The students say the funds will contribute to the cost of household needs, including groceries and laundry, for Afghan families living at a hotel in Jessup.
As cases spike in Maryland, six jurisdictions are considering closing indoor service in restaurants and bars, among other actions.
Loudoun places first with an average household income of $125,900.
Howard County officials have moved to ban the sale of sugary drinks in parks, libraries and other county properties and at county-sponsored events.
Police in Howard County, Md. said the body of a woman who went missing in 1991 was discovered underneath a shed on the property of her husband, who has been arrested and charged with murder.
Good morning, Washington. For two D.C. area men, seemingly innocuous backyard delicacies turned out to be “death caps” and “destroying angels.” Catering to dangerous culinary whims, the men grew extremely ill after they ate mushrooms growing on their properties, which had flourished after heavy rains around the region.
Man, it must stink to be a kid these days, if the Post’s lede is to be believed: Schools have reduced recess, cut back on physical education and done away with field trips. Now spring break could be the next target as some educators try to find more teaching time to accommodate testing requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law. This coming from the report that the school board in Maryland’s Howard County…
Good morning, Washington. If you experienced a power outage at some point on Sunday, you were not alone. Strong winds averaging close to 40 mph knocked out power to as many as 100,000 customers across the metro area yesterday. While not much ice or snow ever materialized during the weekend’s storm, Sunday’s chilly wind made for an uncomfortable time walking through downtown D.C. for many holiday shoppers — we spotted at least one woman near…
The plot thickens for the Montgomery County-Live Nation concert hall deal. In September the county signed a non-binding letter of intent with concert promoter Live Nation for a Fillmore concert hall in Silver Spring, which would give the company $8 million in state and county funds, rent well below the market rate, and other perks. But now, county council members, groups of residents, and even the Howard County executive are questioning the county’s deal and…
Happy Friday, Washington. DCist had our very own staff holiday party last night, and as you might imagine, we’re all a little worse for the wear this morning. So we hope you’ll forgive us for a late-breaking, hastily tossed together Morning Roundup. As soon as our heads stop pounding, we’ll resume our regularly scheduled blogging. Metro Cries ‘Uncle’: After boat loads of Metro commuters sent in thousands of angry emails and messages reacting, shall we…
