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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 Senate holds rare hearing on DC statehood 06/22/2021 04:13pm • Supporters of legislation to make D.C. the nation’s 51st state testified on Tuesday at a rare U.S. Senate committee hearing on the issue. The sponsor of the legislation, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, pointed out that the hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Commit What to watch for as New York City goes to the polls 06/22/2021 06:18am • The beginning of the end of New York City's long primary season is here, as voters go to the polls on Tuesday to decide who will steer the city through its post-pandemic recovery and confront a rise in violent crime. Up and down the ballot, in races for mayor, comptroller, five borough presidenci DC tourists and conventions are returning, but international visitors are holding off 06/21/2021 08:43am • The District of Columbia thrives on tourism, conventions and business travel -- a local industry that has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. Tourism is recovering, and Destination DC, the city’s tourism arm, says D.C. is seeing demand for meetings and convention bookings for future ye Car Review: 797hp Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye is the family sedan that marches to a different drum 06/21/2021 04:34am • Plug-in hybrids and fuel-efficient vehicles have had my attention lately — now I’m shifting gears to a very different, outrageously-powered sedan. With 797hp from a supercharged V-8, the 2021 Charger Hellcat Redeye will take you from 0-to-big trouble in a few seconds when pushing on the gas. The 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 Maryland seeks dismissal of case challenging first-of-a-kind digital ad tax 06/18/2021 10:03pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A lawsuit seeking to block Maryland’s first-of-its-kind tax on social media digital advertising revenue should be dismissed, the Maryland Backers of Hogan's highway plan scramble to get project back on track 06/17/2021 07:47pm • Traffic often moves slowly on the Capital Beltway near the American Legion Bridge. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. One day after a regional transpor Nonprofit calls on Orioles to support Baysox players with housing costs 06/17/2021 05:51pm • A nonprofit for minor league baseball players has called for Baltimore Orioles team officials to offer more support for the Bowie Baysox. In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Advocates for Minor Leaguers said they were told multiple players on the Bowie Baysox were considering sleeping in their cars Richmond council votes to hold referendum on casino 06/16/2021 08:59am • RICHMOND, Va. — The Richmond City Council has voted to hold a referendum on building a casino. News outlets report that the council voted 8-1 on Monday to approve the addition of the November referendum on whether to permit the casino to be built. Councilwoman Katherine Jordan, who represent DC soda tax proposal withdrawn 06/12/2021 08:45am • A D.C. council member has withdrawn a proposed tax that would have added a 1.5-cent-per-ounce excise tax any on sugary drinks, such as sodas, energy drinks and sports drinks. "While I am so proud of the diverse coalition of people leading this effort in community, I recognize that there is not e Historic African American community in Loudoun concerned about future 06/10/2021 10:08am • The village of Saint Louis in Loudoun County, Virginia, is a historic African American community dating back to the 1800s. Now, proposed development in the rural western Loudoun County community has residents concerned. Mojax, LLC wants to build homes on 16 acres that community members anticip Manassas schools receive $14 million in relief funds 05/31/2021 11:34am • 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. Manassas City Public Schools has received more than $14 million in its first installment of federal money from the American Rescue Plan A White House cranks up the pressure as infrastructure talks drag on 05/31/2021 12:18am • The White House is injecting new urgency into Joe Biden's protracted and so far inconclusive talks with Republicans on a bipartisan infrastructure package, as the President faces rising frustration within his own Democratic ranks. But the delicate 50-50 balance in the Senate represents an inb Hogan vetoes target transit spending, collective bargaining, COVID oversight and more 05/28/2021 06:39pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters and republished with permission. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) vetoed several more pieces of legislation Friday, targeting bills that would have expanded wor