:35am • Police in Stafford County, Virginia, announced that a fraud call revealed a hungry "Hamburglar" made five identical orders for seven Big Macs on someone else's credit card Friday. The department said they responded at 7:04 p.m. to the McDonald's on Garrisonville Road. The purchases totaled $107.9 Maryland commission expands offshore wind development 12/17/2021 05:53pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland’s Public Service Commission has decided to award offshore wind renewable energy credits to two developers that have proposed two projects off of the state’s coast. The decision on Friday will support plans by US Wind, Inc. and Skipjack Offshore Energy to build sepa 20 last-minute Christmas gifts under $50 12/17/2021 05:57am • Despite all the warnings to do your holiday shopping early this year due to supply chain issues, plenty of us are still procrastinating. But whether you're strapped for cash, you've neglected to make a shopping budget or you've simply put off getting presents this year, there's still time to secure Northam touts Virginia's fiscal health in proposed budget with major investments, tax cuts 12/16/2021 12:53pm • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam unveiled his outgoing state budget on Thursday in Richmond, highlighting major investments in education and behavioral health that he hopes will take place over the next two years. Northam said the biennial 2022-2024 budget takes advantage of a healthy surplus in state Another winter surge? Montgomery Co. sees steep rise in COVID-19 cases in schools, rise in hospitalizations 12/15/2021 06:12pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say they are concerned about an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases in the county's schools and an overall uptick in coronavirus-hospitalizations among all residents, which has the county "headed in the wrong direction," County Executive Marc Elrich said. Whi Northam proposes cutting Va. grocery tax, income tax 12/14/2021 01:24pm • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is proposing tax cuts that would reduce the state revenues by $2.1 billion. Northam announced his plan to cut taxes on Tuesday in Richmond. He said it will benefit working people, particularly those who struggled during the pandemic. More Virginia News