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Heat, humidity expected through workweek with relief possible Thursday 09/04/2018 07:00pm • "Feels like" temperatures for Tuesday, Sept. 4 — combining the actual air temperature with the expected humidity. (Courtesy National Weather Service) WASHINGTON — With Labor Day over, fall is in sight -- but heat and humidity this week makes it feel closer to July than pumpkin-flavor-everyth Mennonites, Md. urban horsemen forge job-saving connection 09/04/2018 10:39am • BALTIMORE (AP) — At an inner-city stable in one of the grittiest areas of Baltimore, a vanishing breed of urban horsemen prepares for its weekly visit to Pennsylvania Dutch country, where Mennonite farmers are helping to carry on a merchant tradition handed down through generations of African-Amer 2018 AFC West Preview and Predictions 09/03/2018 10:51pm • For the overall 2018 NFL Preview click here, and see the links at the bottom of the page for the rest of the divisional previews. Chargers 12-4 Mike Pouncey says it's his dream come true to play with Philip Rivers, but all kinds of big dreams could come to fruition for the Chargers' sophomor Your Child's Health Should Be Part of the Back-to-School Checklist 09/03/2018 08:00pm • As summer winds down, parents and caregivers of children are preparing for the new school year. While your to-do list likely includes getting school supplies, it's also a great time to add a few important health items to the checklist. Health check-ups are essential, and all school age children and Keep Kids' Hearts Healthy: What the Celebs Have to Say 09/03/2018 08:00pm • BTIG Charity Day, which took place this year on May 8, has raised over $45 million since its initiation in 2003 and benefits hundreds of nonprofit organizations that are critical to America's youth, including the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation and Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation. The ch Daily Lives of Rohingya in Myanmar Are Worsening, Aid Experts Say 09/03/2018 08:00pm • YANGON, Myanmar -- Brights Islam says it's been more than six years since he and his family had to leave their home in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine, a state straddling the western coast of Myanmar. Little has since changed from the violence then, when an estimated 200 people were killed and more t How to Invest in Luxury Real Estate 09/03/2018 08:00pm • Investing in real estate isn't always a glamorous business, but luxury homes can add some bling to your portfolio. According to Christie's International, which surveyed 81 international luxury markets, luxury home sales increased by 11 percent annually in 2017. In some markets, limited supply and he Loudoun Co. agencies to work together to improve 911 call response 09/03/2018 04:27pm • WASHINGTON — The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and Combined Fire and Rescue System are promising to work together to address delays in response to some 911 calls in the Virginia county. After a heated meeting in June over a county study that recommended more consolidation of 911 services to 1 killed in Prince George's Co. pedestrian crash 09/03/2018 02:43pm • Editor's Note: This story has been corrected. WASHINGTON — A pedestrian walking in a travel lane on southbound Branch Avenue early Monday morning was struck and killed by a car. The victim — Jordan C. Baber, 26, of Upper Marlboro — was pronounced dead at MedStar Southern Maryland Hosp Does your family have a plan? September is Emergency Preparedness Month 09/03/2018 02:27pm • WASHINGTON — Potential hazards in the D.C. area include everything from earthquakes and severe weather to man-made events like extreme traffic jams and terrorism. As September marks Emergency Preparedness Month, it may be time to update your at-home emergency plan. "Take some positive steps Police shoot armed man at a Howard Co. hotel 09/03/2018 04:48am • WASHINGTON — An armed confrontation in Howard County on Sunday night ended with a police officer shooting a man in a hotel parking lot. First responders received a report of a man acting erratically at the Extended Stay America hotel along Washington Boulevard in Jessup, Maryland, shortly after Firefighters battle massive blaze at 200-year-old Rio museum 09/02/2018 11:37pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A massive fire tore through a 200-year-old museum in Rio de Janeiro late Sunday, lighting up the night and sending plumes of smoke into the air as firefighters tried to save historical relics from the flames. The esteemed National Museum in northern Rio, which houses artef Pedestrian struck, killed on Greenbelt, Md. ramp 09/02/2018 02:36pm • WASHINGTON — A woman died on Sunday morning after being struck by two cars while walking on a vehicle ramp in Greenbelt, Maryland. She has been identified as Paulinette F. Pearl Bedran, 29, of Silver Spring, Maryland. Just before 5 a.m., Greenbelt police received a call that a pedestrian who Labor Day weekend is perfect time to get started on fall lawn care 08/31/2018 05:52am • Lawn labor this weekend = Top turf next summer Scott in Nokesville, Virginia, kicks off a weekend of labor with this timely email: "What’s the best schedule for fall lawn care? I’m planning on aerating and putting down corn gluten meal on Labor Day weekend, and then overseeding the first weeken Local FCS football previews 08/31/2018 01:37am • WASHINGTON — While we've got a few FBS teams in the extended D.C. area, we've got even more FCS squads. From the District to Harrisonburg, see what's in store for our local schools this year. James Madison (14-1, 8-0 CAA, FCS runner-up) will find out how much of coach Mike Houston’s magic ove