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Arlington citizen group to review police policies and practices 07/17/2020 06:14am • A 15-member citizen group in Virginia's Arlington County will review and report on police practices and policies following recent racial justice rallies across the country. The review will "ensure that the Arlington County Police Department is current with policing best practices and continue to 2 workers seriously injured at Southwest DC construction site 07/14/2020 08:58am • Two construction workers were hit by falling materials at a site in Southwest D.C. on Tuesday morning. The incident happened around 7:30 a.m. on Maine Avenue near 6th Street SW, according to D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Vito Maggiolo. Both men suffered serious injuries but are expected to be OK Johns Hopkins discusses return to class in the fall 07/07/2020 04:04pm • In this July 8, 2014 picture, people walk on Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) How do you bring thousands of students to campus safely during a pandemic? It's a complicated issue they���re working through at Johns Hopkins University. In a tow Machinery falls on construction worker, killing him at DC site 06/30/2020 04:30pm • A man has died at a construction site in D.C. on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. (Courtesy Twitter/D.C. Fire and EMS) A man has died Tuesday after an accident on a construction site in Southeast D.C. Just before 10 a.m.,��D.C. Fire and EMS said a large piece of machinery weighing several thousand pou DC business owner sues city over fireworks license denial 06/24/2020 03:35pm • With Fourth of July around the corner, a D.C. business owner said he's been denied a license to sell fireworks after doing so for decades, and he is questioning the reason he was given. James Peters III has lived in the District his entire life and began his career in the fireworks industry in th Md. Senate leaders outline recommendations for smoother general election 06/24/2020 05:59am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Two Maryland Senate leaders say the state should hold a ���hybrid mail-in preferred��� election in November to avoid the long lines and late Inspectors canvass Montgomery County before Phase Two of COVID-19 reopening 06/18/2020 10:56am • Heather Detrick speaks with an employee of a hair salon in Montgomery County, Maryland. (Courtesy Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Housing Code Enforcement) As Montgomery County, Maryland, gets ready for Phase Two of its reopening Friday, some county workers are chi Pressure mounts on Maryland legislature to reconvene in special session 06/15/2020 07:27am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. The head of the Legislative Black Caucus wants the General Assembly to return to Annapolis before January to override a series of vetoes i Hong Kong protest marks anniversary of violent police clash 06/12/2020 12:04pm • HONG KONG (AP) ��� Thousands of people across Hong Kong sang protest songs and marched on Friday to mark the one-year anniversary of a clash with police outside the semi-autonomous Chinese city's legislature. Hundreds of protesters gathered in the popular Causeway Bay and Mongkok shopping distric Elrich on police: 'There are things we absolutely have to change' 06/10/2020 04:42pm • Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said on Wednesday that "there are things we absolutely have to change" about policing, and that the change has to start from the top. In a briefing with Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles, Elrich expanded on a question about racial disparities in the COVID-19 DC Council unanimously approves sweeping police reforms in emergency legislation 06/09/2020 09:38pm • A person walks Tuesday, June 9, 2020, near the White House in Washington, past signs hanging on a police fence at 16th and H streets after days of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) The D.C. Council voted unanimously Tuesday afterno In DC, only select restaurants and bars will reopen Friday 05/28/2020 10:57pm • D.C. is attempting to clear up any confusion among bars and restaurants wondering if they're permitted to start serving patrons outdoors. Starting Friday, only establishments with preapproved use of outdoor space, such as patios and rooftops, can reopen them, Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio told WTO Md. lawmakers hammer Hogan administration over COVID-19 procurement 05/28/2020 05:17am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Lawmakers sharply criticized two Hogan administration procurement officials Wednesday for the acquisition of incomplete COVID-19 tests kits Maryland to complete 1st stage of reopening Friday 05/28/2020 02:13am • Looking for more information? Get the latest on D.C. and Northern Virginia's reopening plans. Maryland is poised to move forward with the completion of Phase One of the state's reopening plan on Friday, Gov. Larry Hogan announced. And, if these "encouraging downward trends continue into next week In age of coronavirus, bikes becoming increasingly popular 05/27/2020 04:00am • Whether they're used as an alternative transportation method or for exercise, bikes have become increasingly popular during the coronavirus pandemic. The reason for the spike in bike riders is multifaceted, said Ralph Buehler, an associate professor and chair of urban affairs and planning in the Sc