Search

Md. man who spat on restaurant worker facing stiffer charges, banned from restaurant for life 08/06/2020 11:30pm • An Olney, Maryland, man is facing second-degree assault charges for allegedly spitting on a restaurant employee. Montgomery County police said Paul Dunlap, 36, spat on the worker in a dispute over wearing a face mask. It happened at the Brew Belly Kitchen and Sudhaus last Friday afternoon. Flash flood watch for DC area as slow-moving storms roll in 08/06/2020 11:19pm • The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood emergency for central Loudoun County, Virginia, until 2:15 a.m. A flash flood watch remains in effect until 6 a.m. for most of the D.C. area as scattered, slow-moving thunderstorms and downpours are expected to roll through the region Thur DC-area doctor weighs in on how to keep kids safe when sports return 08/06/2020 04:22pm • At the baseball league Korin Hudson’s sons attend, athletes have been instructed to maintain physical distance even in a huddle and the goal is to keep kids in masks as much as possible. (Courtesy Korin Hudson) Children can return to organized sports safely as long as proper protocols are Cashless tolling now permanent throughout Maryland 08/06/2020 12:45pm • Maryland has made cashless tolling permanent throughout the state, Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday. That includes John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway (I-95), Fort McHenry Tunnel (I-95), Baltimore Harbor Tunnel (I-895) and the Nice/Middleton Bridge. “In addition to historic toll relief and record Georgetown music treasure Blues Alley barely holding on during pandemic 08/06/2020 12:22am • Blues Alley Jazz & Supper Club has stood for 50 years in Georgetown. (YouTube) UPDATE: Feb. 16, 2021: Former operations director Kris Ross confirms that the Blues Alley building is up for sale. He holds out hope that the music venue could remain at the same historic address, but it all Montgomery County battle over nonpublic schools opening escalates 08/05/2020 06:35pm • Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles adjusts his mask before talking with reporters at the VEIP station in White Oak on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles has repeated his call fo Montgomery Co. leaders still 'evaluating' Hogan order on private schools 08/05/2020 04:28pm • Days after Gov. Larry Hogan issued an order aiming to block Montgomery County, Maryland, from keeping private and independent schools closed until Oct. 1 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, county leaders say they haven't rescinded their health directive, and they're still reviewing Hogan's order. "We ar COVID-19 screening tool is part of new app rolling out at Virginia Tech 08/05/2020 11:40am • Virginia Tech is moving ahead with plans to have students return to campus, and said it is rolling out a smartphone app to screen students and staff for COVID-19. The safety app and screening tool is called "Hokie Ready." The app, which is available for download on both Android and iPhone plat Driver killed from felled tree in Md.; tornadoes, flooding reported as Isaias departs DC region 08/04/2020 05:30pm • Isaias has passed out of the D.C. area, but high water and possible flooding, as well as the damage from heavy rain and winds, remain in the region. The storm damage was worst in southern Maryland, particularly in St. Mary's County. A driver was killed in Mechanicsville when a tree fell on the Fredericksburg Police make changes to use-of-force policies, embrace '8 Can't Wait' campaign 08/04/2020 04:14am • Fredericksburg, Virginia, police have made changes to their use of force policies to bring them in compliance with the national reform campaign "8 Can't Wait." On Saturday, at the first in a planned series of public outreach events, Police Chief Brian Layton said a demonstrator made him aware of Isaias gains hurricane strength as it heads toward Carolinas; DC prepares for its impact 08/03/2020 11:39pm • Dark clouds and heavy rain sweep over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, as Tropical Storm Isaias pushes toward the Mid-Atlantic. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Much of the Interstate 95 corridor, including D.C. and Baltimore, is under a tropical storm warning as forecasters e As power companies prep for Tropical Storm Isaias, they ask you do the same 08/03/2020 06:25pm • With a storm brewing that has the potential to cause flooding and knock out power in some parts of the D.C. area, Dominion Energy is reminding residents to do their best to prepare, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to preparing an emergency kit that includes essential medic What it takes to be considered 'wealthy' in DC area 08/03/2020 08:57am • D.C. residents think it takes $3 million to be wealthy and $1.1 million to be financially comfortable.  (Getty Images/iStockphoto/bernardbodo) Defining what it means to be wealthy is part perception, but the average answer from D.C.-area residents in a recent Charles Schwab survey is that it ta National Weather Service issues tropical storm watch to DC region ahead of Isaias 08/02/2020 09:23pm • The National Hurricane Center's official forecast for Isaias as of Sunday morning. (Courtesy NWS/NHC) Chances of rain will increase early this week as Tropical Storm Isaias moves closer to the area, with a possibility for torrential tropical downpours and flooding in the D.C. region. The Nati Customer spits on restaurant employee over face masks in Montgomery Co. 08/01/2020 08:43pm • A restaurant employee was spat on in a dispute over wearing a face mask Friday afternoon at the Brew Belly Kitchen and Sudhaus in Olney, Maryland, according to Montgomery County Police. Police were called to the Georgia Avenue restaurant and pub at 1:52 p.m. on Friday, according to Montgomery Cou