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Latest plan for Connecticut Avenue in DC includes left-turn lanes, pedestrian upgrades, but no bike lanes 06/04/2024 07:50pm • D.C.'s planned concept to redesign a stretch of Connecticut Avenue in Northwest includes dedicated left-turn lanes and pedestrian upgrades but will move forward without bike lanes, capping months of tension between cyclists, residents, lawmakers and transportation officials. During a virtual meet Doctors see spike in younger women freezing their eggs, putting motherhood on hold 06/03/2024 12:00am • The rush to beat the biological clock is on hold for a growing number of young women. Doctors in the D.C. area have reported a spike in younger women looking to preserve their fertility by freezing their eggs. “It's been a huge increase in the number of egg-freezing patients we’re seeing,” Prince William Co. teachers get parental leave under 'historic' agreement 05/30/2024 12:46pm • The Prince William Education Association, the union representing over 11,000 Prince William County public school teachers, finalized their negotiations for a historic collective bargaining agreement Thursday with the county school district. The finalized negotiations include more flexibility for Fairfax Co. schools staff eligible for maternity, paternity leave benefits starting this summer 05/28/2024 04:30am • Fairfax County Public Schools teachers and staff will be eligible to get maternity or paternity leave starting July 1. School Board Member Melanie Meren said Virginia’s largest school district is expected to learn more details about the county’s program this summer. Information on human resou Ukraine needs more air defense systems after deadly attack on Kharkiv, adviser tells WTOP 05/27/2024 11:08pm • WTOP National Security Correspondent JJ Green speaks with Yuriy Sak on May 27, 2024. As Russia presses forward with its offensive in northeastern Ukraine with an attack that has killed 18 so far, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy has secured from Spain a pledge of additional air defense missiles to With more streaming added, it's getting pricier to be an NFL fan 05/16/2024 04:40pm • As the NFL expands its reach into streaming services, the landscape for fans who want access to all the games is going through a significant transformation. It comes with a hefty price tag, leading to concerns about affordability. "It's getting tougher for fans sometimes to watch the games," s CAVA hummus now made in the Shenandoah Valley 05/16/2024 10:19am • D.C.-based fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant chain CAVA packages and sells a lot of its hummus spreads, sauces and other products at grocery stores. Now, it has a brand new manufacturing facility to make them. CAVA has opened its new state-of-the-art food production and packaging facility in V Catholic group supporting Dali cargo ship crew weeks after Baltimore Key Bridge collapse 05/15/2024 04:12pm • About two weeks ago, Andrew Middleton spent several hours with the 21 crew members who have been on board the Dali cargo vessel ever since it crashed into Baltimore's Key Bridge in late March. As director of the local Apostleship of the Sea, Middleton had been keeping in regular contact with the Private investment, public benefits: Celebrating the success of the 66 Express Outside the Beltway project 05/14/2024 12:34pm • This content is provided by I-66 Express Mobility Partners. I-66 Express May marks 18 months since the full opening of the 66 Express Outside the Beltway dynamic toll managed-lane system in Northern Virginia. This month, we also celebrate Infrastructure Week (May 13-17), making it a great tim Fairfax Co. proposes smaller raises for teachers because of budget shortfall 05/12/2024 06:21pm • Fairfax County teachers and other school employees may be getting smaller raises next year because of a $102.5 million budget shortfall. At a school board meeting on Thursday, Superintendent Michelle Reid said the county’s board of supervisors didn’t provide as much funding as it historically DC Council members add controversial Connecticut Ave. bike lane project to budget proposal 05/10/2024 07:12pm • Some D.C. Council members are reviving a controversial plan to bring bike lanes to a busy stretch of Connecticut Avenue in Northwest by adding it to the city's budget package. During a Friday meeting, lawmakers revealed the Committee on Transportation and the Environment's recommendations for the Where to find last-minute Mother's Day reservations in the DC area 05/10/2024 05:41am • With Mother’s Day just around the corner, finding the perfect restaurant to celebrate the occasion can be a daunting task. At this point, booking a restaurant reservation in the D.C. area to celebrate the occasion could even seem impossible this late in the game. Luckily, WTOP has rounded up se Free software updates available in Md. could shrink the odds your Hyundai is stolen 05/09/2024 09:30pm • In recent years, Hyundai and Kia vehicles have become easy targets for car thieves, thanks to a social media "challenge." The two automakers have since been giving out steering wheel locks across the country. Now, Hyundai is out with a new software update the carmaker hopes will be even more eff It’s teacher appreciation week: U.Md. showed lots of love to 3 alums 05/08/2024 09:00pm • It was a quick and not too quiet march down the hallway at Samuel Ogle Middle School in Bowie, Maryland, where the dean of the University of Maryland’s College of Education was joined by faculty and others from the university for a surprise teacher appreciation week visit to one of their own. Residential tax rate increasing as part of approved Fairfax Co. budget 05/08/2024 04:45pm • Homeowners in Fairfax County, Virginia, will see their yearly tax bill increase as part of the fiscal 2025 budget leaders approved Tuesday. As part of the package, the residential tax rate is increasing by 3 cents, and will now be $1.125 per $100 of assessed value. The result, the county said, is