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How federal layoffs could impact this small Maryland county 03/10/2025 03:33pm • As the Trump administration continues slicing the federal workforce and laying off probational employees in large numbers, much of the conversation on how it impacts Maryland can center around the populous counties that lie just outside of the District of Columbia ��� Prince George���s County and Mo Group gathers at Black Lives Matter Plaza to honor mural 03/09/2025 07:31pm • A group of fraternity brothers wants people to remember why D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza was created in the first place. About 40 members of the Eastern Province Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity gathered at BLM Plaza in Northwest on��Sunday to pray, sing and honor the significance of the mural that' Trump administration looks to address safety for travelers in DC 03/08/2025 07:40am • The U.S. Department of Transportation said it wants to improve travel safety in the nation's capital, with a series of letters to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the heads of Amtrak and Metro. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy���s letters come as the Trump administration has increased its focus on Fairfax County Public Schools to weigh stricter cellphone ban for high schools 03/06/2025 07:40pm • Fairfax County high school students may soon have to keep their phones off and out of sight for the entire school day, not just during class. This week, school staff��recommended��the School Board adopt a stricter ���bell-to-bell��� cellphone ban, replacing the��current policy��of allowing phone us 'Bigger fish to fry': Why DC is making changes to Black Lives Matter Plaza painting 03/05/2025 06:04pm • D.C. will make changes to the large painting of the words "Black Lives Matter" on a street one block from the White House, Mayor Muriel Bowser said a day after a member of Congress introduced legislation demanding the District remove the painting or risk losing federal funding. "We have bigge Fatal pedestrian crashes showed signs of decline last year ��� but not around the DC area 03/04/2025 09:48pm • Adam Snider, a D.C. resident, admits he doesn���t quite feel as safe or comfortable walking around the city compared to a few years ago. ���Watching the drivers around me as I'm walking down the sidewalk, I feel like there's a lot more speeding,��� he said. ���There's a lot more reckless behavior Md. lawmakers consider bill using in-car photos of distracted driving violations, spotlighting privacy issues 02/25/2025 05:30pm • The maker of a traffic camera that uses artificial intelligence to pinpoint whether a driver is violating Maryland's law prohibiting handheld cellphone use while driving told lawmakers, "Distracted driving feels like our generation's drunken driving." That's why Dhruv Maheshwari, cofounder of Obv Montgomery Co. students will see new cellphone rules in new school year, pilot program continues at some schools 02/21/2025 07:19pm • Montgomery County Public Schools will be updating their current cellphone policy by the next school year, but officials are still studying potential changes in a pilot program at 11 schools, including RICA, a special education school with day and residential programs. According to data presented DC legislation hopes to cut doomscrolling distractions in classrooms 01/28/2025 11:54am • Less TikTok and texting, and more history and geometry could be coming for D.C. students as legislation is proposing a ban on cellphones for D.C. public and charter schools. Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto introduced the "Heads Up! Distraction-Free Learning Amendment Act of 2025" on Monday. Md. Rep. Jamie Raskin reacts to preemptive pardon for serving on Jan. 6 panel 01/20/2025 10:00pm • Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat who served on the Jan. 6 Congressional Committee that investigated the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, learned he received a presidential pardon Monday during outgoing President Joe Biden's last few minutes in office. "I started getting calls from a bunch o Next generation dives into Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy at Bethesda's Kid Museum 01/20/2025 06:15pm • For families with young children, marking the birthday of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. meant getting together to reflect on King's work. And for the children gathered at the KID Museum in Bethesda, Maryland, it was a chance to learn about King's dream, and focus on their own hopes for How Fairfax Co.���s middle school cellphone pilot program is working 12/20/2024 04:00pm • Since September, students at Mark Twain Middle School in Rose Hill, Virginia, have entered the building with a gray Yondr pouch intended for their cellphone. When they walk in, they use one of the magnets that���s mounted to the wall to unlock it. They slide their cellphone in, close it, and Arlington Co. schools pass all-day phone ban, with one exception for high schoolers 12/16/2024 05:48pm • When Arlington County, Virginia, students return from winter break, a new bell-to-bell ban on cellphone use will be in place. The Arlington County School Board voted Thursday to implement an all-day ban on student phone use, with high school students being granted brief access at a time to be est Why did crime go down in DC? Here's what leaders say 12/09/2024 05:23pm • D.C.'s mayor joined other leaders Monday in crediting public safety initiatives and community outreach with sinking violent and overall crime rates below pre-pandemic levels. Violent crime is down by 35% compared to last year, according to data from D.C. police. It also showed an 11% decrease in Montgomery Co. police crack down on unsafe drivers 12/04/2024 02:04pm • It's a full-on law enforcement blitz along Maryland Route 355 from the D.C. line all the way to Frederick County. Montgomery County, Rockville City and Maryland State Police are out in force nabbing motorists who are not driving safely. Assistant Montgomery County police Chief David McBain