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Prince George's Co. to enforce teen curfew to combat crime: 'These kids don't just need a hug' 09/05/2022 05:04pm • Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks says police in the Maryland county will begin stepping up enforcement of an already on-the-books curfew to keep teens off the streets at night, amid a rise in carjackings and other violent crime. The announcement Monday of a get-tough approach on Md. State Board of Elections files petition asking courts to speed up November mail ballot counts 09/05/2022 10:30am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. After an extended primary season, the Maryland State Board of Elections has formally asked the Montgomery County Circuit Court for help in Car Review: 2022 Toyota GR Supra 2.0 gives you fun with a smaller engine and price tag 09/05/2022 05:08am • This is the third new generation Toyota Supra that I’ve driven. This new Supra comes with a friendlier starting price tag than the last one I drove in 2021. The biggest reason for the lower price is a smaller four-cylinder turbo engine powering this sleek sports car. While not as quick as the 22 of the USA's most underrated destinations 09/04/2022 10:00am • Disney World, Times Square and Yellowstone National Park can be packed to the rafters with tourists. But there are plenty of other places across the United States that continue to fly beneath the travel radar. While there are literally hundreds of locations that fit that description, here are 22 How America turned into a nation of snackers 09/03/2022 06:59am • Forget breakfast, lunch and dinner. People can't get enough of the in-between. Big companies report that snack sales are soaring. Net sales of Doritos, Cheetos, Ruffles, PopCorners, Smartfood and SunChips grew by double digits in the second quarter. Retail sales of Pirate's Booty jumped about 32% Space training nonprofit plans simulation center in Reston 09/01/2022 12:10pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Reston-based nonprofit Interstellar Dreams has announced plans to build a new “space center” in Northern Virginia by 2023, with the g Labor Day getaway: Lots of traffic expected 09/01/2022 09:41am • The Labor Day getaway in the D.C. region is expected to be near pre-pandemic levels, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. People typically start to hit the roads for the Delmarva beaches and the Maryland and Virginia mountains Thursday afternoon, according to WTOP Traffic reporters. Listen t James Madison moves up and the FCS world they left behind 09/01/2022 04:17am • James Madison University goes from being the big fish in the CAA pond to one of many fish in the SBC lake. The perennial top 10 Football Championship Subdivision program (eight straight trips to the NCAA playoffs) plays its first fall in Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) this year. While one doe What to know about preparing emergency kits for at home and to go 08/31/2022 11:21pm • Gathering printed copies of important paperwork is best done before the information is actually needed, and September, being National Preparedness Month, is a good time to get started. You should have a hard copies of insurance, prescriptions and identification documents in case they get damaged Police looking for suspect in Northeast shooting involving off-duty FBI Police officer 08/31/2022 08:59pm • Additional details emerge surrounding a shooting in Northeast D.C. that involved an off-duty FBI Police officer. The shooting happened last Saturday afternoon near Kenilworth Avenue. According to the police report, the off-duty FBI Police officer told local law enforcement that he was traveling o 3 teens wounded in 2 separate shooting incidents in DC 08/31/2022 01:36pm • Two teenagers were shot outside of a charter school in Northeast, and another in a building just a couple miles away in Southeast D.C. Wednesday morning. Police believe the incidents are unrelated. Just before 10 a.m. Wednesday, the D.C. police got a call about a double shooting outside the IDEA Anne Arundel opens preregistration for monkeypox vaccines 08/30/2022 08:13am • Eligible residents in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, can preregister to get vaccinated against monkeypox as the health department grapples with limited supply during the public health emergency. The free vaccines are available to residents who fall into the high risk category, according to a news Va. congresswoman seeks answers on next steps following IG report on January snowstorm 08/29/2022 08:50pm • A Virginia congresswoman wants to know what steps are being taken to prevent future snow-related traffic backups such as the one that snarled traffic and stranded motorists on Interstate 95 last January. In a letter to Gov. Glenn Youngkin, U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, who represents the area of Small business environment in the DMV: A look forward 08/29/2022 01:55pm • 2020, 2021 and now 2022. The pandemic continues to affect the economic landscape, as do other economic challenges with 2023 on the horizon. Our small business community, so vital to the region’s local economies, has been particularly hard hit. How can small and medium-size businesses across met Dramatic shift: Montgomery County Council likely to see first female majority in decades 08/29/2022 10:20am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Sitting side-by-side at a long table in the Montgomery County Council office building last week, it was easy to see just how different the c