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'I just want to see them smile again': Father warmed by kindness after car crash 10/11/2021 12:22pm • Tyrone Belton and his two daughters, Faith and Heavyn, were struck while walking in a crosswalk in Southeast last week. (Courtesy Tyrone Belton) The moment came and went in a flash. "I looked to my left, I just saw the front of the Jeep ��� it just rammed me," Tyrone Belton said. "I really th Fall will test leaders' ability to keep Congress on rails 10/11/2021 12:05am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Year-end pileups of crucial legislation and the brinkmanship that goes with them are normal behavior for Congress. This autumn, lawmakers are barreling toward battles that are striking for the risks they pose to both parties and their leaders. Though few doubt that Congress wi Washington Spirit players call for owner to sell following resignation 10/05/2021 10:00pm • Washington Spirit majority owner Steve Baldwin said he is resigning as CEO and managing partner of the club immediately, according to an announcement on the team's Twitter account. In the statement, Baldwin, who purchased the team in 2019, said he has spend recent days thinking about the Spirit's Roy McGrath, Hogan's former chief of staff, indicted for federal, state charges 10/05/2021 01:47pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Roy McGrath, the former chief of staff to Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. (R) and ex-head of the Maryland Environmental Service, faces more th Washington Football facility searched, trainer put on leave 10/04/2021 08:13pm • The Washington Football Team has placed head athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion on administrative leave for what a team statement called an ���ongoing criminal investigation��� unrelated to the club. Federal law enforcement officials, including agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Casa Ruby director steps down after LGBTQ+ shelter loses DC grant 10/03/2021 09:04am • Ruby Corado has stepped down from her position as executive director of Casa Ruby, a 50-bed shelter serving the LGBTQ+ community in the District. Corado's departure comes after an $850,000 grant from the D.C. Department of Human Services was not renewed. Corado commented on the leadership change Pedestrian dead after being struck by van on I-495 in Prince George's Co. 10/02/2021 02:26pm • A Bowie, Maryland, man has died after being struck by a van in Prince George's County in the very early hours of Saturday, police said. Maryland State Police said around 12:15 a.m., a report came in of a pedestrian struck on southbound I-495 at the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Greenbelt. When Source: Wizards offer Bradley Beal new contract extension 10/01/2021 02:27pm • Source: Wizards offer Beal contract extension originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Wizards made a contract extension offer to star guard Bradley Beal on Friday morning, NBC Sports Washington has learned.The move was expected given the signals sent by the organization leading up to the neg DC asks residents to stand up to street harassment 09/29/2021 01:10pm • What���s known as street harassment happens all too frequently, and D.C. leaders are asking residents to help address the issue through a new bystander intervention training program. Street harassment could include suggestive comments, inappropriate touches or gestures, or being followed, accordi Arlington Co. plans to change rules on how it interacts with ICE 09/27/2021 02:11pm • Arlington County, Virginia, has released a framework for updating policies around undocumented immigrants in the hopes of sowing trust in the county government. County Board President Matt de Ferranti said the new policies look to reaffirm access to county services for undocumented immigrants. Th 'A lot of these are preventable': Fire chief speaks out after recent crashes of vehicles into firetrucks 09/26/2021 05:41pm • A firetruck was struck by a car in Montgomery County, Maryland. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service) A local fire chief says recent crashes of cars into firetrucks can be avoided if drivers pay more attention to the road. Last week, two firetrucks were struck in the D.C. area Prince George���s leaders seek end to school board acrimony fueled by disputed ethics reports 09/23/2021 03:50pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Three weeks ago, several members of the Prince George���s County Board of Education��met online��in an effort to resolve a stalemate over th Skiers might be at lower risk for anxiety, study finds 09/15/2021 04:46am • Slaloms through snow are a winter staple for some, but they might have mental health benefits, too. Skiers had a nearly 60% lower risk of getting diagnosed with anxiety disorders compared to non-skiers, according to a study published Friday in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry. Mental health Column: Washington needs to call Cam Newton 09/14/2021 11:24pm • Washington's revolving door at quarterback takes yet another spin. Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera confirmed Monday that Ryan Fitzpatrick, whose debut in Burgundy and Gold lasted less than two quarters and included only six passes, is headed to injured reserve with a hip subluxation tha Inside Met Gala, where there's always someone more famous 09/14/2021 03:23am • U.S. women���s soccer star Megan Rapinoe had just gotten her beverage at the bar at the edge of the room. She looked back at the throbbing crowd of celebrities packed into the center of the airy Petrie Court, where the Met Gala was holding its cocktail reception. Even for a world-renowned athlete