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Audit finds management lapses, broken machinery at Baltimore mail processing facility 12/24/2021 01:37pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Broken machinery and gaps in management and supervision delayed mail processing and decreased productivity in the United States Postal Servi Manassas man stopped from bringing loaded handgun onto Dulles flight 12/22/2021 11:41am • Transportation Security Administration officers stopped a Manassas, Virginia, man from bringing a loaded gun onto a flight from Dulles Airport on Monday. (Courtesy TSA) Transportation Security Administration officers stopped a Manassas, Virginia, man from bringing a loaded gun onto a flight from Car Review: Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara 4xe has electric-only driving, keeps off-road cred 12/20/2021 03:55am • There are myriad Jeep Wrangler models to choose from these days. They include two- and four-door versions and engines with four cylinders or even a fire-breathing V-8. Now a greener version has been added to the options: the 4xe, which is a plug-in hybrid. It will run 20 or so miles before the gas e Underwater bins sucking trash out of Anacostia River 12/17/2021 12:03pm • Newly-installed underwater trash bins are sucking debris out of the Anacostia River along the waterfront at the marina near Yards Park in D.C. “We just saw our first bottle of the morning float on in, and there’s a big piece of packaging foam,” said Anacostia Riverkeeper Trey Sherard, obse 20 last-minute Christmas gifts under $50 12/17/2021 05:57am • Despite all the warnings to do your holiday shopping early this year due to supply chain issues, plenty of us are still procrastinating. But whether you're strapped for cash, you've neglected to make a shopping budget or you've simply put off getting presents this year, there's still time to secure Northam proposes spending package for clean water, conservation, Chesapeake Bay preservation 12/15/2021 01:11pm • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday announced that his two-year budget proposal would include hundreds of millions of dollars for clean water and the preservation of the Chesapeake Bay. “My budget will ensure that the Commonwealth lives up to its commitment and restores the natural bounty Prince William board votes 'yes' on collective bargaining ordinance 12/14/2021 08:24pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Prince William County officials will start crafting an ordinance allowing employees to form collective bargaining units. The Board of Supe Sweeping report urges DC to review every case handled by firearms, fingerprint units at troubled crime lab 12/14/2021 02:25pm • D.C. is poised to review every case conducted by the Department of Forensic Sciences' firearms and fingerprint units since the inception of the independent crime lab nearly 10 years ago, following the recommendations of a sweeping new report into the operations of the troubled agency released Mo Loudoun Co. supervisors set to vote on 5-cent tax on disposable plastic bags 12/14/2021 08:17am • Loudoun County's Board of Supervisors is set to vote Wednesday to approve a disposable plastic bag tax of 5 cents per bag, which would take effect July 1, 2022 in the Virginia county. In an attempt to reduce plastic bag pollution, the Virginia General Assembly in 2020 enacted legislation that any Cruise packing list: 25 best things to pack on a cruise 12/13/2021 10:45am • Packing for any trip takes some planning, but cruise vacations present a unique challenge. For starters, ship staterooms are typically smaller than most hotel rooms, so storage space may be limited. On top of that, you may be unable to purchase accidently forgotten items once your voyage begins; som Car Review: Big on style and luxury, the Rolls-Royce Cullinan is the ultimate SUV 12/13/2021 04:10am • This is no normal year. While school is back in the actual classroom, it is still a social-distanced wave to people from a far. The school drop-off was a popular time for me and other parents to see what I was driving and play guess the price. However, when a special ride showed up, I knew I had to Is the store out of your baking essentials? Here's what to use instead 12/12/2021 06:01am • Can't find graham cracker crusts, Cool Whip or peppermint extract? Time to think outside the box -- or cookie tin, as the case may be. Creativity might be the first item on the grocery list this holiday season. As supply chain issues and higher costs continue to wreak havoc among all aspects o Md. child care providers say they need higher enrollment and funding to survive 12/09/2021 10:25am • Ruthie Claytor is the owner of a child care center called Grannie Annie’s Child Care and Learning Center in Anne Arundel County. Claytor told the comptroller’s Workgroup of Pandemic Spending how pandemic stimulus funding has helped stabilized her business but asked for more help to sustain it. Shopping for stargazers in 2021 12/07/2021 10:30am • It’s nearing the end of 2021, and COVID-19 is still with us, but we can still shop for Christmas and the holiday season. Once again, it’s that time of year to shop for your favorite stargazer. More Holiday News WTOP’s annual gifts for stargazers recommendations will help Prince George's County public safety workers distribute holiday food packages 12/06/2021 02:03pm • Volunteers with five public safety agencies in Prince George's County, Maryland, packed and distributed holiday food packages for families and seniors across the county on Monday. Members of the police department, fire department, sheriff's office, Department of Corrections and Homeland Security