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No charges for ride-share driver in Arlington restaurant crash 10/19/2022 01:30pm • Several people were injured when a car crashed into an Arlington, Virginia, restaurant Aug. 12. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) The ride-share driver who crashed into Ireland’s Four Courts pub in Arlington in August, seriously injuring several people, will not face criminal charges. In a brief statemen Insults slung in Anne Arundel debate; Haire and Pittman find they still have plenty to agree upon 10/19/2022 10:18am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The election for Anne Arundel County executive is one of the most competitive and consequential in the state this fall, and the stakes were Nearing capacity, Children's National Hospital warns of long waits for non-urgent visits 10/18/2022 06:22pm • Children’s National Hospital in D.C. is among hospitals nationwide that are seeing a significant increase in emergency department visits and admissions. As a result, the hospital is warning families with non-urgent issues that they may experience long waits before they are seen. The increase Online, word of mouth grass-roots effort emerges to oppose legalizing cannabis 10/18/2022 12:52pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Heidi Rochon says she continues to experience the negative effects medical cannabis has brought to a few of her family members, who never us Millennial Money: When pinching pennies isn’t enough 10/18/2022 07:00am • Scaling back streaming subscriptions is solid savings advice for some. But what if the choice you’re faced with is not whether to pay for Netflix or Hulu, but whether to pay for food or electricity? Millions of Americans face food, housing and general financial insecurity every year, according Car Review: Volkswagen hops in the smaller crossover market with the spacious Taos 10/17/2022 06:37am • The next big thing from Volkswagen is its smallest crossover, the 2022 Taos. When you’re looking for a spacious three-row SUV or large compact crossover, VW has you covered. But if you wanted something smaller, you were out of luck until now. VW has a new smaller crossover. Usually, a smaller Residents respond to HUD report on failures at DC Housing Authority 10/14/2022 08:37pm • Days after a scathing report laying out public housing failures, the D.C. Housing Authority held an emergency meeting with its board on the report, issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The discussion between board members and the agency’s leadership was not made publi New app can give Fairfax Co. first responders info on your special needs in emergencies 10/14/2022 02:47pm • A new system in Fairfax County, Virginia, lets people create profiles detailing special needs or situations firefighters might encounter in an emergency. "If you have somebody in your home who is visually impaired or hard of hearing, or perhaps bedridden or mobility-limited, you can put that Md. tax deadlines extended for Fiona, Ian victims until 2023 10/14/2022 12:58pm • Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot announced Thursday that he'll extend tax deadlines for non-resident individual and business taxpayers who were affected by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian. The extension, which lasts until until Feb. 15, 2023, is for residential and commercial victims of either hurric Animal populations plummeted over last 50 years, report says 10/14/2022 11:38am • ▶ Watch Video: Wildlife populations have declined dramatically in past 50 years, report says A shocking new report paints a grim picture of the state of the planet. The world is facing "double" emergencies, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature found, as the climate crisis deepens and ani Weekend Road and Rail: 1st weekend for Nice/Middleton Bridge, work on I-66 and road closures in DC 10/14/2022 06:22am • This will be the first weekend for the new Nice/Middleton Bridge on U.S. 301 over the Potomac, and a few 66 Transformation Project changes see firsts. There are events with street closures in the District, and Metro work requires single tracking on three lines. Here's what to watch for. Roadwork M DC may delay COVID-19 vaccination deadline for students again 10/13/2022 11:27pm • D.C.’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination deadline for eligible school kids, may be pushed back again. The D.C. Council is expected to take a vote on temporary and emergency legislation on Nov. 1 to push back the deadline almost another year to the beginning of the 2023-24 school year. The current DC bar that lost liquor license for violating COVID regulations files suit against health dept. 10/13/2022 09:52pm • A D.C. bar that lost its liquor license for not complying with vaccine rules filed a lawsuit against the District's health department, challenging the city's right to close it during the pandemic. The Big Board on H Street Northeast was closed from January until April, after D.C. pulled its liquo DC cuts the ribbon on new emergency shelter for domestic violence victims 10/13/2022 03:04pm • As part of its recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the District and its nonprofit partner My Sister's Place cut the ribbon Thursday on a new emergency shelter for domestic violence victims -- one of two new buildings DC's Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants purchased this year DC deputy mayor Geldart resigns in wake of assault charge, residency questions 10/12/2022 06:46pm • D.C.'s embattled deputy mayor for public safety and justice — facing scrutiny over an allegation of assault and battery and questions about his residency in Virginia — is stepping down. In a news conference Wednesday afternoon, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said she was "saddened" to announce she