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Protesters rally to stop DC from closing applications for rent relief program 10/24/2021 04:05pm • D.C.'s pandemic rental assistance program will stop accepting applications on Wednesday. Protestors at a Sunday rally said that's too early. Emily Lockwood, an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, gathered with a group of fellow protesters outside the John Wilson building on Penns Woman arrested after crashing into state police vehicle 10/24/2021 03:22pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Police say a Delaware woman has been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence after crashing into a Delaware State Police vehicle. Troopers were responding to a report of a disabled vehicle that was involved in a deer collision early Sunday in the area of Inter Expect street closures for DC's 34th annual High Heel Drag Race 10/23/2021 01:15pm • The District's 34th Annual High Heel Drag Race will kick off on Oct. 26 in Dupont Circle and will affect traffic flow in D.C. throughout the afternoon and evening. Mayor Muriel Bowser and thousands of spectators will cheer on the race down 17th Street Northwest starting at 9 p.m. on Tuesday. A pa For now, Brown, Smith and O’Malley top long list of potential candidates to succeed Frosh 10/22/2021 12:37pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. As falling political dominoes go, the announcement Thursday by Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) that he won’t seek a third term in 20 Just because Tua isn't the answer doesn't mean WFT isn't asking QB questions 10/20/2021 06:55pm • Tua not answer but Washington is definitely asking QB questions originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Washington Football Team is not interested in Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. At all.Multiple sources explained that to NBC Sports Washington on Wednesday after an internet rumor conn Anne Arundel Co. superintendent addresses bus driver shortages with county delegation 10/20/2021 06:20am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. In the wake of bus driver shortages and student violence in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Superintendent George Arlotto spoke with Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle recounts tragic plane crash in new movie 10/20/2021 01:12am • Listen to the full conversation on our podcast "Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley." Exactly 44 years ago on Oct. 20, 1977, a plane crash killed members of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Now, one of the band's Hall of Fame drummers, Artimus Pyle, describes surviving that crash in the film "Street Survivor What to know about Metro's Tuesday delays 10/19/2021 06:05pm • Metrorail's reduced service pattern will continue through the weekend as investigators probe the derailment of a 7000-series Blue Line car. The rapid transit system has cut train frequency through at least Sunday after pulling its 7000-series cars from service on orders from its safety watchdog. More non-prescription meds are coming to Md. vending machines 10/19/2021 12:13pm • A Pharmabox kiosk sells over-the-counter medications like Advil and Pepto-Bismol at Arundel Mills Mall, as shown on Oct. 14, 2021. (Rachel Logan/ Capital News Service) ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Vending machines in Maryland can now stock everything from allergy relief to some contraception along with can Audit finds DC 911 system falls short of national standards; 'bullying' culture in call center 10/19/2021 11:00am • D.C.'s 911 system has been hampered by inconsistent handling of calls, difficulties in determining the location of emergencies and has not met national standards for getting prompt help to callers, according to a new report by the Office of the D.C. Auditor. The report, conducted by public safety DC traffic safety investigation tool aims to fix problems, head off tragedy 10/19/2021 09:00am • A new traffic safety investigation dashboard will enable people in the District to report a potential problem, and stay apprised of the D.C. Department of Transportation's investigation, research and safety solutions. The interactive map provides a transparent method for a resident to point out Drastically reduced Metro service until at least Sunday as derailment investigation continues 10/18/2021 11:30pm • Passengers on a crowded Metrorail car on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. (WTOP/Mike Murillo) Metro said drastically reduced rail service will continue for the rest of the week as the investigation into last week's Blue Line derailment continues. Starting Tuesday and lasting at least until Sunday, Know your blood type? Supplies of 7 out of 8 blood type varieties need DC-area donors 10/18/2021 09:34pm • The pandemic has stressed medical care resources in many areas, but the instability of blood inventories continues to escalate, according to Inova Blood Donor Services that provides blood products to 24 D.C.-area hospitals. "Since March, we have been in an urgent and critical position with the bl Program teaches DC police how to intervene when fellow officers cross the line 10/18/2021 06:44pm • D.C. police are being taught how to intervene if they observe fellow officers reacting to a situation in a way they should not. It's called Active Bystander for Law Enforcement, or ABLE, training, and the District's police department adopted it in 2021 as part of its annual professional training Anne Arundel County school complex put on lockdown after report of a possible gun 10/18/2021 05:33pm • Old Mill High School and Old Mill Middle School in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, went into lockdown Monday afternoon after a student reported seeing another student with a possible gun, which turned out to be a BB gun. “Shortly before dismissal, a student at Old Mill High School reported that