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Beach Drive reopens; Metro shutdowns and drills to look out for this weekend 09/27/2019 01:25pm • After a three-year rehabilitation project, Beach Drive has reopened Friday. And Metro shutdowns impact parts of the Red, Yellow, Blue and Silver lines this weekend. Here's what you need to know about D.C.-area roadways and mass transit this weekend. Roads As one commuter route reopens in D.C., Emergency road work closes lanes on I-70, I-270 in Frederick Co. Sunday night 09/27/2019 10:26am • Heads up, Maryland drivers: Emergency road work on the Interstate 70 bridge in Frederick County will close lanes Sunday night. The road work is set to start Sunday at 9 p.m., lasting until 7 a.m. the next morning, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration announced. Garden Plot: Mosquito season is NOT over 09/27/2019 05:08am • Are you enjoying this endless summer? Well, so are area mosquitoes. Experts at the Climate Prediction Center at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast that this truly bizarre warm spell will be the rule and not the exception nationwide all the way through December. The Na The Fog of Espionage, Part 3: 'A bewildering variety of poisonous snakes' 09/27/2019 03:10am • In WTOP's three-part series "The Fog of Espionage," WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green delves into what is driving an unprecedented surge in espionage against the U.S., where it’s coming from, what the spies are after, what it’s like to be a spy and what lies ahead. Read Part 1: Presto’s college football picks: Everybody working for the weeknight 09/26/2019 02:13am • More isn't always better; sometimes it's just more. College football rules the roost on Saturdays between Labor Day and Thanksgiving weekend, and Thursday night football has been a fixture for over 20 years. As previously mentioned in this space, college actually does Thursdays better than the Today in History: Sept. 26 09/26/2019 12:00am • Today is Thursday, Sept. 26, the 269th day of 2019. There are 96 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 26, 1789, Thomas Jefferson was confirmed by the Senate to be the first United States secretary of state; John Jay, the first chief justice; Edmund Randolph, the first How will the impeachment inquiry affect markets? 09/25/2019 08:00pm • You might think launching a formal impeachment inquiry against the sitting president of the United States would have a negative impact on markets. That's a reasonable assumption. However, after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced just such an inquiry into President Donald Trump following whis DC leaders consider 2 bills aimed at dropping workplace marijuana testing 09/25/2019 04:25pm • D.C. council members are considering two bills that would do away with marijuana testing of employees at work. Possession of marijuana and its recreational use is legal in D.C., and many District residents have a prescription for medical marijuana. But as the law stands, employees can be penalize All I-66 lanes reopened after emergency lane closures 09/25/2019 01:22pm • All lanes of westbound Interstate 66 have reopened in Fairfax County, after crews fixed what the Virginia Department of Transportation called a "hole/void" under the road early Wednesday. As of 1 p.m. delays remained near what was an emergency work zone between Virginia Route 123 and U.S. Route 5 Worker freed from trench in Fairfax Co. 09/25/2019 08:46am • Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews freed a construction worker trapped in a trench Monday morning outside a home in the 1100 block of Towlston Road in McLean, Virginia. The worker fell into the trench and was pinned up against the home's foundation about 8 feet down, according to Fairfax County The Fog of Espionage, Part 2: A day in the life of an American agent abroad 09/25/2019 04:22am • In WTOP's three-part series "The Fog of Espionage," WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green delves into what is driving an unprecedented surge in espionage against the U.S., where it’s coming from, what the spies are after, what it’s like to be a spy and what lies ahead. Read Part 1: Guide to contemporary design trends for your home 09/24/2019 10:45am • Carpeting doesn't line up well with contemporary styles, and while rugs are used, they're often used as accent patterns or colors. (iStock / Getty Images Plus) Wanting a home that looks stylish and photo-worthy is a common goal. But how can you keep up with the trendsetting interior spaces of th Dozens arrested as climate protesters disrupt DC traffic 09/23/2019 01:00pm • Protesters with Extinction Rebellion stage a sit-in beneath their sailboat blockade at the intersection of K and 16th streets in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 23, 2019. Environmental activists pressured lawmakers to declare a climate change emergency by paralyzing morning traffic in the nation's capita Man dies of injuries in Prince George's Co. motorcycle crash 09/23/2019 12:28pm • A man died last week of injuries suffered in a Prince George’s County, Maryland, motorcycle crash earlier this month. The Prince George’s County police on Monday identified the man as Wesley Jones III, of Temple Hills. They said he died last Thursday of injuries suffered in a crash Sept. 1. Column: How the Nationals should plan for the Wild Card Game 09/23/2019 01:18am • You’re not supposed to talk about it. That’s a thing, in baseball and any other sport. You’re not supposed to look ahead, to take things for granted, to assume the Washington Nationals are going to make the playoffs. It’s why this tweet will forever live in infamy. Anyway, we’re gonna t