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Cyprus-based firm fined for dumping oily water in Atlantic 09/24/2021 08:46am • NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia says a Cyprus-based company was ordered to pay a $2 million fine Thursday after pleading guilty to charges that one of its ships dumped oily water into the Atlantic Ocean. Prosecutors say the crew of a ship op 5 hospitalized after Metrobus crash in Northwest DC 09/23/2021 04:13pm • Five people are hospitalized after a Metrobus crash in Northwest D.C., officials said. On Thursday about 3 p.m., officials said a driver crashed into a Metrobus on the 2900 block of 14th St. Northwest. A DC Fire and EMS spokesman said six people were on the bus at the time of the crash, with o Metro safety reports reveal wrong-way train, man falling onto tracks 09/23/2021 07:36am • The independent agency that oversees Metro safety released dozens of reports detailing troubling incidents on the rail system over the past year, including a train heading the wrong way on the tracks. According to the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, the dangerous incident happened May 21 At least a dozen Georgetown students sickened; cause unknown 09/22/2021 06:00pm • There's a nasty bug on the Georgetown campus in D.C. The university said that since Tuesday, 12 students on the main campus have reported symptoms including severe stomach pains, vomiting and diarrhea. The students are being treated, and the school said it's working to figure out whether the c ONLY ON WTOP: Children's National ER employee cites staffing shortage for 10-hour waits 09/22/2021 03:37pm • Children's National Medical Center, in D.C., is in the midst of a staffing shortage as COVID-19 continues to affect more unvaccinated children and winter viruses, such as RSV, arrive early this year. One employee told WTOP it's contributing to the longest emergency room wait times in recent memory. Road closures for DC Bike Ride this weekend 09/22/2021 01:29pm • This year's DC Bike Ride is scheduled for Saturday, and that means road closures and parking restrictions. D.C. police said the following streets will be closed from 7 p.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Saturday: Maryland Avenue Southwest from 3rd Street to Independence Avenue Southwest 3rd Street Nor Flooding exacts $15 million annual toll on Maryland highways 09/22/2021 07:29am • U.S. 1 at Ammendale Road in Beltsville looked more like a river after heavy rain storms in 2011. The stretch of road was prone to flooding before major infrastructure and environmental improvements. (Courtesy MDOT SHA) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at M Md. Democratic gubernatorial candidates outline housing policies 09/22/2021 07:25am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Six Democratic gubernatorial candidates laid out their plans to tackle housing insecurity and protect tenants at a Tuesday night forum, coal 'Giant flying murder heads' and other creatures that ruled the ancient sky 09/22/2021 04:24am • One close glimpse of a modern bird, especially around the eyes, and it may feel like you're looking into the ancient past, when massive creatures walked the Earth and soared across its skies. It's because birds are dinosaurs -- they just happened to survive the mass extinction event that wiped out t Fairfax Co. police chief warns of deadly drugs after 6 people overdose in Falls Church 09/21/2021 04:41pm • Fairfax County, Virginia, Police Chief Kevin Davis on Tuesday said six people overdosed in the predawn hours in Falls Church, and warned that a potentially fatal batch of cocaine laced with fentanyl might still be circulating in the area. All six victims, who ranged in age from 23 to 35, survived Md. county executives: ‘Healthy competition’ can drive local policies on climate change 09/21/2021 04:12pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Less than a month after remnants of Hurricane Ida tore through Annapolis and inundated parts of Maryland with floods, county executives from Flash flood risk in part of DC region from Wednesday into Thursday 09/21/2021 04:00pm • The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for some counties in the D.C. area, including parts of Maryland and Virginia, from Wednesday morning through Thursday morning. Impacted areas in Maryland include central and eastern Allegany, extreme western Allegany, Frederick, Garrett Arlington firefighters union warns of high turnover from low pay 09/21/2021 03:06pm • The Arlington County firefighters union is warning of high worker turnover in the next few years from pay too low to keep up with the surging cost of living. In a strongly-worded letter to officials in the Virginia county and the public published Monday, the Arlington Professional Firefighters an Civil rights groups file complaint over DC Medicaid dispute 09/20/2021 10:35pm • Advocates for D.C.'s Medicaid recipients have filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over threatened changes to the D.C. Medicaid program. The groups, including the D.C. branch of the NAACP and the Health Alliance Network, a community organization devoted to healt Lawsuit challenges Md. university system's vaccine mandate 09/20/2021 03:07pm • A lawsuit challenging the University System of Maryland's COVID-19 vaccine mandate was filed last week in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. The lawsuit -- which was brought by two college students and a state employee -- states that the requirement that all students, faculty and staff get vaccina