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As Hurricane Dorian churns up coast, VDOT lifts some lane closures 09/05/2019 12:31am • With potential Hurricane Dorian evacuation traffic coming up Interstate 95, the Virginia Department of Transportation has canceled some planned lane closures. The changes are mainly in the Fredericksburg, Richmond and Hampton Roads areas, VDOT's Lindsay LeGrand said in an email. In the Frederi Report: Lack of affordable housing could drive families out of DC area 09/04/2019 04:00pm • Some 220,000 families in the greater D.C. area could be at risk of having to leave the region in coming years if more is not done to expand the availability of low- and moderately-priced housing, according to a report released Wednesday by the Urban Institute. "What's needed is a mix of policies DC Red Cross emergency response team heads to Myrtle Beach 09/04/2019 02:02pm • Red Cross volunteers from the D.C. area are hoping to provide some relief for those affected by Hurricane Dorian. On Wednesday, a team headed from D.C. to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. "We're going to help set up a shelter down there, getting cots out, and we'll also be doing feedings," said Bob How you can help Hurricane Dorian victims 09/04/2019 11:32am • This aerial photo provided by Medic Corps, shows the destruction brought by Hurricane Dorian on Man-o-War Cay, Bahamas, Tuesday, Sept.3, 2019. Relief officials reported scenes of utter ruin in parts of the Bahamas and rushed to deal with an unfolding humanitarian crisis in the wake of Hurricane Dor Neustar will move its headquarters to Reston Station 09/04/2019 11:09am • Sterling-based Neustar will move its headquarters to one of three buildings developed by Comstock Holding Cos. at Reston Station. (Courtesy Comstock) Sterling, Virginia-based information technology company Neustar will move its headquarters and more than 400 employees to a new building under dev As temperatures rise, overdoses and hospital visits increase 09/04/2019 10:06am • In this June 13, 2019 photo, Michael Thomas and Alberta Wilkerson stand on the front steps of their home in the Broadway East neighborhood of Baltimore. The couple's home has no air conditioning and both have health conditions that are made worse by the summer's heat. (University of Maryland Capita Today in History: Sept. 4 09/04/2019 12:00am • Today is Wednesday, Sept. 4, the 247th day of 2019. There are 118 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 4, 1998, Internet services company Google filed for incorporation in California. On this date: In 1781, Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers under the le Key bridge between Stafford and Fredericksburg to close for more than a year 09/03/2019 11:03pm • The closure of the Chatham Bridge is expected to send about 16,000 vehicles a day onto other routes. (Courtesy VDOT) A key connection between Fredericksburg and Stafford County is due to close for more than a year, likely adding to traffic on roads such as U.S. Route 1. The Chatham Bridge, wh Investigation: Urban poor hit hardest as the planet heats up 09/03/2019 09:23pm • In this July 24, 2019 photo, the sun beats down on the 500 block of North Rose St., in the McElderry Park neighborhood, of Baltimore. Like many streets in East Baltimore, the block offers no shade and almost no cooling breeze for residents.(University of Maryland Capital News Service via AP) BAL Virginia-based nonprofit sends medical team to the Dorian-ravaged Bahamas 09/03/2019 08:21pm • Project Hope, a Virginia-based nonprofit group that sends medical professionals to disasters around the world, is sending a team to the hurricane-ravaged Bahamas. On Wednesday, five volunteers — including a doctor, a nurse practitioner and a logistician — will leave from several different loc Prince George's County teenager killed in motorcycle crash 09/02/2019 11:38pm • Prince George's County police have identified the victim in a fatal motorcycle crash that happened Sunday in College Park, Maryland. Police observed a motorcycle, operated by 17-year-old Oscar Hernandez, of Chillum, traveling southbound at a high speed along Baltimore Avenue around 7:30 p.m., a n Trump claimed Dorian could hit Alabama — even after weather service refuted it 09/02/2019 10:39pm • This is a story about President Donald Trump spreading false information during an emergency situation. Not once or twice -- three times. When a news outlet pointed out the President was wrong, he called the report "phony" and insisted that he was right. But his own Nati Want to help Dorian victims? Beware of scammers 09/02/2019 05:59pm • Massive storms like Hurricane Dorian may be unpredictable, and Montgomery County, Maryland's, Office of Consumer Protection said you can be sure of one thing when natural disasters strike: The scammers get to work. From fraudulent appeals for direct donations on social media to websites that offe Virginia governor declares state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Dorian 09/02/2019 05:20pm • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency late Monday afternoon as Hurricane Dorian closed in on the East Coast. “Hurricane Dorian is a serious storm, and current predictions indicate that it may affect parts of Virginia,” Northam said in a statement. “I am declaring a state DC's day-trip beaches are keeping a close eye on Hurricane Dorian 09/02/2019 03:10pm • As Hurricane Dorian continues to batter the Bahamas, most of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard has been put on notice to keep a close eye on the storm. Among the communities in the so-called “cone of uncertainty” are beaches that are only a day trip away from the D.C. region. In Ocean City, Mayor Ric