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Massive totem pole being transported across the country will end up in DC 06/20/2021 09:19pm • A group of Native Americans are transporting a massive hand-carved totem pole across the country in hopes of highlighting environmental and cultural issues. The journey is called "Red Road to D.C." and it is organized by the House of Tears Carvers of the Lummi Nation. A 400-year-old Western re New program aims to make roads safer for bicyclists in part of Montgomery Co. 06/20/2021 09:10am • Three bicyclists join a ribbon-cutting for a protected bike lane pilot project in Montgomery County, Maryland, on June 19, 2021. (Courtesy Peter Gray) Bicyclists in Montgomery County, Maryland, are celebrating a first-of-its-kind project they say will keep them safer. A ribbon cutting was hel Amtrak, Maryland move forward with B&P Tunnel replacement program 06/19/2021 03:08pm • Following years of delays, Amtrak and the state of Maryland have officially begun a project to replace the aging Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel, which is blamed for constant delays and slowdowns in the area of West Baltimore. The $4 billion project will create a new connector serving Amtrak's North Message in a bottle unites 2 teens on both sides of the Atlantic 06/19/2021 12:03pm • A voyage that began on the coast of Rhode Island in 2018 concluded in Portugal's Azores Islands just last week. It's where 17-year-old Christian Santos found a message in a bottle. Santos said the message talked about a Thanksgiving trip. "He was 13, he was visiting Rhode Island, and he was f Face-to-face fundraising returns, with a heavy dose of Democratic Gubernatorial campaigning 06/19/2021 08:53am • Democratic gubernatorial candidates Rushern L. Baker III (left) and Michael Rosenbaum (right) greet one another Thursday evening, as lobbyist Leonard N. Lucchi looks on. (Josh Kurtz/Maryland Matters) One of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the absence of large-scale political e Juneteenth 2021: DC region event, festival and exhibit guide 06/19/2021 07:00am • The D.C. region is set to commemorate Juneteenth — also known as Emancipation Day — with an array of events, festivals and exhibits this year. And with coronavirus health restrictions easing, many of the scheduled events will be live and in person. Juneteenth marks the date — June 19,1865 â DC budget proposes street repairs, trails, traffic cameras 06/17/2021 03:29pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is going big in her next budget to fund infrastructure in the city, in an attempt to repave streets, smooth out new bike lanes and create some free transportation around town. The budget also includes more traffic cameras. Bowser's 2022 budget aims to repair roads, sid ‘20 is Plenty’: Montgomery County pilot program aims to reduce speeds on area roads 06/17/2021 02:43pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, announced a new pilot program as part of its Vision Zero project to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2030. The new "20 is Plenty" effort will lower speeds to 20 miles per hour on five county roads in Germantown, Silver Spring and North Bethesda. Montgomery County Ex Right now in Iceland: Hot lava and a warm welcome 06/17/2021 05:03am • Just a 25-minute car ride from Iceland's Keflavik International Airport, a hiking trail winds over two miles to a view of what's quite possibly the greatest show on Earth right now. Iceland's newest active volcano, Geldingadalur, rumbles up -- at regular intervals for the moment -- into a fountai A first look at the future Purple Line's railcars 06/16/2021 06:54am • Twenty-six light rail trains, each comprised of five car-shells, will move Purple Line passengers in Maryland — someday. Details were shared during an online community forum Tuesday night on the vehicles that will eventually be used on Maryland's upcoming Purple Line. "The car-shells, which DC Council passes ban on sales of flavored tobacco products   06/16/2021 04:54am • The D.C. Council passed a bill Tuesday evening banning the sale of flavored tobacco products, such as flavored e-cigarettes, menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The bill, called the Flavored Tobacco Product Prohibition Amendment Act of 2021, would update a long-standing ban on the sale of tob Park Service looking at white-tailed deer management program in DC area 06/15/2021 11:08pm • White-tailed deer are eating too many plants, trees and other forestation in the D.C. area, and the National Park Service wants the public's help in deciding how to control them. During a meeting on Tuesday, the park service introduced a first-ever program for the area — for National Capital Pa 'A first for Maryland': State to test new system for I-270 traffic management 06/14/2021 11:52am • Maryland transportation officials will demonstrate a ramp metering system on Interstate 270 next week, with the goal of alleviating congestion and simplifying mergers on one of the state's busiest roadways. Starting June 23 and lasting a week, drivers on the ramp from northbound Md. Route 118 to Car Review: Looking for a refined compact sedan? The 2021 Mazda3 2.5 turbo fits the bill 06/14/2021 04:02am • Mazda is moving more upscale with all its models of cars and crossovers, and the 2021 Mazda3 is no different. This compact sedan is one premium car when you hop inside. Soft leather covers the seats and premium materials abound throughout the cabin. While the Mazda3 feels and looks more upscale, it 'I'm a partner on this journey': Jill Biden on her role as first lady during debut foreign trips 06/12/2021 04:46pm • On her third full day in the United Kingdom to accompany President Joe Biden on his first G7 Summit, Jill Biden peeled off from her husband, and the rest of the program's leader-spouse events, for a solo excursion of her own -- one of several the first lady has taken while abroad that highlight