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Human composting is rising in popularity as an earth-friendly life after death 12/29/2024 04:00am • (CNN) ��� The first time Laura Muckenhoupt felt a glimmer of hope after the death of her 22-year-old son Miles was the drive home from the Washington state facility that had turned his body into hundreds of pounds of soil. There was an empty seat in the family pickup truck where Miles should have Montgomery Co. looks to 2050 in new bus transit plan 12/28/2024 06:06am • Montgomery County officials in Maryland have released the details of their two-year study to redesign its Ride On Bus network. Called ���Ride On Reimagined,��� this is both a long and short term look at the county���s transit options as the county���s population is expected to increase by 18% bet 'The music is the blood': Brandywine students prepare to perform at Commanders game 12/27/2024 09:25pm • The Gwynn Park High School marching band is hard at work this winter break, rehearsing in the band room and on the football field as they prepare to perform at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, this Sunday. The band will be performing before the Washington Commanders take on the Atlant Montgomery Co. officer hopes to create legacy for his late K-9 partner 12/27/2024 08:38am • A Montgomery County, Maryland, police officer is going into the new year without his K-9 partner by his side. Just before Christmas, Montgomery County Police Cpl. Phil Brower lost K-9 Monte, a German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois cross that had been his partner in patrol work since 2018. Browe Looking to track the spread of sickness in your area? There���s an app for that 12/23/2024 07:22pm • Winter has officially started as rates of COVID-19, seasonal influenza and RSV continue to rise across the country, according to the Center for Disease Control���s Respiratory Illness Data Channel. Aside from the obvious preventative measures, such as getting vaccinated or routinely washing your 2024 Year in Review: A look at some of the biggest stories of the year from the DC area 12/23/2024 06:16am • Starting the year off with a miles-wide earthquake, to the collapse of a decades-old bridge in Baltimore and rounding out the year with a decisive election season ��� plenty has transpired in the D.C. area this year. Take a look back at some of the biggest, most important and impactful local Christmas Day 2024: What's open in the DC region and where can you dine-in? 12/23/2024 05:48am • It's no secret that the holiday season can be riddled with stressors, especially when you're playing host on Christmas Day and find yourself needing to add an extra plate for a last-minute, plus-one at the dinner table. Rest assured, you won't find yourself in too rough of a spot since a good ser Car Review: Subaru gives the Forester a makeover for 2025 12/23/2024 05:12am • With the increased popularity of the compact SUV, Subaru does its best to keep the Forester updated and able to go toe-to-toe with the competition with more than just standard AWD. For 2025, the Subaru Forester looks more like an SUV and one that���s more sculpted than Forester models in the past �� Jayden Daniels: The NFL���s No. 2 overall pick is showing the league that he���s much more than a consolation prize 12/22/2024 07:00am • (CNN) ��� Almost every choice an NFL team makes has the potential to make a significant impact on an organization���s future. But when it comes to picking a quarterback, a decision really can be ���franchise-altering��� ��� for better or worse. This is a fact that the Washington Commanders know a How to avoid lower back pain during the holidays 12/20/2024 07:23pm • The holidays can be a pain ��� literally. Between wrapping gifts, hanging up decorations, packing your bags and spending hours in a car, the holidays can lead to a stiff back. AAA is predicting nearly 120 million Americans will travel 50+ miles over the holidays this year, and 90% of them wil Car Review: How does a pickup meant for desert racing stack up on DC-area streets? 12/20/2024 05:55am • The Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro has a special, jacked-up suspension and big, knobby tires for blasting through dirt and sand. Once you scale the side to get in, you look out over a big hood bulge that makes this truck seem like it���s out of a postapocalyptic video game. One thing I loved was the exhaust Prince William Co. may halt $300 million Route 28 bypass project 12/19/2024 06:51pm • The Prince William Board of County Supervisors is casting doubt over the future of the planned Route 28 bypass project with a new directive to the county executive. The project, under design since its approval by the board in September 2020 and expected to cost between $300 million and $400 milli Drone drama spikes as police across DC region investigate aerial sightings 12/19/2024 05:02pm • The drama over drones that began in New Jersey has led to thousands of sightings nationwide, including hundreds in Maryland, Virginia and D.C. In Virginia, the Virginia Fusion Center, located within the Homeland Security Division of the Virginia State Police, said it has received more than 150 ti RFK Stadium provision, Baltimore Key Bridge funding included in temporary government funding bill 12/18/2024 11:45am • Leaders around the D.C. region are celebrating a stopgap spending bill that would keep the government funded into March, but they're doing it for reasons beyond averting a government shutdown. Congress unveiled the multibillion dollar funding bill Tuesday night, and it addresses two items that ar DC man dead, woman seriously injured in two-vehicle crash on I-95 in Fairfax Co. 12/17/2024 04:36pm • A D.C. man is dead and a woman is seriously injured following a crash on Interstate 95 near Lorton, Virginia, on Monday afternoon. On Tuesday, Virginia State Police identified Kenneth Buckner, 35, of D.C. as the driver who was killed on I-95 in Fairfax County, Virginia, Monday afternoon. His p