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Predicting the Super Bowl Halftime hip-hop set list of Dre, Snoop, Blige, Lamar, Eminem 02/10/2022 01:46pm • After years of pop and rock acts, it's time for hip-hop to shine Sunday at the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show will feature five legends: L.A. natives Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar, New York native Mary J. Blige and Detroit favorite Eminem. Together, they've racked up Hogan asks Md. board of education to end mask policy 02/10/2022 11:05am • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Thursday asked the state board of education to dump its mask policy, citing improved health metrics and vaccine availability for kids. In a statement, Hogan claimed there was "growing consensus among medical professionals, parents and bipartisan state officials" for d Fatal fires in St. Louis, Baltimore expose vacant home risks 02/10/2022 09:29am • ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thick smoke billowed from the vacant, crumbling St. Louis house, but Benjamin Polson knew homeless people might be inside taking refuge from the January chill. So the 33-year-old firefighter went in. It cost him his life. Eleven days later, three Baltimore firefighters died Here are 3 smaller Md. climate bills that could have a big impact 02/10/2022 08:06am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022, wide-ranging legislation that would revolutionize the way Maryland confronts climate change, is un Virginia House to quickly take up school mask issue 02/10/2022 06:20am • Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert promised Wednesday that the state's House of Delegates would vote as soon as possible on a bill that gives families the ability to opt-out of COVID-19 mask mandates issued by school systems. "Kids can't wait any longer," said Gilbert, R-Shenandoah. Gilbert's Fredericksburg creates crisis intervention team to aid police on mental health calls 02/09/2022 04:27pm • The Fredericksburg, Virginia, police are partnering to create the area’s first team to respond to mental health calls. The Crisis Intervention Response Team will pair one Fredericksburg police officer and one clinician from Rappahannock Area Community Services specialized in crisis intervention Deep dive needed on DC racial health disparities, researchers say 02/09/2022 01:10pm • This report is part of WTOP's coverage of Black History Month. Read more stories on WTOP.com here. Researchers say structural racism has left D.C. with stark differences in health outcomes, and a new study takes a deeper look into the issue. “We are constantly talking about these racial disp Virginia Senate advances bill to ban school mask mandates 02/08/2022 05:25pm • Parents in Virginia are a step closer to being able to disregard local school board requirements that their children wear masks in school. The Virginia state Senate on Tuesday voted to advance a law that would prevent local school boards from implementing a mask requirement in schools. The legisl Several Hogan nominees clear Senate panel; vote on Transportation Secretary is delayed 02/08/2022 09:57am • Members of the Senate’s Committee on Executive Nominations met online on Monday to consider dozens of nominations submitted by Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R). (Zoom/Screenshot) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland M Man accused of killing woman along DC 295 was awaiting grand jury decision 02/07/2022 09:21pm • The man charged with second-degree murder in the killing of a woman who was found along D.C. 295 this past weekend is awaiting a grand jury's decision in an unrelated domestic violence case. Four witnesses told police after they pulled off Interstate 295 near the Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast exi Measles case reported in Fairfax Co. 02/07/2022 04:53pm • The Fairfax County Health Department in Virginia said it has identified a case of measles in the Fairfax Health District. In a statement Monday, the department said that the patient was unvaccinated and had recently traveled internationally. The department is reaching out to people who were in cl Conservative group promoting clean energy lands in Maryland 02/07/2022 08:41am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A national conservative group that promotes the development of clean energy has set up a chapter in Maryland and plans to work with proper What to know about the history of Winter Olympic Medals 02/05/2022 08:18am • What to Know About the History of Winter Olympic Medals originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   Thousands of athletes competing in Beijing, all in pursuit of an elusive gold medal. Household names like Shaun White and Mikaela Shiffrin are hoping to add to their collection and defen 'The jail has become Arlington's mental health hospital': Latest inmate death sparks calls for change 02/05/2022 02:59am • Over the past 15 months, three inmates have died at the Arlington County Detention Center in Virginia. They are latest in a series of seven deaths that stretch back seven years. The most recent was Tuesday, when a 41-year-old homeless man went into cardiac arrest at the jail's infirmary. Md.'s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner reaches out to FEMA for help with autopsy backlog 02/04/2022 08:02pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The backlog of decedents to be autopsied at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has grown so vast that the agency reached out to the