Politics
Rushern Baker Endorses Angela Alsobrooks in Race for Maryland’s Senate Seat
WASHINGTON POST: Former Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III said he is endorsing Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks (D) in her U.S. Senate bid, the second high-profile endorsement Alsobrooks has received […]
Maryland Senate President Still Opposed to Broad-Based Taxes But Leaves Room for Negotiation
WTOP NEWS: Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) is not budging from opposition to broad-based tax increases or iGaming in the waning days of the 2024 session. House and Senate leaders are expected to head to […]
Maryland Politics Rep. Jamie Raskin Endorses Alsobrooks in High-Stakes Md. Senate Race
WASHINGTON POST: Democrats are eager to hold the reliably blue seat against a threat from Republican Larry Hogan, the former governor. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) weighed in on Maryland’s closely watched U.S. Senate contest Monday, […]
Economic Development
Prince George’s County is About to Get an $80M Cancer Center
WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL: University of Maryland Capital Region Health is gearing up to unveil an $80 million cancer center on its Largo hospital campus, a care hub the health system is betting will help to change outcomes for […]
Developer Wins Key Approval for Data Center Campus in Landover
WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL: Lerner Enterprises has won a key initial approval for a planned data center campus on its former Landover Mall site. With the possibility of landing the FBI’s new headquarters no longer in the cards, Lerner filed […]
Metro to Try Again With Private Development at Two D.C. Stations
WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL: Metro is expected to kick off its search for developers to build housing at two D.C. rail stations this spring, anticipating up to 700 new residential units across the sites. Liz Price, vice president […]
Hometown Sports
DC Reaches Deal to Keep Capitals, Wizards at Capital One Arena Until 2050 After Va. Agreement Falls Apart
WTOP NEWS: The Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards would stay in D.C. until 2050 under a $515 million deal announced Wednesday by Mayor Muriel Bowser and the teams’ owner Ted Leonsis. The deal was announced […]
MLB Owners Scheduled to Vote Wednesday to Finalize David Rubenstein’s Purchase
BALTIMORE SUN: Opening day is synonymous with fresh beginnings and, this year, it could mark a new era for the Orioles. A group led by Baltimore native and billionaire David Rubenstein has an agreement to […]
Capitals and Wizards Can’t Leave DC Until 2047, DC Attorney General Says
WTOP NEWS: There has been another development in the ongoing saga regarding the possible relocation of the Capitals and Wizards arena from D.C. to Alexandria, Virginia: According to a letter from the D.C. Office of […]
Local News
Recovery Efforts at Key Bridge Shift to Salvage Operation
BALTIMORE BANNER: The day after the bodies of two victims were recovered from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, the focus at the site of the wreckage turned from recovery to salvage. “This is not […]
Search For 6 Missing Construction Workers Continues After Baltimore Key Bridge Collapse
WTOP NEWS: More than 12 hours after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning, six members of a road crew who were on the Baltimore bridge at the time it was rammed by a […]
140 Iconic DC Cherry Trees to Be Removed for 3-Year Repair Project at Tidal Basin
WTOP NEWS: As part of a multimillion dollar rehabilitation project to address flooding issues, officials say 140 of D.C.’s famed cherry trees will be cut down along the Tidal Basin and Potomac River for construction. […]
Wellness
UMD Tells Students To Go Home Or To Hotel If They Have COVID
PATCH: Students who live on campus at the University of Maryland must isolate at their permanent homes or perhaps at an area hotel for five days if they test positive for COVID-19, the university recently said, […]
Updated COVID-19 vaccines expected to be available in September, federal officials say
MARYLAND MATTERS: The Biden administration is gearing up for a fall vaccination campaign that not only includes updated COVID-19 boosters, but the annual flu shot and the newly approved RSV vaccine. “We’re going to be […]
Prince George’s Co. council calls on health care providers to help reduce ER wait times
WTOP: Prince George’s County residents have reported long waiting hours for care in emergency rooms, and on Monday, the county council invited local health care providers to share ways to help reduce how long patients […]
Upcoming Events
Matt About Town: Trigger Your Brain’s ‘Feel-Good Hormones’ at This Md. Pop-Up Event
WTOP NEWS: It’s a multisensory experience dedicated to unlocking your happy brain. In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax heads just down the block from our WTOP studios to check out Dopamine […]
Things to do in the DC area: Artomatic, music and culture festivals … and more!
WTOP NEWS: For the first time since 2017, Artomatic is returning in person to the District, starting Friday, March 8. Artomatic is an artist-run, unjuried, multimedia arts event that first launched in 1999. For several years, Artomatic […]
US Men to Play Colombia in Soccer Exhibition on June 8 at Landover, Maryland
WTOP NEWS: The United States will play Colombia in an exhibition at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, on June 8 ahead of the Copa America. The game, announced Tuesday, is on a FIFA international fixture […]
Community Resources
What to do in the DC Area if You’ve Been hit by the AT&T Outage and Need 911
WTOP NEWS: Many Americans across the country woke up to an unpleasant surprise Thursday: widespread cellular outages, mostly on AT&T. According to Downdetector.com tens of thousands of people are without cell service. AT&T alone had more than 70,000 outage reports […]
Metro to pilot more user-friendly signage
WTOP: Metro realizes navigating its trains, platforms, and stations can be confusing — the D.C. transit agency is set to begin testing new user-friendly signage, to help riders know where they are and where they’re […]
Wineries in Maryland eligible for $1 million in grants
WTOP: The Maryland Department of Commerce has $1 million in grants available for new and existing wineries in the state, and is now taking applications for the grants. The funds are made available through the […]