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College Football Corner: Maryland football preview 2021 08/30/2021 03:45am • It’s “go-time” in College Park. Year three under Head Coach Mike Locksley isn’t going to be about a blueprint as much as it will be about building. He said during the Big Ten’s Media Day last month there would be no excuses this fall. If 2019 was “Year Zero,” where he established Dominion to lease part of terminal for offshore wind project 08/25/2021 04:23pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Ralph Northam’s office announced Wednesday that Dominion Energy will lease part of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal as part of a wind project off Virginia’s coast. Under the agreement with the Port of Virginia, Dominion will use 72 acres of the deep-water, multi-use Reel big: New Maryland record for biggest blue marlin catch 08/25/2021 08:39am • Angler Billy Gerlach and crew on Jon Duffie's Billfisher at the 2021 MidAtlantic big game annual fishing tournament. (Courtesy MidAtlantic) The 30th MidAtlantic big game fishing competition set a lot of records this year, including a $1.6 million prize for Maryland's largest blue marlin catch. Special effects whiz Phil Tippett talks 'Star Wars,' 'Jurassic Park,' new film 'Mad God' 08/23/2021 09:57am • Listen to our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.” Movie stars get all of the attention, but movie magic is often created behind the scenes. Phil Tippett has crafted the Oscar-winning special effects in classics from "Star Wars" (1977) to "Jurassic Park" (1993) and is he CBS News poll: Most Americans disapprove of Biden's handling of Afghanistan withdrawal 08/22/2021 09:10pm • ▶ Watch Video: Biden administration scrambles to contain Afghanistan crisis Most Americans have wanted to withdraw from Afghanistan for a while, and most still do. But not like this. Public reaction to what's happened there is decidedly negative, with Americans now fearing wider For Washington's starters, matchup vs. Bengals was a tale of two units 08/21/2021 05:05am • Hailey: For WFT's starters, game vs. Bengals was tale of two units originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   The goal for the Washington Football Team's starters on Friday night was to build off of what was an encouraging preseason debut last week in New England. But only one Keto: Your key to losing weight without losing the BBQ 08/20/2021 05:00am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '9e79ebfb-00db-4f45-9df5-e93cea5a5ad9' }).render("854615366d36cd5d");}); The summer is upon us, and grills and smo Best cars for teens 2021, as picked by US News 08/17/2021 02:04am • U.S. News & World Report released its 2021 list of best cars for teens Tuesday, which includes a strong showing for hybrid models, high marks for Hyundai in new car categories and wins for Toyota in used car categories. The 2021 Best Cars for Teens Best Car for Teens $20K to $25K 2021 — Hyun CBS News poll: California's vaccinated say unvaccinated are adding risk 08/15/2021 05:25pm • ▶ Watch Video: CBS News poll: California's vaccinated say unvaccinated are adding risk As Californians express widespread concern about the Delta variant, they overwhelmingly say the state's recent rise in cases was preventable, had more people gotten vaccinated and taken more precaut Poll: Rollercoaster is America's favorite amusement park ride 08/14/2021 05:04pm • When it comes to amusement park attractions, the rollercoaster takes first place as America's favorite ride. Thirty five percent pick it as their favorite. Bumper cars are distant second at 13%, and tied for third place are the ferris wheel and the log ride. Many Americans are concerned about 10 reasons your stomach may be hurting 08/11/2021 11:15am • "Why does my stomach hurt?" It's a question doctors hear all the time, and it can be tricky to answer. That's partly because people sometimes use the term "stomach" to mean anything in the digestive tract (which includes many organs), and partly because something that feels like stomach pain in the Ahead of key votes, Franchot weighs policy and politics on Hogan highway plan 08/10/2021 09:23am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. When the Board of Public Works meets on Wednesday, it will cast two votes on Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s plan to add variably-priced to Md. Democrats press US senators to pass voting rights legislation 08/04/2021 08:57am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. U.S. Senate Democrats joined with dozens of state legislators at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol Tuesday afternoon, demanding that the Se Air Supply brings Australian power ballads to The Birchmere in Virginia 08/03/2021 04:23am • Listen to our full conversation on WTOP's "Beyond the Fame" podcast. They form Australia's music Mount Rushmore with The Bee Gees, AC/DC and INXS. This Friday, the soft-rock duo Air Supply comes to The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia. "This is our first tour ," guitarist Graham Russel She brought gold home to Silver Spring, now a local 3-time Olympian will be honored in bronze 07/30/2021 04:13pm • Dominique Dawes is the first Black gymnast to win a gold medal and the first Black female gymnast to win an individual medal at the Olympics, and the Montgomery County, Maryland, local is about to be immortalized in bronze. Dawes, a Silver Spring native, is going to be the subject of a sculpture