15+ hour, 42+ min ago   (168+ words) A number of universities in the D.C. region are getting high marks in the new Forbes ranking of the nation’s top colleges. The University of Virginia is the highest-ranked public university in the region on Forbes’ 2027 list. UVA came in at…...

23+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1065+ words) All of the dozen cases that made it to trial, mostly in Los Angeles, ended in acquittal, mistrial or dismissal. Experts say that’s surprising for a department known for its ability to win at trial. The last three felony assault…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (676+ words) Often times, it’s the police who praise and defend the use of Flock’s license plate reading cameras, but this time, the cops in D.C. are doing just the opposite. The head of the D.C. Police Union is raising…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (368+ words) Maryland’s highest court heard arguments Wednesday morning over whether a long-shot candidate for county executive in Prince George’s County should be on the ballot this fall. Tonya Sweat is running as an unaffiliated candidate. Last month, the county’s board of…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (745+ words) This story is part of WTOP’s Small Business September coverage. Each week, WTOP will be highlighting small businesses across the D.C. region, along with financial, government and other organizations that help our small business community thrive. Vintage Vintage Vintage is…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (153+ words) A small aircraft made an emergency landing at Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Monday night. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer said the pilot and a passenger were the only people on board, and neither was injured....

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (198+ words) Montgomery County Council member Will Jawando, the Democratic nominee for county executive, had a heart attack over the weekend. Jawando’s office said in a statement Monday that he was playing his “regular weekend pickup basketball game” when he experienced a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (388+ words) The effects of April’s catastrophic freeze are showing up at local orchards, where the chance to pick your own apples is slim this year. In a recent social media post for Germantown, Maryland’s Butler’s Orchard, Tyler Butler offers what he…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (416+ words) This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Read the story at Maryland Matters. Justices on the Supreme Court of Maryland had questions for both sides during two hours of arguments Thursday on whether a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1449+ words) The agency that oversees the state’s toll roads and bridges has failed to collect more than $818 million in tolls and fees it was owed, according to a new audit. The audit released Tuesday finds the Maryland Transportation Authority failed to…...