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Downtown closure over Metro vent shaft concerns will last 4 months 01/02/2020 07:30pm • It will take about four months to fix a major artery in downtown D.C. that engineers said may not support the weight of vehicles and cause them to fall straight into a Metro vent shaft. Metro awarded a contract last week to replace the steel supports and grates that carry the middle lanes of 17th Mediterranean diet named best overall in new 2020 rankings 01/01/2020 08:26pm • Want to diet in 2020? The Mediterranean Diet has been named best overall in U.S. News and World Report's best diet rankings for 2020, the third straight year it has held the top spot. " Mediterranean Diet is all about eating less red meat, less sugar and less saturated fat," said Angela Haupt, ma Arlington Co. residents drop off 1 million pounds of glass 12/31/2019 10:11am • Arlington County says since it debuted its first glass-only collection bins in April, more than a million pounds, or 500 tons, of glass has been collected for recycling. (Courtesy Arlington County) Arlington County eliminated residential curbside glass recycling earlier this year, but county res Fauquier County latest in Virginia to pass resolution backing Second Amendment 12/24/2019 01:04pm • The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Monday night to adopt a resolution designating the county as a "Constitutional County." Though different in name from the "Second Amendment Sanctuary" designations adopted by neighboring Virginia counties over the past few weeks, Fauquier Woman's $10K donation goes toward Fauquier County school lunch debt 12/23/2019 03:25pm • A woman's donation will go toward paying off the school lunch debt of Fauquier County, Virginia, public school students in need. Ann Anderson's $10,000 donation will affect families who have qualified for reduced lunch or have shown that they are unable to pay, the school system said in a news re Lanes closed on 17th Street near Farragut Square due to Metro's structural concerns 12/21/2019 12:25am • The closure from Metro and the District Department of Transportation blocks the center lane in each direction on 17th Street Northwest, between I and K streets. (WTOP/John Domen)   The center lanes of 17th Street Northwest near D.C.'s Farragut Square are closed over concerns identified F Stafford supervisors vote to make county second amendment sanctuary 12/18/2019 06:31am • After hours of passionate demands from both sides of the gun debate, the Board of Supervisors in Stafford County, Virginia, voted Tuesday night to make the county a second amendment sanctuary. The board voted 7-0 to approve the resolution. The resolution declares that Stafford County residents Medicine in motion: How Tai Chi heals body and mind 12/13/2019 06:23am • As the sun breaks over the skyscrapers of Hong Kong, the smooth, graceful moves of Tai Chi sweep across the green spaces below. Surrounded by dozens of people from all ages, former ballet dancer Linda Fung joins them in breathing deeply in and out, her face calm and serene. Qantas picks Airbus over Boeing to carry out the world's longest flights 12/13/2019 05:16am • Qantas is choosing Airbus over Boeing as a partner to fly the world's longest passenger routes. It's yet another blow to the embattled American aircraft maker, which continues to weather fallout from the 737 Max crisis. The Australian carrier announced Friday that it wou Movie Review: South Korean suspense 'Parasite' named Best Film by DC critics 12/13/2019 12:32am • When Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite" became the first Korean film to win the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, it was the worthy culmination of a stellar career. The South Korean master has rattled off gem after gem: a modern monster movie of "Jaws" meets "Godzilla" in "The Host" (200 In Anne Arundel Co.'s 1st drug-related manslaughter conviction, man found guilty in teen's overdose death 12/12/2019 04:40am • A man has been found guilty in connection with the drug overdose death of a 16-year-old in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The conviction marks the first time in county history that someone has been convicted of manslaughter for dealing drugs. Jason Baker of Millersville, 46, was found guilty Wedn Anne Arundel Co. nonprofit serves those in need with housewares, furniture 12/07/2019 05:50am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Sisters Ariyanna and Jamylleah Owens woke up on an air mattress in an empty Glen Burnie apartment on Wednesday (Nov. 27) morning. Thirty minutes later, after a knock on the door and a stampede of feet hoisting furniture up and down three flights of stairs, the apartment sh Pete Buttigieg has his inevitable turn in the 2020 race spotlight as questions rise 12/07/2019 01:38am • For a time, Pete Buttigieg was on a glide path as he ascended in the Democratic race for president, emerging unscathed from the fall debates and raking in donations as he built a juggernaut in early states. But this week, the 37-year-old South Bend, Indiana, mayor took h Fresh, frozen or canned: What produce is best? 12/04/2019 09:30am • Although the current plant-based buzz seems trendy, foods derived from plants have been appearing in our diets for centuries. But these days, with highly processed foods filling our supermarket shelves, it's important to note that not all plant-based foods are alike. In my book " Read It Before Y To save Everglades, guardians fight time - and climate 12/03/2019 10:36am • FLAMINGO, Florida (AP) — Grabbing a clump of vegetation to steady herself, Tiffany Troxler gingerly slides her feet along the makeshift boardwalk as she ventures out into the marsh. The boards sag, dipping her up to her knees in the tea-colored water. “This is the treacherous part,” the Flo