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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 Car Review: 2022 Cadillac CT5 V-Series Blackwing rocks big power and a manual transmission 08/29/2022 06:26am • 660+ supercharged horses, manual transmission and a Cadillac? The 2022 CT5 V-Series Blackwing will open you eyes what a luxury sedan can be. After a few years of sitting out, Cadillac is back with a vengeance with its V series of sports sedans. The CT5 V-Series Blackwing is the top-of-the-line mid-s Two Hyattsville teenage drug overdose incidents prompt police warning 08/28/2022 08:03am • After two separate incidents of drug overdoses involving teenagers within three days, the Hyattsville Police Department in Prince George’s County, Maryland, is issuing a warning to the public. “The DMV has been seeing an increase in drug overdose cases, in part because of the addition of Fent With the preseason done, here's a Commanders 53-man roster projection 08/27/2022 10:00pm • With preseason done, here's a Commanders 53-man roster projection originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Washington Commanders will cut their roster down to 53 players on Tuesday. Here, Pete Hailey predicts who those 53 will be.Quarterbacks (3)Carson Wentz, Taylor Heinicke, Sam HowellN Howard University welcomes incoming freshmen during Bison Week Safety Fair 08/27/2022 08:00pm • Howard University is putting campus security at the forefront with this year’s Bison Week Safety Fair, an event to welcome incoming freshmen and provide tools to keep students safe, both on and off campus. Students learned about safe drinking limits, self-defense and active shooter response, am DC public schools push back student immunization deadlines 08/26/2022 04:20pm • D.C. public schools are pushing back enforcement deadlines for students who fail to receive their required vaccinations, including against COVID-19. According to the new attendance guidelines issued Friday, students age 12 or older will have until Jan. 3, 2023, to have received all the needed dos Judge strikes down COVID-19 vaccine mandate for DC employees 08/26/2022 10:35am • City government workers in the District can no longer be punished for choosing not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a D.C. Superior Court judge who effectively threw out the COVID-19 vaccine mandate that applied to all D.C. employees. Judge Maurice Ross ruled Thursday that D.C. Mayor Weekend Road and Rail: I-66 transforms at Beltway and US-50, Open Streets DC, Metro preps for fall project 08/26/2022 04:00am • The Express Lanes expansion project that Transforms I-66 Outside the Beltway will have closures at Interstate 495 and U.S. Route 50 in Virginia. Roadwork and bridge maintenance is on the agenda in parts of Maryland. And Metro prepares for upcoming shutdowns. Here's what you need to know to get ar Why a new elementary school in Hyattsville is nicknamed 'the Chia Pet School' 08/25/2022 02:39pm • There's something different about an elementary school opening Monday in Hyattsville, Maryland: A lot of it was built in another state and then shipped in. The Cherokee Lane Elementary School is nicknamed the "Chia Pet School" because it essentially popped up over the course of a weekend, sai Loudoun students head back to school 08/25/2022 08:05am • Elaine E. Thompson Elementary School opened in Loudoun County on Aug. 25, 2022. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) It's back to school for more than 80,000 kids in Loudoun County, Virginia, on Thursday. Here are a few changes in the school system: The county is opening Elaine E. Thompson Elementary DC schools offer to help enroll migrant children 08/25/2022 07:26am • As D.C. continues to deal with thousands of migrants who have been bused into the District from Texas and Arizona, city school officials said they are offering to help enroll dozens of migrant children. Of the migrants who have arrived so far, about 40 are school-aged, according to D.C. Public Sc 6 hurt in collision between DC Fire & EMS truck, tour bus 08/24/2022 10:10pm • A collision involving a D.C. Fire & EMS truck and a tour bus injured six people late Wednesday morning. It happened just before noon near Pennsylvania and Alabama avenues in Southeast D.C. The emergency responders were on their way to a fire when the crash happened. More Local N Nationals’ starting pitchers extend MLB-record winless streak to 40 games 08/24/2022 11:48am • Nats’ starters extend MLB-record winless streak to 40 games originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Nationals’ starting rotation has been historically bad this season and they’ve got the streak to prove it.Erick Fedde returned from the injured list Wednesday after missing a