Search

DC parking restrictions and street closures for Saturday's Purple Stride walk/run 04/28/2022 06:53am • Expect parking restrictions and street closures in D.C. beginning Friday night tied to an event aimed at ending pancreatic cancer on Saturday morning. D.C. police said the following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking and closed to vehicle traffic for 2022 Purple Stride 5k Walk/Run: Fauci says US 'out of the pandemic phase' 04/27/2022 10:08am • If you're looking for good news these days, Dr. Anthony Fauci might have some to offer: The United States, he believes, is emerging from the pandemic phase, as infection rates trend lower and restrictions are lifted. Fauci, the public face of the nation's response to COVID-19 across two preside Ground beef recalled nationwide over E. coli concerns 04/27/2022 08:09am • More than 120,000 pounds of ground beef are being recalled for possible E. coli contamination. New Jersey-based Lakeside Refrigerated Services said concerns emerged after routine food safety testing of imported products. The affected products were shipped to retailers nationwide under various lab 2022 NBA Draft Lottery Simulator: Jabari Smith the choice if Wizards win No. 1 pick 04/26/2022 05:12pm • Lottery simulation: What if Wizards get the No. 1 pick? originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Wizards are back in the NBA draft lottery, set for May 17, which means we at NBC Sports Washington are rediscovering the fun of Tankathon. It's a great website that has many features, but one in p 'Their response mattered': Capital Gazette shooting responders honored 04/26/2022 11:35am • For the first time, emergency responders and an eyewitness who helped victims after the 2018 shooting at the Capital Gazette have been formally honored, in Annapolis, Maryland. "I am so honored to be able to talk about something that I wanted to talk about for three years but couldn't do so until New Va. law, digital map funding aims to improve school emergency response 04/26/2022 08:58am • Keeping children safe at school is at the top of most parents' priority lists — Virginia is taking steps to help first responders quickly defuse a major emergency at a school. A newly signed Virginia law, House Bill 741, introduced by Del. Robert Bell, a Republican, requires school boards to cr City of Annapolis extends outdoor dining by 6 months 04/26/2022 07:32am • After a lengthy discussion on Monday night, the city council in Annapolis, Maryland, passed a resolution unanimously to extend outdoor dining for another six months while its impact is studied. "Let's get to work," Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley said after the resolution passed. The resolution EPA official gets behind-the-scenes tour of WSSC Water's testing lab 04/25/2022 09:58pm • A top-ranking Environmental Protection Agency official got a behind-the-scenes tour of one of the nation’s largest water utilities. Radhika Fox, an assistant administrator for the EPA's Office of Water, toured WSSC Water's under-construction raw water pipeline and its Silver Spring laboratory, Months after devastating tornado, Kentucky focuses on rebuilding 04/24/2022 09:46am • MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Sundays at the Bullock home in rural Kentucky were filled with lasting memories: big family dinners, cornhole, basketball and karaoke. Those gatherings ended the night of Dec. 10, when a massive tornado obliterated their Dawson Springs house, trapping Chris Bullock, 17-year Arlington County grants approval for Amazon's helix-shaped HQ tower 04/23/2022 02:10pm • This artist rendering provided by Amazon shows the next phase of the company's headquarters redevelopment to be built in Arlington, Va. The Arlington county Board gave approval Saturday, April 23, 2022 to Amazon's plans to build a unique, helix-shaped tower as the centerpiece of its emerging second DC police discover 'sniper-type setup' in Van Ness apartment where dead suspect was found 04/23/2022 08:27am • The man police believe randomly shot four people in Northwest D.C. Friday afternoon has been found dead, and police say he had "sniper-type setup" in an apartment. D.C. police Chief Robert Contee said police believe the man killed himself as officers were entering the fifth-floor apartment w Reagan National Airport plans exercise to simulate aircraft accident 04/23/2022 06:54am • Heads up, if you're around Reagan National Airport on Saturday: Authorities are conducting an emergency exercise that includes simulating an aircraft accident complete with smoke, fire and a large emergency response. The emergency exercise will start at 8 a.m. and wrap up by noon, the Metropolita Lower body workouts that get results 04/23/2022 04:00am • If you want to stay fit and healthy and live a longer, more mobile and enjoyable life, you must keep your lower body strong. That's because a significant portion of "the muscle in your body is below your waist," explains Dan Daly, coach, trainer and co-creator of the Equinox Group Swim Program EQXH2 Checklist for keeping kids safe on playgrounds 04/22/2022 12:49pm • As the weather warms, children and their parents will spend more time outdoors — for younger kids, it's hard to top the lure of a playground. Each year, more than 200,000 children's trips to the playground end in a trip to a hospital emergency room. Of those injuries, 79% are fall-related and a Emergency lane closures on Roosevelt Bridge set to end in June 04/21/2022 10:12pm • In late February, construction crews noticed issues on the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge that led to the emergency closure of three middle lanes on the Interstate 66 crossing. Now, Everett Lott, the director of the District’s Department of Transportation, says the work in those center lanes should be