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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 How you can help DC's Red Cross teams as they respond to Dorian 09/02/2019 01:35pm • As federal agencies monitor the progress of Hurricane Dorian, the D.C. Office of the American Red Cross of the National Capital Region has been at work, with five emergency response vehicles ready for deployment along the East Coast. Paul Carden, the regional disaster officer for the National Cap Maryland, Virginia coastal areas may have to deal with Dorian 09/02/2019 11:40am • As Hurricane Dorian pounds the northern Bahamas, people up and down the East Coast — including in Virginia and Maryland — are closely watching where the hurricane will head. "Everybody along the East Coast needs to be paying very close attention to this powerful hurricane," said Dennis Feltge DC chef Jose Andres ready to help storm-stricken Bahamians with fresh meals 09/02/2019 10:48am • As the northern Bahamas face a potential catastrophe under record-breaking Hurricane Dorian, celebrity D.C. chef Jose Andres is determined to help the island nation pick itself back up. Andres and his humanitarian relief team, World Central Kitchen, are riding out the storm in the Bahamian capita When your elderly parents move in with you 09/02/2019 10:25am • Moving elderly parents into your home can bring daunting challenges and unexpected closeness. Over the past 20 years, parents living with their adult children has become increasingly common. Among adults living in someone else's household, 14% were the parent of the household head in 2017, up fro Fairfax County man dies in ocean at Cape Hatteras National Seashore 09/02/2019 09:16am • 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. A 61-year-old Fairfax County man died Sunday evening in the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, perhaps the first U.S. dea Maryland officials announce $10 million grant aimed at combating heroin, opioid crisis 09/01/2019 04:11pm • There's a new multimillion dollar effort to combat heroin and opioid addiction in Maryland. The Hogan Administration has announced a $10 million grant that will go toward ensuring local jurisdictions across the state are equipped to take on the heroin and opioid epidemic with lifesaving resources How to avoid DC area traffic coming home from Labor Day weekend 09/01/2019 11:02am • Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Bridge is bracing for hundreds of thousands of cars to pass between Annapolis and Kent Island as fans of the season get one last summer vacation in this Labor Day weekend. Likewise, stretches of Interstate 95 in Virginia and Maryland also expect to see heavy traffic as p Horror films emerge as best political commentary of our times 09/01/2019 05:59am • Maybe it's just a matter of timing that horror films feel so potent these days. At a moment when so much seems beyond control -- when even the politically disengaged have spoken of the Trump era as a scary, dystopian time -- clever uses of horror can actually be therapeutic. They're like tiny val Automatic emergency braking boosts safety but some complaints of false activations 08/31/2019 08:00pm • The latest wave in vehicle safety technology are systems that can apply the brakes in an emergency when the driver fails to respond in time. Government safety experts and manufacturers agree that automatic emergency braking, also known as forward collision warning systems, can save lives and redu As Hurricane Dorian gains strength, local rescue teams depart for Florida to lend aid 08/30/2019 09:01pm • Rescue teams from Maryland and Virginia fire and rescue departments have been activated to provide support and resources to areas affected by Hurricane Dorian. The hurricane was upgraded to a Category 4 on Friday night. Fairfax County-based Virginia Task Force One and Montgomery County-based M Red Cross sends local volunteers to Florida as Dorian approaches 08/30/2019 10:02am • Teams of people with the American Red Cross in the National Capital Region are among scores of volunteers heading to Florida to help residents ahead of Hurricane Dorian. Jackie Rivera from Virginia is traveling to West Palm Beach to set up shelters for anyone who is displaced by the storm. "Th Court files: Virginia man punched neighbor before killing 3 relatives 08/29/2019 12:47pm • CHATHAM, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man appears to have used a .30-30 rifle and a sledgehammer in a deadly rampage that claimed the lives of a minor league baseball player's wife, 1-year-old son and mother-in-law, according to court documents released Thursday. The criminal complaint filed against M After 40 years, traffic guru Bob Marbourg leaves the WTOP Traffic Center 08/28/2019 04:39pm • WTOP's Bob Marbourg (left) and Dave Statter covered traffic during the early '80s. Back then, it meant taking to the skies. (Courtesy Dave Statter) “Self-entitled jackasses” of the D.C. area, you can breathe easy: Bob Marbourg has left the WTOP Traffic Center. After 40 years, “it is tim UVA, Virginia Tech football preview: No more chasm in the Commonwealth 08/28/2019 01:10am • College football season is back. Dave Preston will be taking you through all the local schools this week and we’ll have a sport-wide preview and set of predictions Friday. The distance between Lane Stadium in Blacksburg and Scott Stadium in Charlottesville may stand at 146.2 miles, but the gap