3+ hour, 47+ min ago   (152+ words) January 11, 2026, 11:25 AM The 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence is coming up faster than you may realize. And plans are well underway from several different organizations with plans to celebration the occasion. Rosie Rios is the Chair…...

18+ hour, 23+ min ago   (237+ words) January 10, 2026, 3:49 PM For more than a year D.C. has been targeting illegal cannabis operations in the city. Now, the city has announced the closure of the District's 100th illegal cannabis business since enforcement actions began in September 2024. On Jan. 1, 2026, the Alcoholic Beverage…...

20+ hour, 16+ min ago   (687+ words) Danielle J. Brown, Maryland Matters January 10, 2026, 1:56 PM Maryland overpaid $807.4 million in unemployment benefits since the COVID-19 pandemic and missed the opportunity to recover $760 million of that amount because it took too long do to so, state auditors said. "That is quite…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (383+ words) January 10, 2026, 12:09 PM Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the man accused of shooting two National Guard members, was indicted Friday on new charges in U.S. District Court. The indictment adds two new counts of assault with intent to kill, one count each for National Guardsmen…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (419+ words) January 10, 2026, 6:17 AM Weeks after the shooting of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee in Glen Burnie, Maryland, on Christmas Eve, the Department of Homeland Security has issued a statement that differs from the account first provided to the media. Initially,…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (439+ words) SPORTS ALERT: Indiana beats Oregon 56-22 and advances to the College Football Playoff game against Miami January 9, 2026, 10:54 PM The opera said it will seek to end its affiliation with the Kennedy Center through an "amicable transition" and will return to operating…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (372+ words) SPORTS ALERT: Indiana beats Oregon 56-22 and advances to the College Football Playoff game against Miami January 9, 2026, 9:01 PM The Prince George's County Council is back to 11 members again, after appointing Danielle Hunter to fill the vacancy created by Wala Blegay's move…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (247+ words) SPORTS ALERT: Indiana beats Oregon 56-22 and advances to the College Football Playoff game against Miami Jos" Uma'a | [email protected] January 9, 2026, 8:02 PM While working Election Day in 2022, Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. drove alongside Aaron Marckell Williams to cover the evening results…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (600+ words) January 9, 2026, 5:08 PM Only hours after Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer announced he would not be running again, Democrats in Prince George's County were being surveyed about who they might support to replace him. For months, there had been whispers that Hoyer…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (452+ words) January 9, 2026, 2:18 PM Five songwriters from the D.C. area are set to share the fruits of their mutual challenge; they were tasked with writing a song in one week, on the same acoustic guitar. "Every artist has to write their song on…...