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Why we need more inclusive, affordable housing for people with disabilities now 05/13/2022 05:22pm • Rewind to a century ago ��� cut out of employment, housing and society, the only path for people with disabilities was institutionalization. Over the next several decades, the United States witnessed national movements towards community-centered group housing and, subsequently, greater opportunit Weeks after Van Ness sniper shooting, 'unprecedented' look into investigation but still no answer to why 05/12/2022 04:39pm • Three weeks after a sniper opened fire on a Northwest D.C. school, wounding four and terrorizing several blocks in Van Ness before turning the gun on himself, police are providing an "unprecedented" inside look into their investigation. But D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said police still do In Maryland GOP governor race, Schulz campaign calls Cox 'unstable' and 'unfit for office' 05/11/2022 08:10am • Del. Daniel L. Cox and former Commerce Secretary Kelly M. Schulz are vying for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in the July 19 primary. (Maryland Matters/Danielle E. Gaines) This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Olivia, Liam top list of most popular baby names ��� again 05/06/2022 12:11pm • The baby names topping the popularity charts in 2021 are no strangers to the list. Olivia, the most popular girl name, has topped the Social Security Administration list for three years. Liam, the most popular boy name, has topped the list for five years in a row. New to the club is Theodor Assateague begins transfer of 'aggressive' Md. horse to his new home 05/05/2022 04:24am • There's heated debate on social media about the fate of Chip, a wild horse from Maryland's Assateague Island who's being relocated to a sanctuary in Texas. But the staff at his final destination says he'll be well-cared for when he arrives at his new home. Noelle Almrud, the senior director at��C Vivian 'Millie' Bailey, beloved Howard Co. WWII veteran and public servant, dies at 104 05/02/2022 11:20pm • Vivian ���Millie��� Bailey, who led an all-female detachment in World War II during segregation in the South, died Sunday in her Columbia, Maryland, home. She was 104. Bailey lived in Howard County and served the community for more than 50 years after her service in the Army, according to an obit NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 04/29/2022 10:22am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Unexplained hepatitis cases not caused by COVID-19 vaccines Project to bring back historic Old Town hotel gets underway this summer 04/28/2022 11:44am • D.C.-based May Riegler Properties and D.C.-based Potomac Investment Properties have secured construction financing to restore a historic Old Town Alexandria hotel. The building, at Prince and Washington streets, originally operated as the George Mason Hotel from 1926 to 1971, and was most recentl Political Notes: Anne Arundel���s ���Lincoln Project,��� Sierra���s surprise, Hogan���s Reagan play, a scolding for Franchot and more 04/28/2022 10:40am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. An Anne Arundel County Democratic activist is launching a political action committee that she hopes will play a similar role in local and Council hears new plan for limited police presence in Montgomery Co. schools 04/26/2022 08:38pm • Council members in Montgomery County, Maryland, are weighing in on a new agreement to return police officers to public schools with a more limited and strictly defined role. School and police officials appeared before the Montgomery County Council Tuesday afternoon to formally unveil the "Communi Tysons senior living high-rise, with 7-figure condos, 80% pre-sold 04/21/2022 08:32am • A pair of senior living high-rises and community being developed in Tysons, Virginia, is already 80% pre-sold, and the project won���t be finished until 2024. Construction on The Mather began in October, and is now going vertical. The project was originally announced in 2019. Phase one include As her final legislative session ends, Md. Sen. Delores Kelley celebrated as a mentor and a history maker 04/14/2022 08:39am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Editor���s Note: After the 2022 General Assembly session, Maryland Matters will feature stories about several retiring lawmakers. This is Online marketplace for stolen data seized; founder indicted 04/12/2022 08:26pm • Federal authorities say they have seized a website that served as a marketplace for hacked data, and its founder now faces criminal charges. In a statement Tuesday, the Justice Department said authorities seized three domains associated with the RaidForums website: ���Raidforums.com,��� ���Rf.ws� Hearing continues for 2 charged with impersonating federal agents 04/11/2022 05:02pm • The prosecution ��� and, for the first time, the defense ��� weighed in Monday on the case of two men accused of impersonating federal officers in D.C. Judge G. Michael Harvey continued the hearing on whether Arian Taherzadeh, 40, and Haider Ali, 35, should continue to be held until their trial. America's homeless ranks graying as more retire on streets 04/10/2022 11:28am • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Karla Finocchio's slide into homelessness began when she split with her partner of 18 years and temporarily moved in with a cousin. The 55-year-old planned to use her $800-a-month disability check to get an apartment after back surgery. But she soon was sleeping in her old pickup