22+ hour, 24+ 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…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (221+ words) A federal judge on Thursday ordered Montgomery County not to enforce its ban on guns in public spaces against Rabbi Menashe Shapiro or the Silver Spring Jewish Center at their houses of worship while their challenge to the law is…...

1+ day, 6+ hour 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, 19+ hour ago   (1372+ words) Roughly four minutes after American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, a ladder truck from Arlington, Virginia’s Fire Station 5 was the first unit on the scene. Twenty-five years later, hundreds gathered at the same firehouse to mark the anniversary…...

1+ day, 19+ 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…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (111+ words) WASHINGTON (AP) — An ally of President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has resigned from his post leading a Justice Department investigation into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against the Republican president. “I did in fact resign,…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (470+ words) FREDERICK, Md. (WBAL) — A protest in a Frederick neighborhood turned violent Friday night as Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers clashed with demonstrators, leaving some injured and prompting calls for an investigation. Protesters gathered near Stoneybrook Court after ICE vehicles were spotted…...

5+ day, 23+ 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, 21+ hour ago   (462+ words) More than 76,000 Pepco customers in Maryland and D.C. lost power when severe storms tore through the D.C. region Thursday night, bringing down trees, utility poles and power lines and leaving crews with extensive damage to repair. By 8 a.m. Saturday morning, Pepco said it…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (160+ words) Montgomery County residents are speaking out against any plan that would increase the amount of waste processed through the Shady Grove Transfer Station. As elected officials continue to consider the future of the Dickerson incinerator, some county residents spoke out…...