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NYC hospital slammed by COVID-19 sees new wave of patients — gunshot victims 09/05/2020 04:13am • Dr. Dorian Alexander had just walked into the emergency room and he could immediately sense what to expect the rest of his shift. "I smell blood," Alexander told fellow staff members on a recent Sunday at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in New York City. The scent hung in the air, DC Police Reform Commission questions Chief Newsham on Kay shooting in emergency meeting 09/04/2020 11:06pm • The D.C. Police Reform Commission grilled Chief Peter Newsham with questions surrounding the shooting of Deon Kay during an emergency virtual meeting on Friday. Newsham informed the committee that the use-of-force review board will be looking into the incident in which 18-year-old Kay was shot an National Weather Service says Edgewater tornado was an EF-1 with winds reaching 90 mph 09/04/2020 05:08pm • The tornado that touched down Thursday in Edgewater, Maryland, was an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 90 mph that uprooted several trees, downed power lines and damaged some homes, the National Weather Service said. The assessment comes after an on-the-ground survey Friday by meteorologists with Bowser names her pick for DC's new fire chief 09/04/2020 12:15pm • Assistant Fire Chief John Donnelly speaking at a news conference Sept. 4, 2020. (Courtesy D.C. mayor's office) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has named her pick for D.C.'s new fire chief. Bowser is nominating Assistant Chief John Donnelly to take over the D.C. Fire and EMS Department, she announced DC Fire Chief Dean retires 09/03/2020 08:31pm • D.C.'s Fire and EMS Chief Gregory Dean is retiring. Spokesman Doug Buchanan confirmed multiple reports that Dean, who joined the District's Fire and EMS Department in 2015, would be stepping down. No reason was provided in the decision. Dean's arrival came as the department struggled with lag Hogan asks for federal disaster declaration for 3 counties 09/03/2020 04:46pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has requested a major disaster declaration from the federal government to help communities in three counties hit by Tropical Storm Isaias. Hogan made the request to the White House on Thursday. If granted, it would provide financial help to Calver DC 911 head responds to claim of spike in dispatches to wrong, nonexistent addresses 09/03/2020 11:52am • The head of the District of Columbia's emergency call center tells WTOP "there is not a systematic problem with DC 911," in response to allegations that fire and EMS crews have been sent to wrong addresses more times this year than the last five years combined. Safety advocate Dave Statter, a Protests after DC officer shoots and kills 1 in Southeast 09/03/2020 11:10am • Protesters took to the streets in D.C. Thursday morning, calling for Mayor Muriel Bowser to fire D.C.'s police chief after police shot and killed a teen Wednesday afternoon in Southeast. The fatal shooting of 18-year-old Deon Kay prompted a protest over about 100 people outside a D.C. police stat Confusion, miscommunication blamed in late response to drowning Virginia teen 09/02/2020 10:53am • As part of its investigation into the June 4, 2020 drowning of Fitz Thomas, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue include a map of the scene. (Courtesy Loudoun County Fire and Rescue) While 16-year-old Fitz Thomas drowned in a Virginia creek on June 4, a series of transferred 911 calls, confusion about Health officials worry nation not ready for COVID-19 vaccine 09/02/2020 09:03am • Millions of Americans are counting on a COVID-19 vaccine to curb the global pandemic and return life to normal. While one or more options could be available toward the end of this year or early next, the path to delivering vaccines to 330 million people remains unclear for the local health offici Wearing masks made of jerseys makes days better for ER doctor, former DC United defender 09/02/2020 04:22am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'dd60e721-f02e-4137-893c-a903e7a671cb' }).render("33361536b1dc5733");}); Former D.C. United defender Robbie Russel U.Va. football preview: This year, the Cavaliers must move past last year's gains 09/02/2020 04:16am • Senior linebacker Zane Zandier--- also known as “ZZ STOP” — he led the team with 108 tackles last fall and has been the linchpin of a defense that’s improved each of the last three years. (AP Photo/Andrew Shurtleff) We never learned what would have happened if Captain Ahab had caught tha Ex-Hogan aide fired for backing teen Kenosha shooter threatens legal action 09/01/2020 07:27am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A former member of the Hogan administration who was fired over the weekend for posting statements and memes on social media that sympathized Navy football preview: Midshipmen look to another senior pilot 09/01/2020 04:18am • Ken Niumatalolo celebrates during the team's bowl game last season. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) A college football season like none other is already underway with Central Arkansas and Austin Peay; meanwhile, the rest of the sport holds its breath while trying to hold a massively modified season. Column: Longest I've ever gone without stepping foot inside a movie theater 08/31/2020 12:28am • The coronavirus pandemic has upended our daily lives over the past six months. For most, moviegoing is a luxury that's far down the priority list of concerns right now, especially in an era of mounting deaths and a national reckoning with racial injustice. These issues are way more import