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34+ min ago (364+ words) Maryland's attorney general announced a settlement has been reached Monday with Cracker Barrel over allegations of disability discrimination. News4's Darcy Spencer reports. Back in December of 2024, a group of students with autism were denied service at a Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, Maryland. Each of those students will receive several thousand dollars, and the company has agreed to revise and strengthen its policies. News4 reported on December 2024 protest outside the restaurant after the group of 11 students with autism as well as seven staff members were not allowed to sit down and enjoy a meal at the restaurant. The students were part of a life skills learning trip, according to school officials. They called ahead and were told they didn't need a reservation, but when they got there, they were not accommodated. An employee asked that the restaurant be removed from a list…...

44+ min ago (177+ words) FAIRMOUNT HEIGHTS, Md. " A man is dead following a shooting at a Fairmount Heights barbecue drive-thru/ and night club late Monday. Prince George's County Police are conducting an investigation to learn exactly what happened." According to a spokesperson for the department, officers were called to the Ebony Inn, located in the 5300 block of Sheriff Road around 11:50 p.m. on Monday. Once on scene, police found a man suffering from a gunshot wound inside the business. He was pronounced dead on the scene. Police have not yet determined what led up to the shooting. They are on scene early Tuesday gathering evidence, interviewing potential witnesses and gathering surveillance video. The man shot has not yet been identified by police." So far no arrests have been made in this case. Police are asking for the public's help to find the person or people responsible." Anyone…...

54+ min ago (27+ words) Del. Joseline Pe'a-Melnyk spoke about why she's running for speaker, the current state of Maryland politics, and her vision for the Maryland House of Delegates....

1+ hour, 11+ min ago (517+ words) WASHINGTON " H Street is home to a number of bars and restaurants, and "has seen several new businesses open in recent months, including Nanglo." The brand new restaurant and bar, which offers Indian and Nepali food, has been operating "just a few months, three months," according to its owner. But he says recently, "Business is not busy." A few blocks away at The Pug, owner Tony Tomelden says he welcomes new neighbors. "The more the merrier," he said. But he's worried a newly proposed initiative could make things harder for small business owners across the entire district. "It's just a doorway for us to put more people out of work," Tomelden said. RELATED: DC campaign launches to raise minimum wage to $25 amid affordability crisis and business concerns The proposal, introduced Monday, would raise the minimum wage from $17.95 to $25 an hour…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago (483+ words) December 9, 2025, 4:42 AM Every afternoon, WTOP Traffic reporter Dave Dildine helps you get home safely from work, telling you about the traffic jams every day on the 8s, how to get around them and most importantly, why it's happening. Now, Dildine is helping us all understand snow patterns in D.C. and have a little fun at the same time. "Whether I'm doing traffic or whether I'm doing the side quest, I'm always looking for an opportunity to educate just a little bit more, to take it further, to find the "why,'" Dildine said. "I like there to always be a learning opportunity." Which is why he's releasing a pet project called the "Snowzilla Gauge." The gauge is a 3-foot-tall 6-inch-wide wooden snow stick that you can put in your yard to measure the winter storms of the D.C. area. Dildine said it also includes…...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago (501+ words) December 9, 2025, 4:10 AM Several nonprofit groups around the D.C. area found out this month they're getting millions of dollars to help fight homelessness around the region. In some cases, the money was a bit of a surprise. In all, the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund donated varying amounts of money to 32 different nonprofits nationwide that work in 20 states, plus D.C. and Guam. But the D.C. area and its nonprofit networks were well-represented on the list of grant awardees. "We didn't expect to get it because it's not something that you apply for. It's something that you're chosen for," said Tim Jansen, the CEO of Community Crisis Services Inc., which was awarded $5 million to spend over the next five years. "So, we were chosen, we submitted a grant application and we received the award." "It's by far the largest gift we've ever received, and it will…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago (633+ words) A D.C. Council member didn't hold back at a recent oversight hearing on the troubled agency in charge of housing youth'involved with the District's juvenile justice system. On the day the hearing was underway, so was an assault at the Youth Services Center (YSC) involving 11 young people, the I-Team found;'violence so bad one youth was hit in the head with a stapler and another suffered broken bones around one eye. In the past, an independent office would have investigated. But earlier this fall, the Office of Independent Juvenile Justice Facilities Oversight (OIJJFO) " which oversaw conditions at YSC starting in 2021 " effectively was shut down as D.C. leaders defunded the office in this year's budget. "They were helping the public see, they were helping advocates see, exactly what was happening behind these locked doors," said Joshua Miller of Open City Advocates, which provides…...

6+ hour, 11+ min ago (260+ words) WASHINGTON " A Frederick County judge sentenced Ernesto Cesar Torres, 74, to 30 years in prison on Monday for Sexual Abuse of a Minor and three counts of Third-Degree Sex Offense." Torres was a former pediatrician with a practice based in Frederick, Maryland. In March, he was found guilty on 97 criminal charges"of sexually abusing dozens of his pediatric patients for at least four decades. On May 7, 2019, Frederick Police received a call from a mother that her 11-year-old daughter had been sexually abused during her pediatric exam. The mother told police she brought her child into Torres' office to treat a mild skin condition. Her daughter later told her Torres made her feel uncomfortable by placing his hand down her pants and touching her "down there."" The child also reported that Torres rubbed her stomach repeatedly and kissed her. The family changed pediatricians,…...

6+ hour, 28+ min ago (354+ words) WASHINGTON " DC residents are now waiting to see who will take over as the next Chief of Police. "I was not totally surprised following the announcement by Mayor Bowser that she was not going to seek re-election," said Robert Vinson Brannum, Chief's Citizens Advisory Council Member, "Felt there would be a great deal of turnover of district officials. Just a matter of timing." Robert Vinson Brannum serves on the Chief's Citizens Advisory Council. He says whoever is chosen must be ready to balance what locals want and the pressures from the federal government. "The relationship between DC, the federal government, and Congress is unique and carries a great deal of burden," said Brannum. DC Police Chief Pamela Smith announced she will leave the position on December 31 after serving as chief for a little over two years. She told reporters Monday,…...

8+ hour, 8+ min ago (965+ words) CLOSINGS AND DELAYS: Culpeper County schools to open 2 hours late Tuesday December 8, 2025, 9:45 PM About two years after Pamela Smith was approved to lead officers on a permanent basis, the D.C. police department is once again searching for a new chief. Smith said Monday that she will step away from her position at the end of the year, calling it a personal decision she talked over with family. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser spoke about Smith's resignation during a news conference Monday. "I've been around long enough to know and to have lived through transitions," Bowser said. "There are ways to approach this period of time and do it in a way that's going to be most beneficial to D.C. residents. I'm going to marinate on it a little bit, and I'll appoint the right, perfect person." Bowser will nominate the department's next chief. The…...