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Richmond Fire rescues 19 from vehicles during flash floods 06/10/2021 04:49am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Richmond Fire Department rescued 19 people from their vehicles on Wednesday after scattered storms moving through the region caused flash flooding around Central Virginia. The department said on Twitter that between 4:27 and 5:22 p.m., the team was dispatched to more th No matter who wins, the Va. lieutenant governor's race will make history 06/09/2021 05:23pm • The candidates in Virginia's race for lieutenant governor will make history when one of them is elected in November. Virginia has never elected a woman for the position of lieutenant governor, and both candidates in the race — Democratic Del. Hala Ayala and Republican Winsome Sears — are wome DC-area hospitals to require employees to receive COVID-19 vaccines 06/09/2021 04:58pm • Hospitals in the D.C. region said Wednesday that their employees will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of their employment. The District of Columbia Hospital Association, or DCHA, said around 70% of hospital employees in D.C. have been vaccinated to date. Around 50% of How to help pets with separation anxiety when it's time to return to the office 06/09/2021 03:41pm • As many Americans return to work, their pets may be faced with being home alone for much of the day. A veterinarian offers her advice on how to reduce their anxiety while transitioning back to work. Katy Nelson, senior veterinarian at Chewy, told WTOP that there are ways to soften the blow of ret Amid COVID-19 decline, welcome to 'slightly relaxed life' in Montgomery Co. 06/09/2021 03:26pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say their extremely cautious approach throughout the coronavirus pandemic and efforts to speed vaccinations have paid off, and that residents of Maryland's largest county are now enjoying a "slightly relaxed life" with less worry about contracting the virus. Officer struck by car responding to report of theft in Prince George's Co. 06/09/2021 02:38pm • Two people have been arrested and a third is still wanted by police after an officer was struck by a car while responding to a report of theft in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Wednesday. (Courtesy NBC Washington) Two people have been arrested and a third is still wanted by police after an The world's most livable cities in 2021 06/09/2021 01:57am • The impact of Covid-19 on global livability has been absolutely devastating. Well over a year into the pandemic, ongoing health crises, border closures and lockdowns are continuing to affect millions of people around the world. But some destinations have fared much better than others in managi White House press charter plane delayed by cicadas 06/09/2021 12:14am • It's a flight delay 17 years in the making. The White House press charter plane scheduled to leave Washington on Tuesday evening ahead of Joe Biden's first trip abroad as president has been delayed by cicadas, the noisy insects that have emerged after their nearly two decades of slumber. The c Why are there no cicadas in Southern Maryland or on the Eastern Shore? 06/08/2021 10:56pm • Most people in the D.C. area are getting a buzzing, constant reminder that cicadas have emerged from their 17-year slumber. But people in Southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore aren't waking up to the Brood X alarm every morning. Michael Raupp, a professor of entomology at the University of Mary Crash snarls Bay Bridge traffic 06/08/2021 03:51pm • A crash on the westbound span of the Bay Bridge brought traffic to a standstill for a time Tuesday afternoon. A crash on the westbound span of the Bay Bridge brought traffic to a standstill for a time Tuesday afternoon. The crash and the work zone on the eastbound side were cleared shortly be Judge orders Loudoun schools to reinstate teacher, calls suspension unconstitutional, 'vindictive' 06/08/2021 02:09pm • Loudoun County Public Schools has been ordered by a judge to reinstate physical education teacher Byron Tanner Cross, who was suspended days after telling the school board he would not refer to transgender students by their preferred pronouns because of his religious beliefs. In his ruling, Loudo T-Mobile works to give small businesses a boost 06/08/2021 10:57am • As the small business community slowly emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, T-Mobile has laid out a series of plans specifically designed to help business owners stay connected and reach more customers. "They are tailored to the different types of needs that small businesses have," said Ste Animal survives after 24,000 years frozen in Siberian permafrost 06/08/2021 10:46am • ▶ Watch Video: Siberia's Pleistocene Park: Bringing back pieces of the Ice Age to combat climate change A lot has changed on Earth in just the last few decades, but for a recently revived microscopic creature, it has tens of thousands of years to catch up on. In a new study publishe Grenade, mortar shell found among late vet's belongings in Md. 06/07/2021 08:11pm • Going through the belongings of a family member who has died can be sad and nostalgic — and in one recent case, potentially explosive. A mortar round and grenade were found in a home on Beekman Place in Potomac, Maryland, not far from Wayside Elementary School on Saturday around 8 p.m. "Had DC mayor requests $59M for public health approach to reducing gun violence 06/07/2021 04:54pm • The D.C. mayor is approaching gun violence as a public health crisis, and she is requesting $59 million in the proposed fiscal year 2022 budget to tackle it. The holistic approach includes bringing together resources from several government agencies, incorporating ideas from the community and sup