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A child's plea: 'Please, please be careful with how you drive' 03/22/2019 04:14pm • After a series of serious and deadly crashes along Maryland Route 210/Indian Head Highway in Oxon Hill, Maryland, county leaders are trying something different: launching a safety campaign that targets the younger generation. "We're calling it 'Driving It Home' because we're really focused on dri Fairfax Co. students stumble in drunk goggles then learn deadly serious lesson 03/20/2019 11:15am • The high school students were wobbling, struggling to keep their balance and, in some cases, to push their wheelchair-bound friend down the hall without crashing. And they did it in front of a bunch of cops. The students at Langley High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, were taking part in a Jack Evans faces reprimand Tuesday by colleagues on DC Council 03/18/2019 10:15am • The D.C. Council is preparing to reprimand one of its own this week. On the docket for a Tuesday meeting is Chairman Phil Mendelson's proposed reprimand of Jack Evans, who's accused of violating the council's code of conduct by using his public office for personal gain. Evans is under fire for us Setting boundaries at work 03/17/2019 08:00pm • There's a fine line between being too social and too focused at work. You may think never leaving your desk is how to impress your boss, but being too much of a busy bee can prevent you from a task essential to career success: networking with your colleagues. How can you strike a healthy balance Dead man, women walking: Pedestrian fatalities highest since 1990 02/28/2019 08:51am • Walking is good exercise, costs nothing and can be fun ��� but a new study shows the number of pedestrian fatalities nationwide is the highest it's been since 1990. A new report by the Governors Highway Safety Association projects 6,227 pedestrians died in 2018, which is the highest number in alm Poll: Marylanders solidly behind Hogan, but in no hurry for a Trump challenge 02/19/2019 04:50am • This article was written by WTOP���s news partners at��Maryland Matters��and republished with permission.��Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Maryland residents continue to hold Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) in high regard, viewing him as capable, likable and honest Ahead of spring market, 5 tips for first-time homebuyers 02/19/2019 12:41am • WASHINGTON ��� Along with singing birds and longer, sunnier days, ���for sale��� signs posted in green lawns are a sure sign of spring. Now through summer is the busiest time of year in the real estate industry, and expert Corey Burr said it all has to do with the school calendar. ���Wheth Area traffic crashes and fatalities a 'serious public health issue' 02/16/2019 07:48am • WASHINGTON ��� Highway safety in the D.C. area is a "public health issue," according to a local leader frustrated by steady year-over-year increases in traffic crashes, and a recent 45.76 percent jump in drunken driving fatalities. "There's nothing really to cheer about with respect to highway sa Judge rules bus driver charged with striking 2 women in DC can drive again 02/15/2019 10:52am • WASHINGTON �����The driver of a bus that struck and killed two women visiting D.C. in December has been allowed to get behind the wheel again. At a status hearing Friday morning, a judge ruled Gerard James, 45, of Baltimore, can start driving his personal vehicle again. The judge granted his r Pros and Cons of Working From Home 02/10/2019 07:00pm • Working from home may sound like an ideal situation -- especially if you've never done it before. What could be better than simply rolling out of bed and arriving at your home office in moments, without the hassles of first making yourself presentable and then commuting to a workplace with a boss a Study: Hands-free cellphone conversations don't boost crash risk for drivers 02/08/2019 09:15pm • WASHINGTON ��� The mere act of having a normal conversation does not increase risk of crashes for drivers using hands-free devices, a Virginia Tech Transportation Institute study finds. The study examined so-called "cognitive distractions," such as talking on a hands-free cellphone or dialing a h Pressure builds on Va. governor to resign over racist yearbook photo 02/04/2019 03:22pm • WASHINGTON ��� Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is facing increased criticism over the emergence last week of a racist photo on his medical school yearbook page. A top administration official for Northam told The Associated Press that the governor is meeting with staff to discuss whether it���s viable Va. Democrats start week with new calls for governor to step down 02/04/2019 12:02am • WASHINGTON ��� Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's fellow Democrats, including friends and allies, are keeping up the pressure on the governor to resign over the controversy sparked by racial images on his medical school yearbook page and his revelation that he used black face in a 1984 dance contest. 8 Ways to Stay Safe Around Stock Market Bears 02/03/2019 07:00pm • Beware of the sleeping (market) bear.Seeing a wild bear can be a special treat for national park visitors, according to the National Park Service's website. While investors probably wouldn't categorize a stock market bear as "a special treat" -- although buyers may think so -- they can learn a lot a So long and farewell: WTOP says goodbye to longtime DC home 02/02/2019 11:12pm • 3400 IDAHO AVE. NW ��� A newsroom is unlike anything in the modern working world. There aren't many two-hour meetings, for example, or mandatory webinars. There aren't many "team-building" functions either. Nor should there be: Camaraderie is inherent in a good newsroom. The result is a tenacious