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Kennedy Center stagehands authorize possible strike 10/07/2021 04:38pm • The Kennedy Center in D.C. may have to close its curtains again, not because of the pandemic, but because of a possible strike by its stagehands. On Thursday, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) announced that members of its Local 22 chapter voted to authorize a strik Prince George's County mask mandate expands to younger children 10/06/2021 03:01pm • Children ages 2 to 5 will have to wear masks indoors in Prince George���s County, Maryland, County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced Wednesday. The county���s mask mandate previously covered people down to age 5. ���As a parent, I know it is not easy to mask younger children,��� Alsobrooks Montgomery Co.'s COVID test-positivity rate dips below 2% 10/04/2021 04:40pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, officials say the county's COVID-19 test-positivity rate has dropped below 2%. During a weekly briefing, officials also said the county has the lowest number of new daily cases across state health metrics. But in other metrics, they remain concerned about racial di Sheetz to open new store at BWI Marshall Airport 10/04/2021 10:30am • The popular convenience store chain Sheetz will open a new location by the rail station at BWI Marshall Airport in Maryland. The Altoona, Pennsylvania-based chain was chosen to develop a four-acre site at the intersection of Aviation Boulevard and Amtrak Way at BWI. The Maryland Board of Public W Fair housing advocates rally to demand Hogan reinstate eviction protections 10/02/2021 05:08am • CASA led a rally calling for eviction protections to be reinstated in Annapolis Friday evening. (Courtesy Maryland Matters/Bennett Leckrone) This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��tod Father and son indicted in kidnapping plot that resulted in death in Maryland 10/01/2021 10:00pm • Two men, who are father and son, have been indicted in a kidnapping plot that resulted in a death. The pair then allegedly stole and sold marijuana from the victim. According to the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland, a grand jury returned an indictment against Scott Ant $32 million in rent assistance issued in August, but most funding still unspent in Md. 10/01/2021 03:24pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. State and local governments in Maryland distributed $32.3 million in federal emergency rental assistance (ERA1) funding in August, according Dozens of new Maryland laws to take effect on Friday 09/30/2021 04:14am • Dozens of new laws passed in the 2021 Maryland legislative session will take effect on Friday. The bills cover a variety of topics ranging from police reform ��� which was at center stage this year ��� to racial equity and gun sales. Overall, 771 bills were passed this year in the Maryland Genera Montgomery Co. based nonprofit helps DC area jobseekers 09/27/2021 05:27am • A Wider Circle's professional development center provides professional clothing for jobseekers. (Courtesy of A Wider Circle) COVID-19 has caused many local nonprofit organizations to redirect their missions to address the community's growing needs. A Wider Circle is one of those organizations. DC officers charged with murder, obstruction in scooter driver���s death 09/24/2021 05:54pm • Two D.C. police officers have been indicted in the death of Karon Hylton-Brown in Northwest last fall. Terence Sutton, 37, a 10-year police veteran, has been charged with second-degree murder, conspiracy and obstruction of justice; Andrew Zabavsky, Sutton���s lieutenant in charge of the Fourth Di Loudoun Co. schools change rules for public participation in board meetings 09/23/2021 11:54pm • In response to a rising national trend of disruptive, sometimes violent, local school board meetings, the school board in Loudoun County, Virginia, has changed their guidelines on who is allowed to participate. The school system said in a news release that starting at the next board meeting on Se Woman posing as leasing agent is ripping off would-be renters in Montgomery Co. 09/21/2021 08:35pm • There's an apartment rental scam going on in Montgomery County, Maryland, and police need your help finding the person responsible. At least twice recently, a woman posing as a leasing agent fraudulently rented an apartment at a building in the 1900 block of East West Highway. In one case, Mon Car prices are about to soar again, thanks to Hurricane Ida 09/15/2021 06:23am • Just when car prices looked like they were edging down from their record highs, they're heading skyward again. It's Hurricane Ida's fault. Ida caused widespread flooding from Louisiana, where it came ashore as a hurricane on August 29, to the heavily populated Northeast, where its remnants hit ha Capitol Police say they're ready for so-called 'Justice for J6' rally 09/13/2021 05:27pm • It has been more than eight months since a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in an effort to stop the certification of President Biden���s 2020 election victory. Since then, federal authorities have arrested hundreds of people in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection. A rally will be held Need help with rent or utilities? Check out the STAY DC program 09/13/2021 11:30am • This content is sponsored by DC DMPED. Assistance with rent and utilities is still available after The District achieves a federal milestone for Emergency Rental Assistance. Restaurants and other public spaces may be easing their COVID restrictions, but that doesn���t mean the impacts of the p