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'Queer Eye' heads to Japan in new trailer 10/07/2019 10:58pm • As Jonathan Van Ness would say -- can you believe? "Queer Eye" is going to Japan. The Emmy-nominated Netflix show, which brands itself as "more than just a makeover," dropped a new trailer Tuesday, revealing the "Fab Five" are going to Tokyo for a special four-episode season. The trailer 'There is no plan': Md. comptroller calls for temporary halt on Bay Bridge work 10/07/2019 09:33pm • Since the start of a two-year, $27 million project on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, motorists have endured long delays at the crossing, including a 14-mile back up which lasted for hours. State Comptroller Peter Franchot is calling on Maryland’s Department of Transportation to press the pause button Senior Md. lawmaker resigns amid possible campaign finance probe 10/07/2019 01:20pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A senior member of the Maryland House of Delegates has abruptly resigned amid rumors and a published report that a federal probe of her camp 2-story Potomac home goes up in flames; $1M in damage 10/07/2019 06:59am • A fire at a large Potomac home in Montgomery County, Maryland, caused nearly $1 million in damage on Monday morning. Montgomery County Fire and EMS spokesman Pete Piringer said fire crews responded to an automatic fire alarm around 2:45 a.m. in a two-story, single-family home on the 7600 block of Supreme Court's blockbuster term hits with LGBT, abortion, DACA and more 10/06/2019 09:01am • The nine Supreme Court justices will return to the relative quiet of their marble-lined corridors and majestic chamber Monday to face an explosive docket of cases on issues such as abortion, immigration, the Second Amendment and LGBT rights. All this will play out against the backdrop of the 2020 DC Council considers bill to stop cooperation with ICE 10/05/2019 01:18pm • A D.C. Council member is proposing emergency legislation to prohibit the District from cooperating with federal immigration agencies. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared the District a sanctuary city, and a law passed in 2012 set restrictions on when the Department of Corrections can hold indiv Why nearly 3 miles of Georgia Avenue in DC is going car-free Saturday 10/04/2019 06:15pm • A long stretch of normally busy Georgia Avenue Northwest in D.C. — from near Howard University to Missouri Avenue — will close to traffic Saturday from 8 a.m to 5 p.m. Parking restrictions kicked in Friday night just before midnight. The shutdown of nearly 3 miles will make way for D.C.'s fir Maryland synagogues receive grants to boost security 10/04/2019 04:58pm • Anne Arundel County police officer Keith Doyle stands behind attendees arriving for Rosh Hashanah services at Temple Beth Shalom in Arnold, Maryland, on Sept. 30, 2019. (Capital News Service/Elliott Davis) ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Religious institutions across Maryland have received grants toward secu Running water outage at DC's St. Elizabeths enters second week 10/03/2019 05:57pm • St. Elizabeths, D.C.'s public psychiatric hospital, hasn't had running water for a week. Routine water supply tests conducted at the hospital last month discovered evidence of bacteria in the hospital's plumbing, including legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease, said Barbara J 'Grateful Joe' who had heart attack meets his lifesavers in DC 10/03/2019 02:27pm • Joe Cwiklinski, in the white shirt, with his rescuers (from left): Alphonso and Deborah Williams, who pulled him out of his car on Aug. 12, and Toni Pollard, a medical assistant who performed CPR. (WTOP/Kate Ryan) Twin mysteries have been solved Thursday in a case of a man who was brought back f Prince George's Co. community raises questions about police-involved shooting 10/02/2019 03:17am • University Christian Church in Prince George's County, Maryland, provided the space and it was a full house Tuesday night, as the community came to learn more about a fatal police-involved shooting. On Sept. 26, 49-year-old Leonard Shand, charged at police with a knife in each hand behind The Mal Crashes, fatalities continue in Md. despite expanded 'Move Over' law 10/01/2019 10:36am • One year after Maryland expanded its "Move Over" law to prevent roadside crashes, State Highway Administrator Greg Slater isn't satisfied. "If you look at the numbers, unfortunately, not much has changed," Slater told WTOP. In addition, state highway workers are also at risk every day, includi Ocean City leaders consider options after chaotic weekend of burnouts, arrests 09/30/2019 08:51pm • More than 100 arrests were made in Ocean City, Maryland, during an unofficial weekend gathering of car enthusiasts, and the town is considering all possible options to try to stop unruly behavior that comes with events like this. An annual car event that used to be held in the Ocean City area per Virginia schools head says critics created hostile workplace 09/28/2019 12:22pm • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The top administrator of one of Virginia's largest school districts is complaining he faces a hostile work environment from two board members who this summer opposed extending his contract. The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reports that Virginia Beach Schools Superintend Billed as a party on a bike, DC-area residents will join the nation 'spinning for a cure' on Saturday 09/27/2019 03:04pm • "It's going to be beautiful, it's on the water, it's outside," Rhonda Casper said. More than 250 riders, supporters and cheerleaders are expected to #partyonabike Saturday at The Wharf. (Courtesy Crohn's & Colitis Foundation) D.C. will join nearly 30 cities nationwide on Saturday that will b