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Nellie's Sports Bar hires activist to focus on concerns of LGBTQ+ people of color 07/16/2021 11:30pm • After closing for about a month following the emergence of a video that captured a woman being dragged by security personnel, Nellie's Sports Bar in D.C. said that it has hired a longtime activist to help staff with diversity, sensitivity and inclusion training. Ruby Corado has been hired as a ma Heat, humidity kick off scorching weekend for DC area 07/16/2021 10:30pm • Friday was another scorcher for the D.C. area with temperatures reaching 95 degrees, and a humidity level that made it feel closer to 100. And unfortunately, it was just a taste of the weekend to come. The D.C. Heat Emergency Plan has been extended through Saturday, opening dozens of cooling c Tunnel ventilation updates to bring single-tracking to Red Line through end of August 07/16/2021 10:02pm • An update to the ventilation systems of many Metro stations along the Red Line will bring single-tracking to large sections of the line through Aug. 31. Metro said the work is necessary as the Red Line is the oldest section of D.C.'s rail system and needs to be brought in line with modern safety Howard County fire chief to retire 07/16/2021 01:25pm • The Howard County, Maryland, fire chief has announced he'll retire at the end of August, County Executive Calvin Ball said Friday. William G. Anuszewski was named acting chief of the Howard County Fire and Rescue Service in March 2020 and appointed chief May 25, 2020. "Chief Anuszewski stepped DC schools partner with Uber to offer free rides to meal sites 07/16/2021 10:21am • Students and families in the D.C. public school system can get free rides to meal sites over the summer through a partnership with Uber, school officials announced on Friday. "We are committed to the whole student; socially, emotionally and physically, and we know many times that begins with a he Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad wants to end agreement to handle DC emergency calls 07/15/2021 11:06pm • Since at least 1947, the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad has helped D.C. respond to medical emergencies in city neighborhoods near the Maryland border. But now, the longtime chief of the fire station is recommending that it's time for that special agreement, which allows for the extra coverage for Infectious disease expert warns of more variants emerging without higher vaccination rates 07/15/2021 09:12pm • Parents with young children may be hoping for a complete return to normalcy in the near future, but a pediatric infectious disease expert told WTOP that they should still be exercising caution with their kids. "We're seeing right now the spread of this new variant, the delta variant, and that tha What will the end of the eviction ban mean in DC, Maryland and Virginia? 07/15/2021 04:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of ten Sizzling temps continue Thursday; heat index likely to reach 100 degrees 07/15/2021 06:12am • The D.C. Heat Emergency Plan has been extended through Saturday, as the sizzling summer heat continues Thursday and into the weekend. The heat index is expected to reach 100 degrees on Thursday, with area temperature highs in the mid 90s, Storm Team 4 meteorologist Chuck Bell said. It will be Man, child have life-threatening injuries following Prince George's Co. fire 07/15/2021 02:08am • A man and a child are in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a fire spread through a two-story home in Marlow Heights, Maryland. Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department spokesman Mike Yourishin said while putting out the fire, emergency crews removed the two, who were trapped i Storms take heat off DC region, but high temps, humidity make a comeback 07/14/2021 10:00pm • Wednesday began hot and muggy, but a line of late-afternoon storms brought  high winds, heavy rains and hail to parts of the D.C. area before delivering cooler temperatures for the evening. Most of the area will remain dry for the remainder of the night with only a few isolated downpours and sto 2 injured in Purple Line electrical work incident that caused some power outages at U.Md. 07/14/2021 07:45pm • Two people performing work related to the Purple Line near the University of Maryland were hurt when they came in contact with a live electrical feeder inside a manhole on Wednesday. The workers are Kelly Electric employees and were doing power line relocation work inside an underground manhole o How a walk in the woods could end with a forced change to your diet 07/14/2021 06:42pm • Play time in the outdoors ended with one local boy having to swear off hamburgers for good. Lauren Katz's 10-year-old son, Abram, developed an allergy to burgers and other red meats after getting bit by a tick. “I had heard what I thought were urban legends about getting a tick bite and then Montgomery Co. bill would provide extra protections for renters as Md. ends health emergency 07/14/2021 03:38pm • A bill introduced in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Tuesday would provide tenants some extra assurances that their rent would not increase dramatically as the state's public health emergency comes to an end. County Council Member Will Jawando said in a Wednesday news briefing that Bill 3021 woul Riding a heat wave: Triple-digit heat indexes likely for rest of week 07/13/2021 09:45pm • Storm Team4 meteorologist Chuck Bell said it best: "For those who wait all winter for the hot and humid days of summer, your time is now." This week's D.C. weather headline is and will probably continue to be a weeklong heat wave, with temperatures expected to breach 90 degrees every afternoon th