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Hogan proposes some fixes but says Bay Bridge backups won't 'magically disappear' 10/16/2019 01:16pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he is "furious" about severe traffic gridlock caused by a two-year repair project on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, but that delaying the work could lead to "catastrophic" and potentially life-threatening safety risks. Speaking at a Maryland Board of Public Works meetin Monday is Indigenous Peoples' Day in DC — get to know the region's indigenous people 10/13/2019 11:45pm • Monday is Indigenous Peoples' Day in the District after the city council approved emergency legislation last week to rename Columbus Day. While the change from the federally recognized "Columbus Day" has not been made permanent as of yet, it is still a good time to learn more about the people who China President Xi Jinping's balancing act over Hong Kong 10/12/2019 08:28pm • Hong Kong's summer of discontent has spilled over into fall, bringing with it tear gas, petrol bombs and widespread transport disruptions — all the elements that have divided the city during four months of unrest. Observers had looked to China's National Day on October 1 as a potential turning Friday's 5 court rulings against President Donald Trump 10/11/2019 08:36pm • President Donald Trump has relentlessly pushed to build a border wall and tighten immigration restrictions. He's also fought efforts to acquire his tax returns. On Friday, five federal courts rejected arguments by Trump and his administration on all three fronts. It w Free classes in the DC area 10/11/2019 11:25am • With kids settled in their school routine, it's time for parents to think about their own higher learning. Here are some free classes you can take around the D.C. area. The best place to start is probably your local library. Most libraries have a cornucopia of classes, from languages, crafting, a 'No bullet' as Fairfax Co. examines flood-mitigation options 10/11/2019 09:11am • Rain inundated Fairfax County in July 2019. (Courtesy InsideNova.com) This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The July 8 rainstorm that inundated Northern Virginia has lit a Queen Anne’s Co. leader: ‘We’ve heard nothing from the governor’ on Bay Bridge crisis 10/11/2019 07:06am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Members of the Queen Anne’s County Commission, fed up with massive traffic backups caused by re-decking work on the Bay Bridge, are demand Road closures planned in downtown DC for World Bank-IMF meetings 10/11/2019 04:16am • Dignitaries and big wigs from the international economic world are gathering in D.C. next week for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank fall meetings. And even if you don't have plans to hang out with Kristalina Georgieva (the Bulgarian economist newly minted as the head of the IMF), th Today in History: Oct. 11 10/11/2019 12:00am • Today is Friday, Oct. 11, the 284th day of 2019. There are 81 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 11, 1986, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev opened two days of talks concerning arms control and human rights in Reykjavik, Iceland. On t Washington's most expensive ZIP codes for rent 10/10/2019 01:30pm • Average monthly rent in Rosslyn goes for $2,718. (Getty Images) The average apartment rent in Washington, D.C., doesn't crack the top 50 for most expensive ZIP codes in the country, but rents in the District are the highest in the mid-Atlantic region. The most expensive ZIP codes are in the W DC firefighters rescue woman whose leg was trapped in parking lot mishap 10/09/2019 12:53pm • Many people already seem to think hospitals charge an arm and a leg, but one woman almost wound up paying that price Wednesday when she got her leg trapped near a parking lot exit machine at a hospital in Northwest D.C. The woman was not seriously hurt in the mishap, but she did have to be rescue DC Council votes to rename Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day — for now 10/09/2019 08:35am • D.C. Councilmember David Grosso speaks during the D.C. Council hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. (Courtesy D.C. Council) The D.C. Council has voted to change the name of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day — at least for this year. Championed for the past five years by Councilmember Dav DC Council votes to limit cooperation with ICE 10/09/2019 04:00am • The D.C. Council has voted unanimously to limit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's ability to enforce immigration law in the nation's capital. The council passed an emergency bill Tuesday to ensure that the city, primarily the Department of Corrections, doesn't detain individuals for ICE Md. elections board directs Montgomery Co. to present options for 12th early voting site 10/08/2019 06:14pm • Montgomery County's Board of Elections will have to revisit its decision against adding a 12th early voting site after state elections officials took action Tuesday. The Maryland State Board of Elections held an emergency hearing in Annapolis to decide whether it should step into the debate and Suit says feds using immigration marriage interviews as trap 10/08/2019 12:34am • BALTIMORE (AP) — Alyse and Elmer Sanchez were thrilled when they survived their "green card" interview, a crucial step in obtaining lawful status in the United States. She texted her family from the immigration office as relief washed over her: The officer had agreed that their marriage is legitim