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Baltimore company unveils technology to instantly detect COVID-19 01/07/2022 05:29am • Let’s face the facts. Who among us isn’t — at least to some extent — concerned that we may encounter the COVID-19 omicron variant anywhere at any time? Wouldn’t it be nice if you walked into a room and knew — instantaneously — if the virus was present in that environment … or b Free Lunch Friday 01/05/2022 02:42pm • Who says there’s no such thing as a free meal? WTOP and Silver Diner bring you FREE LUNCH FRIDAY for friends and family! To thank you for spending your day with WTOP and visiting WTOP.com from home, we want to help feed your friends and family! Each Friday we’ll award each of three winners a $1 When it comes to snow-stunned traffic, it's all about fall rates, bad timing and poor judgment 01/03/2022 03:40am • A January 2011 snowfall that would become known as Carmaggedon produced several inches of snow and sleet at the worst possible time. The storm itself wasn't memorable, but the nightmarish rush hour traffic that formed during the heavy snow will live in infamy. Every few years, D.C. area drivers r Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies at 99 12/31/2021 03:12pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, whether as a man-crazy TV hostess on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” or the loopy housemate on “The Golden Girls,” has died. She was 99. White's death was confirmed by Chaotic last week of school in DC ends with hundreds of new COVID-19 cases 12/23/2021 10:28pm • D.C. parent Dana Grosser-Clarkson wasn’t planning to travel for the holidays this winter because of a spike in coronavirus cases, but she did organize a birthday party for her 6-year-old son last weekend. All of the details were planned out — it was to be an outdoor event, and as a precaution California snow drought ends in dramatic fashion; other states still deal with shortage 12/19/2021 05:01am • Thanks to multiple atmospheric river events, average snowpack in California has gone from 18% to 98% in just two weeks. "Increases in snowpack of this size are not common, but also not unprecedented," Julie Kalansky, deputy director of operations for the Center for Western Weather and Water Extre 'SNL' goes without an audience and airs pre-taped sketches due to rising COVID cases 12/19/2021 12:16am • "Saturday Night Live" wasn't exactly live from New York on Saturday night. The NBC variety show opened with Tom Hanks greeting a nearly empty studio since the show went without a live audience because of the recent rise in Covid-19 cases. "Tonight everyone at 'Saturday Night Live' planned to Weekend Road & Rail: Bridge work, paving, stops on the Beltway and I-66; Metro maintenance on all lines 12/17/2021 04:44am • There will be work happening this weekend on the I-295/DC-295 Corridor with stops planned on the Beltway and I-66 as the Transformation Project continues, some changes take place to bridge construction projects, and Metro has maintenance on all lines. Here’s what you need to know if you're trav Maryland COVID data access 'partially restored' after security incident 12/16/2021 05:25am • The Maryland Department of Health confirmed progress in restoring data following a network security incident that brought the department website offline. In a statement issued on Wednesday, officials said that the state's cybersecurity experts continued working with law enforcement and noted no e Weekend Road & Rail: I-66/I-495 work with stops and detours, Suitland Parkway closures 12/10/2021 04:10am • Although weather could be a factor in what happens this weekend, there are two big projects continuing as part of the Transform 66 Project, which include closures on the Beltway and overnight stops. The I-295/DC-295 Corridor Project continues with a planned closure on the Suitland Parkway. There United Way of the National Capital Area on the fight against food insecurity 12/09/2021 03:41pm • This content is provided by United Way of the National Capital Area. This season is often filled with images of happy families, festive gatherings and bountiful meals. In truth, the holidays can be the most challenging time of year for our struggling neighbors. When families face extra stra How a Fairfax Co. military mom helped fill substitute teacher shortage 12/08/2021 09:43am • Fairfax County, Virginia, substitute teacher Ashley Salas. When Ashley Salas moved to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, in March, she planned to continue running her photography business at night and during weekends. Despite attending Penn State University and taking early childhood education classes, Youngkin inaugural plans include pricey dinner, musical act 12/08/2021 12:39am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Incoming Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is planning an inaugural weekend that will include a mix of high-dollar ticketed events and other functions open to the public, according to a program that also touts an appearance by an unspecified Grammy-winning musical artist. Youngk Kennedy Center Honors back once more, Biden attends 12/05/2021 11:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center Honors returned to tradition this year with a real-life gala Sunday night and the presence of the president for the first time since 2016. The lifetime achievement awards for artistic excellence were presented to Motown Records creator Berry Gordy, “Sa Small Business Saturday: Guide to shopping small in the DC area 11/25/2021 04:38pm • The turkey and pumpkin pie have been gobbled up, and your focus has shifted to that holiday shopping list. Before grabbing your phone and loading up your online shopping cart or heading for the big-box retailer, D.C.-area small businesses hope you give a thought to shopping local. Small Business