Search

A model program for fighting climate change is at a crossroads in Md. and neighboring states 11/10/2022 11:14am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Sometimes, states fight climate change in dramatic and tangible ways, with gigantic solar arrays, wind turbines, abundant electric vehicle c Former DC Health director joins GW School of Medicine 11/08/2022 03:42pm • The former director of D.C. Health is joining the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences to serve as the new executive director of the Center for Population Health Sciences and Health Equity. Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt will oversee the academic medical enterprise’s resea Study: More than 37 million US motorists drive drowsy at least once a year 11/06/2022 06:19pm • A new survey suggests that every year, millions of motorists in the United States operate a vehicle when they are too tired to drive. Tthe National Sleep Foundation last week released results of a new survey highlighting attitudes and behaviors toward drowsy driving. It showed that, while 95% of Paxlovid reduces risk of long Covid, Veterans Affairs study finds 11/06/2022 04:10pm • Paxlovid, the antiviral pill that reduces the risk of hospitalization and death from Covid-19, also reduces the risk of long Covid, according to a new study by researchers at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. The study, posted online as a preprint on Saturday, analyzed electronic records for Md.'s poor test scores underscore need for reform, lawmaker says 10/24/2022 09:19pm • Fourth and eighth grade students in Maryland are lagging behind in both math and reading, according to assessment data released Monday, and one state lawmaker said the declines reveal how education reforms in the state's "Blueprint for Maryland's Future" are needed. The Blueprint was passed in 20 Naval officer charged with harassment, cyberstalking, identity theft against ex-wife 10/24/2022 04:59am • A U.S. Navy officer from Silver Spring, Maryland, is in jail for an alleged campaign of cyberstalking, identity theft and harassment against his ex-wife during a child custody dispute, federal prosecutors say. In a news release, the U.S. Department of Justice said Lt. Cmdr. Jason Michael Leidel, Afghan couple accuse US Marine of abducting their baby in Virginia 10/20/2022 05:51am • The young Afghan couple raced to the airport in Kabul, clutching their baby girl close amid the chaotic withdrawal of American troops last year. The baby had been rescued two years earlier from the rubble of a U.S. Special Forces raid that killed her parents and five siblings. After months in a U.S Presto's Picks: Maryland, Virginia & Navy hope for home cooking; Texas-Oklahoma features fried foods, cooked teams 10/07/2022 05:04am • College football's conference carousel often creates strange bedfellows. For instance, this week's local Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) action features games that were non-conference matchups as recently as 10 years ago, such as Maryland-Purdue (the all-time series is now three games) and Virgin Californians will soon be able to turn their remains into soil with human composting 10/01/2022 04:28pm • California has become the latest state to provide its residents with an eco-friendly, if unorthodox, option for their remains after death: composting. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law last Sunday, according to a news release from the bill's author, state Assemblywoman Cristina Garci DC looks to 'preserve and promote' its Latino culture during Hispanic Heritage Month 09/18/2022 04:32am • D.C.'s Hispanic Heritage Month calendar of events this year will have more than just festivals and parties. Along with the traditional festivities, the Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs is focused on trying to "preserve and promote" the city's Latino history, heritage and culture. The initiative c Who’s hosting a fundraiser for Wes Moore this month? Who isn’t? 09/09/2022 06:51pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Wes Moore is a very popular guy these days. As the favorite to replace term-limited Gov. Larry Hogan (R), the Democratic nominee for gove Diana the revolutionary: What we learned from her life and loss 09/04/2022 09:27am • ▶ Watch Video: Princess Diana's revolution This past week the world took note of a sad anniversary: Princess Diana, gone 25 years. Historian and author Amanda Foreman reflects on the enduring legacy of the "People's Princess": True national mourning is a rare thing. I saw it 25 Prince William doctor and school board member to chair U.Va. Board of Visitors 08/24/2022 07:42am • A member of the Prince William County School Board, who is a doctor and an ophthalmologist, will chair the Health System Board of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors. Dr. Babur Lateef will head the board that oversees the university's schools of medicine and nursing, along with its Culpe Help decide who wins DC's 'Battle of the Badges' by donating blood 08/18/2022 03:05pm • Jason Medina, an officer with MPD's 6th District, donates blood during the 2021 Battle of the Badges. Medina is a main organizer at this year's event and will be there Friday. (Courtesy MPD) Blood donors are being asked to help settle a friendly wager on whether more people’s hearts are police DC’s unlicensed pot shops warned to get licensing paperwork in order 08/09/2022 06:16pm • Unlicensed pot shops in D.C. have been warned to get the rest of their paperwork in order. There are just seven licensed cannabis dispensaries around the District. But no matter where you are in the city, you don’t have to travel far to find a business willing to provide you with a wide array o