Despite a unanimous vote in support of a five-cent bag fee in the Prince George's County Council this week, a Maryland State House committee voted the proposal down yesterday. more ›

The lack of snow this winter may be depressing for those of us who like winter sports or snow days, but local governments certainly aren't shedding a tear. more ›

Prince George's County is considering imposing its own five-cent fee on plastic bags. more ›

When it comes to an issue as controversial as same-sex marriage can be, adults can have some pretty set opinions. But Sarah Crank, a home-schooled 14-year-old from Bowie, took the chance this week to let a Maryland Senate committee know what she thought about the state's renewed push for marriage equality. more ›

Now that school is back in session and conference play is underway, DCist is giving you a rundown of all the local hoops teams, and we mean all of them. So if you need something to distract you from that other team in DC, we have eight more that you can follow. more ›

A day short of the end of an amnesty program under which drivers with two-year-old tickets can pay up without the usual penalties, Virginia and Maryland drivers remain in arrears to the District for hundreds of millions of dollars. more ›

One Virginia legislator wants to know just how much the commonwealth could take in if it sold marijuana at liquor stores. Our guess? A lot. more ›

Virginia Attorney General Ken "The Cooch" Cuccinelli isn't one to back down, and his contention that a D.C. law regulating the capture and disposal of critters and vermin has led the city to dispose of its rats in the commonwealth has provoked a Maryland legislator into proposing a law that would forbid the practice. more ›

Two Virginia Democrats are again trying to get themselves a fee on plastic bags, but five cents isn't enough for them -- they're trying for 20. more ›

Marylanders may be hoping to get same-sex marriage this year, but one member of the D.C. Council wants to make it easier for same-sex marriages performed here to be ended. more ›

Though they succeeded in the Senate, proponents of same-sex marriage in Maryland simply couldn't muster the votes in the General Assembly last year. This year, they hope that a stronger coalition and support from Gov. Martin O'Malley will make Maryland the eighth jurisdiction in the country to allow same-sex marriage. more ›

Though Maryland's Purple Line is a good eight years away from becoming a reality, a catchy little jingle touting the benefits of the transit network should be stuck in our heads until then. more ›

The University of Maryland may have eight fewer athletic teams this year due to budget cuts, but it will still move ahead with building a new home for the university's president. more ›

In politics, everyone knows that whichever political party is in power around the time of each decennial census wields huge amounts of power -- they get to control the re-drawing of their state's political map, including congressional districts. The process often produces districts that meander aimlessly across large swaths of land to accommodate certain lawmakers while punish another, and for 2011, there was no bigger offender than Maryland. more ›

Before the D.C. Council gets things together and creates a souped-up debt collection agency, it may behoove those of you that have unpaid and overdue parking tickets or other driving-related fines to pay them before the end of January. more ›

While 2011 is winding down, college basketball is about to pick up. Area schools are about to begin -- or have already begun -- conference play, which means it's time for the first of many college hoops roundups this season. So whether you follow the Hoyas, Terps, Colonials, Patriots, Bison or Eagles, we here at DCist have got you covered: more ›

Last week, Andrew Wiseman and I attended the BB&T Classic at the Verizon Center, a college basketball event that raises funds for the Children's Charities Foundation and is organized by local sports writer John Feinstein. While this year marked the 17th year of the Classic, it may have very well been the weakest-attended since the event started back in 1995. more ›

Good morning, Washington. Today is my last day as your weekend editor. I have a new full-time job, and unfortunately I won’t have time for this awesome gig. I imagine you’ve always known what I only recently learned -- that this group of readers is made up of some of the brightest people in and around the District. more ›

University of Maryland President Wallace Loh issued his response to the President's Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics this morning. Loh's decision? To eliminate eight athletic programs, as the commission had recommended last week. more ›

Yeah, there might be a little lull in the housing market, and maybe renting has again become cooler than owning. But neither one is likely to be any cheaper in the future. more ›

Last night, the University of Maryland issued a damning report from the President's Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, which recommended that eight of its teams be eliminated in face of budget deficits that could balloon up to $17 billion by 2017 if proper action is not taken. more ›

Good morning, Washington. U.S. Park Police have released the name of a man they want to speak with in connection with the gunshots reported near the White House Friday night. Investigators are trying to track down 21-year-old Oscar Ramiro Ortega. more ›

The D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles reported today that an amnesty on overdue parking tickets is working, having drawn in a total of $1,902,665 in revenue from 35,357 outstanding tickets. more ›

Montgomery County authorities are currently investigating the scene of what appears to be a grisly murder-suicide in Rockville. more ›

Good morning, Washington. Perfect. That’s what the Washington Capitals remain. In a matchup with the Detroit Red Wings Saturday night -- only the second time in NHL history two teams with records of at least 5-0 faced off -- the Capitals popped seven goals on 25 shots, securing a 7-1 victory over the Red Wings and launching the team into the venerated spot of being only the fifth in league history to start a season 7-0-0. more ›

This Friday marks the first time college basketball teams can run organized practice for the upcoming season. In other words, it's Midnight Madness time. more ›

More details are coming to light in the incredibly odd story of a Metrobus driver who was stabbed by a man who was allegedly masturbating on board a bus early this morning. more ›

The relationship between the District and the Federal Transit Administration might be at a low point, but things in suburban Maryland couldn't be rosier. more ›

It's particularly bad for California, but news that the federal government is moving in to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries in the Golden State could well have an impact in the District of Columbia. more ›