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‘We’re like a family’: Emergency nurses describe the team at Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center 10/12/2022 12:47pm • This content is sponsored by Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center. Being a helpful person has been a lifelong calling for Jhonni Jones. As a child, Jones would try to take care of every stray animal she could find, and she would be there to assist family members as her cousins, Loudoun Co. school board to weigh name changes for 10 schools 10/12/2022 10:25am • The Loudoun County School Board has heard from local researchers, who believe 10 current school names should be looked at more closely for Confederate or segregationist associations. The board heard from Stephen Hammond and Larry Branch from the Black History Committee of the Friends of Thomas Ba Chesapeake Bay leaders resolute even as cleanup targets become more elusive 10/12/2022 09:25am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. As a 2025 federal deadline for states to meet ambitious goals for cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay draws closer, it is starting to dawn on sta Road closures, parking restrictions for Capitals' Rock the Red Carpet pregame event 10/12/2022 05:05am • D.C. police have posted road closures and parking restrictions for events related to Wednesday's Washington Capitals regular-season opener. One street will be posted as Emergency No Parking from 7 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday. F Street from 6th Street NW to 7th Street NW Meanwhile, the Fairfax Co. leaders support keeping pandemic-era outdoor dining 10/11/2022 10:58pm • Restaurants that took their business outside when the pandemic struck may be able to continue serving their customers al fresco under a proposal to continue outdoor dining in Fairfax County, Virginia. More Fairfax County News More Coronavirus News More Food & Restaurant News Judge gives go-ahead for Maryland to demolish old Nice-Middleton Bridge 10/11/2022 07:46pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A coalition of cycling groups has fallen short in their efforts to block the state from dismantling the old Nice-Middleton Bridge in Charles Prince George's Co. youth curfew extended through end of year 10/11/2022 03:45pm • Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said enforcement of a youth curfew will be extended through the end of the year, saying it has helped protect children and also coincided with a drop in crime in the Maryland county. When Alsobrooks first announced stronger enforcement of the you Critics warn expedited procurement for Western Maryland Hospital Center is veiled attempt at privatization 10/11/2022 02:37pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Employees at the Western Maryland Health Center like Brian Miller said its unique status in the Washington County area provides not only spe Fall colors west of DC found on satellite 10/11/2022 06:29am • A burst or two of red, orange and gold are now showing up around the D.C. area, but the true fall foliage is just 150 miles west of Capital early this week. In fact, the color is so vibrant, it can be seen from space. More Local News More Weather News The Geostationary Op Lawsuit seeks to halt demolition of old Nice Bridge as new bridge set to open Wednesday 10/10/2022 09:37pm • The new Nice-Middleton Bridge over the Potomac River connecting Maryland and Virginia is scheduled to open on Wednesday. But a group of biking and outdoor enthusiasts is saying that as the new bridge goes up, the old bridge does not have to come down — and they filed a lawsuit in federal court to Fire Prevention Week theme: 'Fire won't wait, plan your escape' 10/10/2022 06:49pm • Fire safety messages continue to evolve. Throughout the years, kids have been taught to "Stop, drop and roll" to extinguish burning clothes. Now, the intensity and speed of fires in modern homes places the emphasis on recognizing the sound of smoke alarms and knowing how to get out quickly. â Hyattsville stabbing suspect turns himself over to police 10/08/2022 09:22pm • A suspect in a homicide who police in Hyattsville, Maryland, say stabbed his victim 17 times, turned himself in on Wednesday. In the statement, police said they charged Rene Morales, of Hyattsville, with attempted first degree murder, attempted second degree murder, assault in the first degree, a Montgomery County planning director ousted 10/07/2022 10:35pm • The Montgomery County, Maryland, department that looks at community masterplans and reviews applications for development has had a change of leadership after its director since 2013 was ousted months before retirement. The Montgomery County Planning Board said Friday that it had named Tanya Stern Maryland’s highest court upholds order allowing early counting of mail-in ballots 10/07/2022 08:20pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A legal skirmish over the upcoming election came to an apparent conclusion on Friday when the Maryland Court of Appeals issued an order allowi 'I believe in second chances': Youngest sniper survivor, 20 years after Lee Boyd Malvo shot him 10/07/2022 04:01am • For a 13-year-old boy, someone 17 seems much older. Twenty years later, Iran Brown and Lee Boyd Malvo are both men in their middle 30s: "Our lives are forever intertwined," Brown told WTOP. "He's the guy who tried to kill me." More Local News PHOTOS: Beltway Snipers artifacts — An