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Blossom watch: DC cherry trees reach 2nd stage as officials predict early peak bloom 03/01/2023 03:50pm • D.C.'s iconic cherry blossoms are predicted to reach peak bloom between March 22 and March 25. The announcement was made by Jeff Reinbold, superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks for the National Park Service, during a news conference with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Wednesday morning Maryland food bank braces for more hungry mouths after emergency benefits are reduced 03/01/2023 03:44pm • Many in the D.C. region might find it a little harder to buy food after additional federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP benefits, ended Tuesday for many states. Now, the Maryland Food Bank is bracing for more hungry mouths to come to their doors. Emergency allotments adde Novavax value sinks on warning about its future 03/01/2023 01:00pm • Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Novavax, whose protein-based COVID-19 vaccine was a latecomer to the market, lost as much as a quarter of its value Wednesday, after the company warned of substantial doubt about its ability to stay in business. Novavax estimates it has sufficient capital available to Beltway Basketball Beat: The March into Madness continues... and Girl Scout Cookie rankings 03/01/2023 07:54am • March may "enter like a lion," but for me, it hits like a sledgehammer. Just when I had gotten the NFL playoffs out of my system (along with the corresponding nachos and wings), it's time to fire up a month of thrills, chills, spills and much more. More Beltway Basketball Beat More ‘Zombie drug’ challenging response to Maryland opioid crisis 03/01/2023 04:43am • The opioid epidemic in Maryland has entered a new and uncertain phase. Xylazine — also called "tranq" and "zombie drug" — is showing up more and more in the illicit drug supply across the state. "It's pretty scary," Maryland's newly appointed Special Secretary for Opioid Response Emily Keller Grand jury probing $55M loan; Commanders deny owner Dan Snyder sought legal shield 02/28/2023 12:50pm • The Washington Commanders are denying reports that Dan Snyder placed a condition on his selling of the team: that the NFL cover his future legal costs and liability. The Washington Post reported on Monday night that Snyder and his attorneys demanded NFL owners and the league indemnify him against Driver dies after multivehicle crash near National Zoo that left 7 injured 02/28/2023 07:39am • The driver of a Tesla involved in a multivehicle crash in Northwest D.C. last week has died after succumbing to his injuries. Early Tuesday, Feb. 21, the driver of a Tesla, occupied by five people, turned into two-way traffic in the 3000 block of Connecticut Avenue near the National Zoo in Woodle How Montgomery Co. schools plan to crack down on students' fentanyl use 02/28/2023 04:23am • The Montgomery County Public School system has released a plan to combat the rise in opioid use and overdoses in the Maryland county's over 200 schools — including a crackdown on how long and when students can be in the restroom. In a statement released Friday, the Maryland school system announ DC unveils newer, bigger Emergency Operations Center 02/27/2023 05:15pm • Emergency responders in D.C. have been busy in recent years — whether it’s at the city or federal level. Now, the next time things hit the fan, District and federal officials have an improved space to coordinate a response. The city’s new Emergency Operations Center sits off South Capitol S Santos was questioned by Secret Service in 2017 credit card fraud probe 02/25/2023 04:02pm • When George Santos' Florida address was found in 2017 inside a rental car used by the suspect in an ATM skimming investigation, the United States Secret Service came knocking. Investigators from the agency located Santos in New York City, the future congressman's hometown, where they intervie What could be behind the rise in youth overdoses across DC region? 02/24/2023 05:13pm • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP’s weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. What may be driving a rise in youth overdoses? What it is: Several weeks ago, dozens of community members in Arlington, Virginia, rallied outside Wakefield High School, after Wizards convert Jordan Goodwin to standard NBA contract, waive Will Barton 02/24/2023 02:39pm • Wizards convert Goodwin to standard NBA contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   Wizards guard Jordan Goodwin continues to earn his stripes, and will now play for the Wizards on a full-time contract. The Wizards converted Goodwin's two-way contract to a standard NBA Gov. Moore makes his pick for Maryland State Police superintendent 02/23/2023 06:00pm • Maryland Gov. Wes Moore named a veteran of the Maryland State Police to lead the agency as superintendent. In a news conference in Annapolis on Thursday, Moore announced that the current acting superintendent, Lt. Col. Roland Butler, is his pick to assume the job on a permanent basis. Baltimore COVID testing site to close this week, cites declining hospitalizations 02/23/2023 07:41am • The State Center Vaccination, Testing and Treatment site in Baltimore, Maryland, is set to close Saturday after over a year of providing free COVID-19 services to residents. The site opened in November 2021 and offered free vaccinations and boosters, on-site testing services, at-home tests and KN New head of DC 911 promises 'complete policy overhaul' 02/22/2023 03:28pm • The new leader of D.C.'s heavily-criticized 911 call center said she would be beefing up oversight within the agency and implementing increased training requirements over the next 90 days. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli) Promising a "complete policy overhaul," the new leader of D.C.'s heavily-criticized 91