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Maryland lawmakers to focus on eviction challenges in upcoming General Assembly 12/28/2020 07:55pm • Maryland legislators are looking to revamp how the rising number of eviction cases will be handled in its upcoming General Assembly session. Housing advocates, who outlined a series of proposed bills for the legislative session, said that nearly 30% of Maryland families earning less than $50,000 `Noon Year’s Eve': toasting the new year before midnight 12/28/2020 10:46am • Don’t want to stay up till midnight on the last day of the year? Families, early sleepers and those wanting to social distance might consider a midday celebration for December 31. It's easy to bring the festive feeling of a nighttime soiree into the daylight hours at home. Setting the mood Fi Car Review: On the track or commute, Dodge's Charger R/T Scat Pack is ready to party 12/28/2020 04:04am • While crossovers are popular, there are some cars that are just too cool to keep down. The Dodge Charger is one sedan that seems to stay relevant in the land of tall, lumbering SUVs. The Charger is a large sedan that has plenty of space for a family, but you can also do big smoky burnouts with its b Tips to make sure your holiday gift return process goes smoothly 12/27/2020 10:09pm • In the best of times, no one likes standing in line in order to return an item at a store like Target or Walmart. But in a pandemic, most people are looking to limit their time spent around other people. That being said, if you happened to get a holiday gift recently that you don't love, it would Medical scrub maker faces delays in mailing protective gear to frontline workers 12/27/2020 08:26pm • Because the pandemic has increased how many people are shopping online, a medical scrub supply company is reporting major delays in frontline workers getting their uniforms. Instead of waiting a day or two, some people buying scrubs are waiting up to three weeks for them to arrive. "Between th Manassas businesses work together to donate festive food for the holidays 12/26/2020 07:28pm • Some Virginians impacted by the coronavirus are getting special deliveries this holiday season. Cakes By Happy Eatery in Manassas has been preparing and donating food to local families in need every Thursday since March. "We have all of the basic ingredients here at the bakery and we have the WTOP's Mike Murillo puts COVID-19 at-home testing kit to the test 12/24/2020 09:09pm • WTOP's Mike Murillo demonstrates how to use an at-home COVID-19 testing kit. Last week, I decided I should be tested for the coronavirus, so I chose to try Pixel by LabCorp, a test you can take from home. To order it, I went to LabCorp’s website and answered a few questions. Once the websit Delivery men say they were abducted, robbed of packages in Maryland 12/24/2020 07:15pm • Two delivery men were reportedly car-jacked and abducted early Christmas Eve morning in Prince George's County, Maryland, according to state police. Maryland State Police said the pair were getting onto the Capital Beltway from Interstate 95 south in a yellow Freightliner truck, at around 5 a.m. Excedrin products recalled for exposed bottles, leaving risk for children 12/24/2020 02:49pm • Multiple versions of an over-the-counter drug were recalled Wednesday after failing to meet child-resistant packaging standards, leaving a potential risk for poisoning children. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said multiple Excedrin products by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) had holes in th DC-area music venues could see much-needed funding if relief bill becomes law 12/23/2020 05:48pm • (EDITOR'S NOTE: The article has been corrected and updated with the proper naming of the Small Business Administration.) The Save Our Stages Act has passed through Congress as part of the latest coronavirus relief package, giving some local music venues hope. The $15 billion of funding for ind Bowser names Contee new DC police chief 12/22/2020 11:40am • Newly named D.C. police Chief Robert Contee speaks at a news conference Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. (Courtesy D.C. Mayor's Office) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser named police veteran Robert Contee as the District's new police chief Tuesday. She called it a "full circle" for Contee, a Washington native Federal spending package includes Metro funding, authorizes new DC museums 12/22/2020 09:08am • Metro is set to receive a much-needed tranche of federal funding and the Smithsonian will get two new museums thanks to the massive spending and Covid relief bill Congress passed late Monday night. Details of just how much funding the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority will receive isn’t DC-area post offices see rush of holiday gift shippers 12/21/2020 10:00pm • People are trying to send their packages through the post office just in time for the holidays. (WTOP/Mike Murillo) Some last-minute Christmas gift senders are finding plenty of company at D.C.-area post offices. At a post office in the Kentlands, in Gaithersburg, Maryland, a socially-distanced Car Review: Acura transforms the 2021 TLX into a real compact sedan challenger 12/21/2020 12:57am • When you fancy a compact luxury sedan, Acura might not be at the top of the shopping list. But that could change with the redesigned 2021 TLX. With a new muscular look, the TLX has a wider stance, making for a more-aggressive style than before. Check out the front end, which looks rather racy, with The reason holiday packages are arriving late 12/20/2020 06:56pm • Can we commiserate about package delays? Of the Christmas gifts I mailed at the post office using Priority Mail, only one made in the promised time. The others took longer -- one by more than a week. No doubt you and your friends and relatives are talking about the delays, too. The U.S. Postal Se