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Thousands without power as storms roll through DC region 08/11/2021 08:20pm • Following extreme heat and humidity, severe thunderstorms rolled across the D.C. region Wednesday afternoon. And it's not over yet — Thursday is going to feel like déjà vu. Wednesday's heat indexes — a measure of the effective air temperature with the added burden of humidity — ranged fro 4 things to watch as Washington Football Team opens preseason against Patriots 08/11/2021 08:15pm • Finlay: 4 things to watch as WFT opens preseason against Pats originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonAfter months and months and months, football is finally back, and it feels so good. The Washington Football Team will take on the New England Patriots at 7:30 p.m. Thursday (NBC4 and N Legless, armless lizards with shattering tails hatch at Smithsonian's National Zoo 08/11/2021 12:26pm • It's been a quarter century since the first European glass lizards hatched at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. And this year, decades later, those same hatchlings laid eggs of their own — for the first time. These snakelike lizards have no legs or arms and slither about, but they are notably dif 10 reasons your stomach may be hurting 08/11/2021 11:15am • "Why does my stomach hurt?" It's a question doctors hear all the time, and it can be tricky to answer. That's partly because people sometimes use the term "stomach" to mean anything in the digestive tract (which includes many organs), and partly because something that feels like stomach pain in the How to protect your heart in the heat 08/10/2021 12:00am • Summer's searing heat and humidity can not only sap your energy, it can cause a raft of serious potentially fatal health issues. Steamy weather can not only be enervating, it poses serious health risks for many people, says Dr. Donald Lloyd-Jones, president of the American Heart Association and c Virginia sends crews to help fight wildfires in West 08/09/2021 02:17pm • Virginia is lending some help to crews fighting wildfires in the western U.S. The commonwealth's Department of Forestry has deployed 39 people "to serve as ground forces on fire line crews or as support staff in fire management roles," according to a statement released Monday. Such assignments What are warning signs of blood clots? 08/09/2021 08:50am • A blood clot can be a serious medical problem. It can even lead to a heart attack, stroke or death. In fact, 274 people die every day from blood clots, according to the National Blood Clot Alliance. So what does a blood clot look or feel like? And how do you know if you have one? A blood clot Sunday marks last day for tax-free shopping in Va., 1st day for Md.'s tax-free week 08/08/2021 07:40am • Sunday is the last day for shoppers to take advantage of Virginia's three-day, tax-free holiday; it's also the same day Maryland kicks off its tax-free shopping week. Every August, shoppers in Virginia and Maryland get a break from paying sales tax on certain purchases related to the new school y Crews repair broken Silver Spring water main; road closures continue 08/08/2021 07:00am • Some roads in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, were closed Saturday afternoon when a water main break flooded several city streets. Montgomery County police advised anyone traveling in the area to watch for traffic control direction around Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road, which is where the b Cox continues to shut out the press as he kicks off his Md. gubernatorial bid 08/07/2021 07:51am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. If a candidate holds an event to launch his gubernatorial campaign and no press is around to cover it, did it even launch at all? Ask D Joint training exercise will bring sirens, helicopters to RFK Stadium area 08/06/2021 06:36pm • Those who see or hear an above-average amount of helicopters and emergency response sirens around RFK Stadium in D.C. on Saturday shouldn't panic; it's likely part of a joint training exercise. The D.C. National Guard, U.S. Park Police and D.C. Fire and EMS will be hosting a medical training exer DC takes steps to reach residents before federal rental assistance funding expires 08/06/2021 04:23pm • D.C. lawmakers are concerned not enough people are taking advantage of a federal assistance program to help pay rent and utilities as the money runs out in under two months. On Sept. 30, whatever is left of the $130 million D.C. has to offer in federal rental and utility assistance disappears. So Casino giant MGM Resorts selling land to New York-based firm 08/05/2021 04:08pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — A New York-based real estate investment firm will emerge as the largest landholder on the Las Vegas Strip under a $17.2 billion property deal between landholding affiliates of casino giants Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International. Combined, VICI Properties Inc. will Boil water advisory issued for NE DC neighborhoods 08/05/2021 07:35am • This map shows the impacted areas for the Boil Water Advisory. Click to enlarge. (Courtesy DC Water) A boil water advisory is in effect for parts of Northeast D.C., and DC Water says the earliest normal water use can be expected to return is Saturday. The boil water advisory affects 14,000 cu Family: Slain Pentagon police officer was 'one of the good guys' 08/04/2021 05:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — As officials seek clues about what prompted a Georgia man to stab a Pentagon police officer, details of the suspect’s troubled past emerged Wednesday through interviews and court records. Austin William Lanz, 27, was arrested last April for a break-in at a neighbor’s home