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Investigation into violent night at Nellie's Sports Bar goes to DC attorney general's office 06/30/2021 08:12pm • The investigation into allegations that a woman was dragged down the stairs by security at Nellie’s Sports Bar in D.C. is now heading to the District’s Office of the Attorney General. The city’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Board said it referred the case to the OAG on Wednesday. On June 1 Millions of jobs and a shortage of applicants: Welcome to the new economy 06/29/2021 05:43am • There's a problem at James Hook's chicken farms, and it has nothing to do with poultry. P.D. Hook, a hatchery that supplies one third of the chickens sold in the United Kingdom, should be humming along as the economy roars back to life. But the company is short about 40 farm workers, double the u Biden's frantic weekend saves infrastructure deal but leaves him on thin ice 06/28/2021 12:00am • That Joe Biden's cherished bipartisan infrastructure plan was nearly destroyed by a few of his own ill-chosen words highlights both the fragility of the deal and his own hopes for a productive domestic presidency. Biden's extraordinary weekend effort to walk back his own remark on Thursday, inter Montgomery County board of education to consider charter school applications 06/25/2021 03:35pm • On Tuesday, the Board of Education in Montgomery County, Maryland, will get a closer look at proposals to establish charter schools. One applicant hopes to create two K-5 schools -- one for boys, one for girls. A second applicant is proposing a middle and high school with an emphasis on business. WTOP App Rewards Sweepstakes - Official Rules 06/24/2021 05:19pm • WTOP App Rewards Sweepstakes Official Rules NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES.   Eligibility: The WTOP App Rewards Sweepstake Fairfax officials, housing advocates worry about evictions once moratorium ends 06/24/2021 01:37pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Mozell Ingram is a month behind on her rent and although she is receiving emergency rental assistance through Fairfax County, the mother Veteran officer says these elements contribute to violence in DC neighborhoods 06/22/2021 01:15am • With homicides up 13% this year compared to the same period last year, a D.C. police commander detailed some of the issues she says play a part in the escalating violence in her district, which spans parts of Southeast and Northeast. Sixth District Police Cmdr. Durriyyah Habeebullah told a Ward 7 Sports betting brings stunningly low amount of money to DC 06/19/2021 11:32am • A tax revenue windfall from legalized sports betting has yet to become reality in D.C. The D.C. Council first voted to legalize sports betting in 2018, with promises of tens of millions of dollars in new tax revenue. Every year since, those revenue projections have been revised down as legal b DC man sentenced to nearly 5 years in federal prison after Maryland gun store burglary 06/17/2021 01:18am • A D.C. man has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for stealing firearms from a Maryland gun store. Justice Department officials said in a statement Wednesday that Xyavion Lawrence, 20, pleaded guilty in the burglary of an Essex gun shop in Baltimore County in August 2019. He's been Nationals Park makes changes to ballpark protocols as capacity restrictions lift 06/09/2021 04:40am • With Nationals Park returning to full capacity Thursday with a series opener against the San Francisco Giants, the Washington Nationals are reintroducing some pre-pandemic ballpark protocols. Single game tickets are now on-sale for the rest of the season, with prices starting at $13. Because capa Task force makes more suggestions for Prince George's Co. pandemic recovery 06/08/2021 05:45pm • A task force formed in May has made several new suggestions for how Prince George’s County can best recover from the pandemic. Tuesday’s report, titled "A Redefined Future," is the third from the Prince George’s Forward task force, and its focus is on longer-term action. The task force’s Why China's new three-child policy could worsen discrimination against women in the workplace 06/05/2021 10:00pm • When Janice Zhang went job hunting in March, at every interview the 33-year-old was asked the same question: Was she married yet? Zhang works in human resources in the Chinese city of Chengdu,sois familiar with the concerns her potential employers had in mind— because she's asked them herself. Daily school resource officer presence should end, says Arlington Co. superintendent 06/04/2021 12:12pm • Arlington County, Virginia, Superintendent Francisco Duran has recommended changing the focus of safety and punishment in public schools by eliminating the daily presence of county police officers. During a Thursday school board meeting, Duran presented his suggestions for altering the relationsh Data Doctors: Is Facebook eavesdropping on our conversations? 06/04/2021 09:27am • Q: How can ads for things that I’ve only talked to others about magically show up on Facebook if they aren’t listening to my conversations? A: Taken at face value with little understanding about how targeted digital advertising has evolved, it would be easy to draw the conclusion that the Big New defendants charged in Oath Keepers conspiracy case 05/30/2021 06:50pm • The Justice Department has added four new defendants to the federal criminal conspiracy case against Oath Keepers who allegedly prepared for and took part in the US Capitol riot, according to a new indictment made public in DC District Court on Sunday. The newly named Oath Keeper defendants are J