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Virginia's spring burn ban goes into effect Saturday 02/13/2025 02:34pm • Virginia’s statewide burning law, which prohibits outdoor burning between midnight and 4 p.m., is in effect from Saturday, Feb. 15 through April 30. Violation of the burning law is a Class 3 misdemeanor punishable with a fine of up to $500. Those who allow a fire to escape may be liable for sup Chinatown Commercial Corridor Hub addresses safety concerns, connects DC residents to services 02/12/2025 09:26pm • Renetta Martin was looking for somewhere to make a copy in November when she stumbled upon the city’s Safe Commercial Corridor Hub across the street from the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station. It looks like an ordinary office space from the outside, but when she and her son, Zion, entered, WSSC lifts Prince George's Co. boil water advisory, urges residents to flush lines first 02/12/2025 05:40pm • WSSC Water officially lifted its boil water advisory Wednesday for customers in Prince George's County, Maryland, following a water main break. In a release, the utility said test results organized with the Maryland Department of the Environment had confirmed water was now safe for public consump How free hospice services ensure dignity, quality of life for patients and their families 02/12/2025 04:47pm • This content is sponsored by Capital Caring Health. Capital Caring Health is one of the original hospice providers in the country and the oldest in the Washington, D.C., area. The nonprofit started when the hospice movement began in the United States in 1977, and today it serves nearly 1,400 How to embrace heart health at every age 02/12/2025 03:55pm • This content is sponsored by MedStar Health. Heart disease is the leading cause of the death in the United States. Half of all men and one-third of women will experience some form of cardiovascular disease in their lifetime. But there are many ways to reduce your risks for heart disease, and Parts of DC region top 5 inches of snow with flakes still rapidly falling 02/11/2025 06:47pm • Parts of the D.C. area reached around a half-foot of snow Tuesday night, with flakes still falling at a rapid rate, sticking to roadways and making for treacherous driving conditions during the evening commute and beyond. Parts of Northern Virginia, including Dumfries, topped 4 inches of accu VHSL changes transgender policy in accordance with President Trump's executive order 02/11/2025 05:10pm • The Virginia High School League announced Monday afternoon that it will comply with President Donald Trump's executive order to keep transgender women from playing on women’s high school sports teams. The league's executive committee voted Monday to change the policy. The VHSL is the princip DC region braces for up to 8 inches of heavy snow Tuesday 02/10/2025 03:26pm • Residents across the D.C. area are bracing for another round of snow as forecasters are warning the region will see several inches of fresh powder come Tuesday. The National Weather Service said Monday that a winter storm warning would be in effect from 1 p.m. on Tuesday to 7 a.m. Wednesday as s Beltway Basketball Beat: Plenty of takeaways from a tale of 2 George's 02/07/2025 06:54am • Easy nights in the Atlantic 10 are few and far between. For coaches, players, and sometimes the rims. On Wednesday, A-10 leading George Mason visited George Washington and the first half saw both teams struggle to find their shooting stroke, combining for 32 points with both teams shooting under 30% Opening date for DC's new hospital revealed 02/06/2025 06:08pm • In a major announcement related to medical care, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday that the city's new hospital is expected to open in just a couple of months. Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health, near the Congress Heights Metro Station in Southeast, will open its doors April 15 Thousands across DC region left without power after freezing rain creates slick morning commute 02/06/2025 04:30pm • Freezing rain created a slippery morning commute for those driving to work in the D.C. area on Thursday as many other residents were faced with widespread power outages. As the freezing rain sweeps through the region, thousands across the District, Maryland and Virginia were left without electric Montgomery Co. road dedicated to police officer who died in crash 3 years ago 02/04/2025 08:40pm • A portion of a road in Montgomery County, Maryland's Spencerville community was dedicated to a police officer who died three years ago to the day. On the morning of Feb. 4, 2023, Montgomery County police officer Douglas Haggerty, 36, was involved in a single car crash on Spencerville Road nea Oxfam America: Trump move to dismantle USAID 'cruel' and 'really has exceeded our imagination' 02/04/2025 01:35pm • The Trump administration's freeze on foreign aid and the move to dismantle USAID is already "having deadly consequences for millions of people living in dire humanitarian emergencies and extreme poverty," said Abby Maxman, president and CEO of Oxfam America, in a WTOP interview. "Dismantling AID 2 killed in Oxon Hill house fire, Prince George's Co. officials say 02/03/2025 04:56pm • A man and a women were killed in a house fire in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Sunday night, according to the Prince George's County Fire and EMS Department. First responders were called to a two-story, single family home in the 5500 block of Galloway Drive at around 6:45 p.m., the department said in a Car Review: A refined and still large Chevy Traverse is just what family buyers are looking for in 2025 02/03/2025 05:29am • When you’re looking for a large, three-row crossover that rivals large, big dollar SUVs, it’s hard to find one as large as the Traverse. And, a major makeover is what potential buyers have been looking for. Gone is the bland styling of the last Traverse. It shuns the crossover’s so