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Slow down, stay sober: Advice if you're hitting the road this holiday weekend 05/27/2021 02:33pm • Local police and safety leaders expect traffic this holiday weekend to be back near pre-pandemic volume, and they are asking for your help. Chrissy Nizer, administrator with the Maryland Department of Transportation, said it’s a critical weekend for safety: "We do not want to lose any more live Killed while walking: Pedestrian death rate surged during pandemic 05/20/2021 08:15am • Despite cars driving less due to the pandemic, the number of people hit and killed by vehicles jumped dramatically in 2020 — the largest single-year increase in the pedestrian death rate, according the Governors Highway Safety Association. "There was a 21% increase in the number of pedestrians Virginia 2021 primary: House of Delegates races to watch 05/18/2021 04:09am • Editor's note: This story has been updated with more information about fundraising totals in the 50th District. Beyond the high-profile primary contests for Virginia governor and other statewide offices, candidates seeking their party's nod for Virginia’s House of Delegates seats are also on t Washington Improv Theater offers virtual laughs until in-person events return 05/13/2021 01:47am • D.C. entertainment venues can return to full capacity on June 11, but if you need something to tide you over until then, check out the newest virtual events by the Washington Improv Theater. "We've been around for about 23 years in D.C.," Artistic and Executive Director Mark Chalfant told WTO Capitol Police lacked resources amid threat surge, report finds 05/07/2021 11:32am • ▶ Watch Video: Capitol Police face rise in threats, lack "adequate resources," watchdog report says Threats have surged against the people and property that Capitol Police are charged with protecting, according to the most recent report by the department's inspector general, which also The UK is already stretched to breaking point. Boris Johnson's pile of scandals isn't helping matters 05/02/2021 04:25pm • Life isn't much fun for Boris Johnson at the moment. Despite the United Kingdom's successful Covid-19 vaccine rollout and an end to lockdown in sight, the British Prime Minister finds himself engulfed in scandals less than a week before crucial elections take place. The scandals range from allega See orange? Watch out: It's Work Zone Awareness Month in Maryland 04/26/2021 08:40pm • People working to make roads safer to drive on shouldn't have to risk their lives to do their jobs. "That is a heavy concept," said Maryland State Highway Administration spokesperson Sherry Christian, "one that our workers shouldn't have to worry about -- getting home safely to their loved ones." Tidal Basin faces uncertain future with rising waters 04/22/2021 06:44pm • ▶ Watch Video: Rising waters in Washington, D.C., threaten iconic monuments CBS News continues its series "Eye on Earth: Our Planet in Peril," a week of special coverage on our changing planet. On Earth Day, CBS News is shining a light on an ever-growing threat in the nation's capital: Pittman: proposal for third Bay Bridge span should be put ‘on hold’ 04/21/2021 08:29pm • The Maryland Transportation Authority prefers Option 7, from Sandy Point to Kent Island, as pictured here from the Draft Environmental Impact Statement on a proposed third Bay Bridge span. (Courtesy Maryland Transportation Authority) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s new Md. traffic deaths rose last year even with fewer drivers on the road 04/14/2021 12:05pm • Less traffic last year amid pandemic-related closures did not translate into fewer traffic deaths on Maryland roads. In fact, there were more deadly crashes in Maryland in 2020 compared to the year before. Overall, despite fewer drivers on the road, a total of 569 people were killed on Maryland r Md. legislature passes Immigrants’ Rights bill; Hogan veto expected 04/13/2021 03:26am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Following heated debate, the General Assembly passed major immigrants’ rights legislation Monday night. Sponsored by Del. Vaughn Stewar Tegna shareholder says company has pattern of racial bias, insensitivity 04/09/2021 02:17pm • Tysons, Virginia-based television station owner Tegna Inc. has been called on by one of the company’s largest shareholders to open its books and records to investigate what is being called a broad pattern of bias and racially-insensitive behavior. The letter to Tegna’s board of directors is f Too much risk: Pandemic's impact on Md. high school senior 04/09/2021 05:50am • A fraction of Maryland high school students attending Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland are back in classrooms for the first time since March 2020, offering 12th graders anything but a traditional senior year experience. About 30% of Prince George's County students are returning t Montgomery Co. officials talk next steps on mass vaccination site; some shots next week 03/24/2021 04:29pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are providing more details about the mass COVID-19 vaccination site coming to Germantown, including the huge logistics operation required to get it running and how many shots it's expected to administer when it fully launches. The vaccine site at the Germ DC 2nd in pedestrian deaths per 100,000 for first half of 2020 03/23/2021 04:42am • A new report shows pedestrian fatality rates rose in the first six months of 2020 despite a significant drop in driving amid the coronavirus pandemic. A new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association projects that pedestrian death rose 20%, attributed to speeding, distracted and impaire