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Is paying for Snyder’s Washington Commanders stadium worth it? 04/18/2022 10:13am • With a new name and new players, the Washington Commanders are looking for a new home. Owner Daniel Snyder is contemplating setting up shop in D.C., Maryland or Virginia after the lease on FedEx Field expires in 2027 — assuming he stays on as owner, given the mountain of scandals piling up on h Gaithersburg auto shop destroyed in Saturday fire 04/17/2022 04:43pm • A fire enveloped and destroyed an auto shop in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on Saturday, according to authorities. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer reported the fire at the Diamond Auto Clinic around 6:20 p.m. Saturday. Piringer said employees were turning off the lights wh 2 dogs taken in string of armed robberies in DC 04/14/2022 02:49pm • Police are searching for four suspects in a string of events involving three armed robberies and an assault that involved the theft of two dogs in D.C. Wednesday. The first event happened just before 4:15 p.m. on the 5400 block of Kansas Avenue Northwest. D.C. police said a suspect brandished a g 'Peppa Pig Live!' comes to historic Weinberg Center in downtown Frederick 04/13/2022 02:00am • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSE9MoDS7Ok Parents and children everywhere know and love the cartoon characters from television. Now, "Peppa Pig Live!" hits the Weinberg Center in Frederick, Maryland on April 29. "We have several characters in larger, full-body suit costumes and then 2 teens charged in fatal shooting of 73-year-old man at Fairfax Co. ATM 04/11/2022 02:50pm • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, say two teens have been charged in the fatal shooting of a 73-year-old man at an ATM last fall, including a then-16-year-old police say pulled the trigger during a "night of crime" across Northern Virginia. The accused shooter, who is now 17, has been charged a Private DNA lab Bode expands in Fairfax Co. 04/11/2022 02:14pm • A private DNA lab that helped police identify two victims of the so-called "Shopping Cart Killer" is expanding operations in Fairfax County, Virginia. Bode Technology plans to invest $2 million into the expansion, which includes bringing dozens of jobs to the county. Overall, the lab says, it wil Japanese Street Festival returns to DC, expanding to 2 days for 1st time 04/10/2022 06:19pm • For its big 60th anniversary, the Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival expanded this year from a one-day to a two-day festival, offering food, music and a market to celebrate the cherry blossoms. It's sponsored by the Japan-America Society of Washington, D.C., and offers music, performances, a What are the prospects for pursuing Putin for war crimes? 04/10/2022 09:18am • More than 50 innocent people trying to flee the fighting in eastern Ukraine were killed Friday in a Russian missile attack on a crowded train station in Kramatorsk. Among the first responders: investigators gathering evidence to determine if this is a war crime. War is full of unspeakable vio Importance of breaks when working from home 04/10/2022 07:00am • If you're working from home after spending months, or years, working in an office, you may find it hard to take breaks. Yet don't get persuaded into thinking that working nonstop is the best approach for your physical and mental health. Breaks may seem like a nuisance if you're in the throes of a Maryland Senate gives preliminary approval to Baltimore stadium upgrades, Prince George’s revitalization effort 04/09/2022 06:52am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Maryland Senate gave tentative approval late Friday to two measures that top officials in Baltimore and Prince George’s County have Grocery delivery services for your budget in 2022 04/08/2022 07:40am • The COVID-19 pandemic may have introduced a lot of people to grocery delivery services, but is it still worth it? After all, inflation has made everything more expensive. Maybe it would be better to just hoof it to the store yourself and save on the delivery fees? Maybe, though there are a lot of Amazon Fresh brings new store with cashier-less tech to Fairfax 04/07/2022 11:14am • The first full-size Amazon Fresh grocery store on the east coast to feature its "Just Walk Out" cashier-less technology opened Thursday morning in Fairfax, Virginia. Amazon Fresh opened its 30,000-square-foot store at 10360 Fairfax Blvd. in the Point 50 shopping center. The “Just Walk Out” Activist says DC Council's latest pot vote signals 'new drug war' 04/06/2022 11:36am • A local activist said a D.C. Council vote Tuesday was evidence the District was gearing up for "a new drug war." The council on Tuesday voted 8-5 in favor of a bill that would have penalized so-called gifting shops, which sell other items such as art and clothing and include a "free gift" of cann DC Council rejects bill targeting marijuana 'gifting shops' 04/05/2022 06:34pm • The D.C. Council on Tuesday rejected a bill that would have allowed residents to purchase medical marijuana without a prescription. It’s a measure that would have penalized so-called “gifting shops,” which sell other items such as art and clothing and include a free gift of cannabis with a With congressional redistricting done, Hogan has dozens of other veto decisions to make 04/05/2022 08:00am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) dispatched with one of the most closely watched bills sent to his office this legislative session on