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Endangered species to get a reprieve under Biden administration plans 06/19/2021 03:58pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The piping plover is a small shorebird that is threatened in Maryland and endangered in other parts of the country. The Biden administratio New national archive will memorialize a beloved TV genre 06/19/2021 01:01am • When record-setting "Jeopardy!" champion Ken Jennings first guest-hosted the show after Alex Trebek's death, he had a good-luck charm in his pocket: a ticket from the 1983 debut episode of the current version of the show. It was a gift from Bob Boden, a veteran producer of game shows such as "Fun DC-area home builders adjust to skyrocketing cost of supplies 06/18/2021 03:11pm • A new home under construction in Alexandria, Virginia. (Credit: Tim Winter, owner of Paradigm Building Group) The cost of building a house has risen from pre-pandemic levels, and the reason — the skyrocketing cost of supplies — has taken builders by surprise. “ These communities remain at high risk for COVID-19 variants, expert warns 06/17/2021 03:13am • The country continued this week on a path to reopening from the Covid-19 pandemic, with major population centers such as New York and California pulling back on restrictions following increased vaccinations and lowered infections. Yet with overall vaccination rates in the US slowing this month wh $83M for Md. utilities to cover overdue gas and electric bills 06/15/2021 08:12pm • Tens of millions of dollars in state funding was allocated to utility companies in Maryland to help struggling customers who fell behind on their bills during the pandemic. The Maryland Public Service Commission allocated $83 million through the RELIEF Act that Gov. Larry Hogan signed earlier thi Advocates continue efforts to close vaccine gap for Latino communities in Md. 06/15/2021 05:46pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Last May, the University of Maryland’s Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health started clinical trials to test vaccine candidates Prince George's County's summer school programs look to address student needs 06/14/2021 11:15pm • The school system in Prince George's County's, Maryland, stayed in a virtual learning format longer than other jurisdictions in the rest of the state. Now, it is offering summer classes to do more than just address "learning loss." Dr. Kia McDaniel, director of curriculum and instruction for Prin Financing an auto purchase? Your credit score might look higher than you thought it was 06/14/2021 09:20am • Auto dealer inventories remain tight, but buyers are undeterred, with sales of both new and used vehicles at record highs. Many buyers finance their purchase, and that requires a credit check. The standard FICO score ranges from 300 to 850. But for vehicle loans, lenders instead use the FICO Auto Ned Beatty, titanic character actor of 'Network,' dies at 83 06/13/2021 10:00pm • In this Oct. 17, 2003, file photo, actor Ned Beatty poses at New York's Music Box Theatre where he plays the role of Big Daddy in a new production of Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." Beatty, the indelible character actor whose first film role, as a genial vacationer brutally raped by a 3 suspects arrested in incident that led to striking of officer with car in Prince George's Co. 06/10/2021 05:56pm • Three suspects have been arrested and charged in connection to a series of events that ended with a police officer being struck by a car in Prince George's County, Maryland, Wednesday. The Prince George's County police captured two suspects on Wednesday after a short pursuit, but a third managed Arlington ice cream shop nearly doubles sales after introduction of cicada sundae 06/10/2021 11:05am • On a recent Sunday at Toby’s Homemade Ice Cream in Arlington, Virginia, Toby Bantug and his staff were stretched thin. After sharing a Facebook photo debuting the shop’s cicada sundae, two customers wanted to try it. The next two in line ordered the same. The demand didn’t stop for four hou WTOP Top Kid: Charles Co. kid has a black belt in karate and writing 06/10/2021 08:59am • Haon Campbell This 9-year-old black belt from Charles County, Maryland, is using his love for writing and karate to inspire others. For Haon Campbell, it started with Power Rangers. "It taught me respect," Haon told WTOP's Melissa Howell. Beyond karate, Haon volunteers a lot: He works w Study: Hundreds in Maryland die prematurely from vehicle emissions 06/10/2021 07:47am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. An academic study released Tuesday finds that ozone and fine particulate matter from vehicle emissions in 2016 led to an estimated 7,100 pre Officer struck by car responding to report of theft in Prince George's Co. 06/09/2021 02:38pm • Two people have been arrested and a third is still wanted by police after an officer was struck by a car while responding to a report of theft in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Wednesday. (Courtesy NBC Washington) Two people have been arrested and a third is still wanted by police after an Nationals Park makes changes to ballpark protocols as capacity restrictions lift 06/09/2021 04:40am • With Nationals Park returning to full capacity Thursday with a series opener against the San Francisco Giants, the Washington Nationals are reintroducing some pre-pandemic ballpark protocols. Single game tickets are now on-sale for the rest of the season, with prices starting at $13. Because capa