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NWS says EF-0 tornado touched down in Howard Co. Thursday 07/30/2021 06:28pm • The National Weather Service said that a small tornado touched down near the Snowden Square Shopping Mall in Howard County, Maryland, during Thursday's storms. The storm left a quarter-mile long path of damage and peak wind gusts were estimated to have been around 70 mph. The National Weather Montgomery Co.'s public safety communications system gets $42M upgrade 07/30/2021 06:45am • Two years after suffering communications outages that lasted anywhere from a few minutes to as long as 14 hours, Montgomery County's public safety radio communications system received a major upgrade. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich held a news conference Thursday to highlight the feature United Airlines lets passengers pre-order snacks and meals 07/29/2021 11:25am • You will be able to pre-order snacks, meals and beverages on United Airlines flights. (United Airlines/Handout) United Airlines is adding an option for passengers to pre-order and pay for snacks, meals and beverages up to five days before their flight departs. Previously, only premium custome Reel big fish: Record set for swordfish caught off Ocean City coast 07/29/2021 11:18am • Peter Schultz, second from left, and his team stand with the new Maryland record swordfish. (Courtesy Big Fish Classic) The rod is mightier than the sword … fish. A record has been set by an angler from Annapolis, Maryland, and he's now officially recognized as the state record holder for s Tsunami warning canceled for parts of Alaska after 8.2 quake 07/29/2021 07:44am • PERRYVILLE, Alaska (AP) — A tsunami warning issued for parts of Alaska after a large earthquake struck the peninsula has been canceled. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was magnitude 8.2 and hit 56 miles (91 kilometers) east southeast of Perryville, Alaska at about 8:15 p.m. Wednesday. Md. woman walking on Beltway dies after she's struck by truck 07/26/2021 01:02pm • A Baltimore County woman, who was walking on the Capital Beltway with her back to traffic early Sunday, died after a driver struck her, Virginia State Police said. Police identified the woman as Ebony N. Madison, 48, of Gwynn Oak, Maryland. Police said the driver of a 2006 Lincoln Mark LT pick Remaking Woodbridge: Area seen as Prince William County’s first mixed-use hub 07/26/2021 11:40am • This aerial, taken in June, shows areas of north Woodbridge along and west of Route 1 (center of photo) targeted for redevelopment through the small-area plan. Meanwhile, new plans have been filed for additional projects at Belmont Bay (Roger Snyder / For InsideNoVa) This article was written by Suspect in Emily Lu's death remains jailed without bond 07/26/2021 11:38am • The man charged with killing Emily Lu, 72, of Lorton, Virginia, remains jailed without bond after an arraignment Monday. Brian George Sayrs Jr., 25, of Woodbridge was given a court-appointed attorney. His next court appearance is Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. Sayrs has been charged with second-degree Car Review: Audi RS7 combines sports car performance with family friendly 5-door hatch 07/26/2021 04:20am • Style and breathtaking acceleration are usually reserved for coupes and supercars, but Audi has accomplished that with a large car. With a twin turbo V-8, good for 591hp, this AWD super sedan will humble many sports cars when it comes to acceleration. The handling with the special air suspension can Body of Emily Lu found, suspect facing murder charge 07/24/2021 11:16am • The body of 72-year-old Emily Lu, of Lorton, Virginia, has been found, 51 days after she disappeared. Lu was seen on June 3, shopping at an Aldi store in Woodbridge. Her car was later found at her home in Lorton, with her items still inside. One of her tenants, Brian George Sayrs Jr., is under Weekend Road and Rail: Metro work on all lines, improvements around the Mall, I-66 and Beltway 07/23/2021 10:40am • The summer months bring lots of road and infrastructure work to the D.C. region, and this season is no different. We take a deeper dive into what’s been happening to and around the National Mall. As usual, all work will be dictated by the weather — and we have thunderstorms in our forecast fo Coast Guard: Search for missing helicopter suspended 07/22/2021 04:00pm • ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search along the North Carolina coast for a helicopter with two men aboard that disappeared near Albemarle Sound during a flight from Virginia. The search was suspended Wednesday after Coast Guard personnel and partner agencies Exercise bike vs. rower vs. elliptical: Which is best? 07/22/2021 09:50am • As many of us look to build out at-home gyms to maximize our ability to workout regularly, a common question arises: Which machine will give me the best workout bang for my buck? Exercise bikes, elliptical machines and rowing machines are all popular cardiovascular training tools that can make gr NASA shares epic image of moon's shadow during solar eclipse 07/22/2021 08:03am • ▶ Watch Video: Spectacular views of "ring of fire" solar eclipse It may look like a smudge on your screen, but the latest image released by NASA of our blue marble actually captures the moon's shadow during the most recent solar eclipse. The image, taken on June 10 and released by N DC deploys new unit of officers on 2-wheels 07/21/2021 09:51pm • D.C. residents will soon see more police officers on bikes and scooters as part of the city police chief's effort to increase engagement. But, Robert Contee said, the new unit won't only deploy to the city's neighborhoods that see the most crime. Officers volunteered for the assignment to be par