|||{{headline}}The Maryland chapter of the Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster is working with the Maryland Department of Aging to connect volunteers with seniors who need help during the coronavirus crisis.Many people in the D.C.-area who didn’t need any help getting through life before the coronavirus pandemic are now finding themselves asking others for a little assistance.That’s especially true for senior citizens, who in some cases face more risk going out compared to what they are used to.Building off similar efforts in other states that have produced thousands of volunteers,...…|||{{headline}}The Maryland chapter of the Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster is working with the Maryland Department of Aging to connect volunteers with seniors who need help during the coronavirus crisis.Many people in the D.C.-area who didn’t need any help getting through life before the coronavirus pandemic are now finding themselves asking others for a little assistance.That’s especially true for senior citizens, who in some cases face more risk going out compared to what they are used to.Building off similar efforts in other states that have produced thousands of volunteers,...WW…

|||{{headline}}Numerous efforts to retire the song, some going back decades, never got as far as this one did.Maryland’s state song is a step closer to being silenced.The Maryland Senate voted unanimously on Friday to do away with “Maryland, My Maryland,” just a few days after the state’s house of delegates voted to do the same by a greater than 2-1 margin.For years the University of Maryland’s chapel bells would ring the state song, leading many students from both in and out of state to first wonder why the song “O Christmas Tree” was playing months away from the Christmas season.Then came...…|||{{headline}}Numerous efforts to retire the song, some going back decades, never got as far as this one did.Maryland’s state song is a step closer to being silenced.The Maryland Senate voted unanimously on Friday to do away with “Maryland, My Maryland,” just a few days after the state’s house of delegates voted to do the same by a greater than 2-1 margin.For years the University of Maryland’s chapel bells would ring the state song, leading many students from both in and out of state to first wonder why the song “O Christmas Tree” was playing months away from the Christmas season.Then came...WW…

|||{{headline}}Parabon Nanolabs in Reston, Virginia, said it helped police departments around the country close 50 cases last year, almost one per week.Families of cold case murder victims can often go years and years without closure, but one Virginia company said they helped police close the book on dozens of unsolved cases in 2020.around the country close 50 cases last year, averaging almost one per week.There was one 10-day period with seven closures, something Ellen Greytak, the Director of Bioinformatics at Parabon, called “amazing.”“Typically these are very violent crimes that have...…|||{{headline}}Parabon Nanolabs in Reston, Virginia, said it helped police departments around the country close 50 cases last year, almost one per week.Families of cold case murder victims can often go years and years without closure, but one Virginia company said they helped police close the book on dozens of unsolved cases in 2020.around the country close 50 cases last year, averaging almost one per week.There was one 10-day period with seven closures, something Ellen Greytak, the Director of Bioinformatics at Parabon, called “amazing.”“Typically these are very violent crimes that have...WW…

||{{headline}}Maryland's new coronavirus restrictions that go into effect at 5 p.m. come at a time when the state has been shattering records for new case loads. The state broke a record with 2,910 new cases Thursday — nearly 600 more cases than the previous one-day high. So far, Maryland has had 174,733 confirmed cases of COVID-19. About 85% of the state's hospital beds already filled.With coronavirus cases showing what Gov. Larry Hogan called a “staggering, spiking” surge this week, earlier this fall will be going back in place at 5 p.m. Friday.Here’s what the governor has ordered:The new...…||{{headline}}Maryland's new coronavirus restrictions that go into effect at 5 p.m. come at a time when the state has been shattering records for new case loads. The state broke a record with 2,910 new cases Thursday — nearly 600 more cases than the previous one-day high. So far, Maryland has had 174,733 confirmed cases of COVID-19. About 85% of the state's hospital beds already filled.With coronavirus cases showing what Gov. Larry Hogan called a “staggering, spiking” surge this week, earlier this fall will be going back in place at 5 p.m. Friday.Here’s what the governor has ordered:The new...WW…

|||{{headline}}MGM National Harbor and sports betting companies are eyeing establishing their own sports books in Maryland now that the state has passed a referendum on sports gambling.Maryland voters by a roughly 2-1 margin, but it will be several months before anyone is legally allowed to wager on sporting events.And the rules surrounding all that wagering are still to be determined.“This does set up the General Assembly well to move swiftly,” said gaming consultant Sara Slane. “Obviously there’s a lot of competition in the DMV area, with the District having legalized sports betting, as...…|||{{headline}}MGM National Harbor and sports betting companies are eyeing establishing their own sports books in Maryland now that the state has passed a referendum on sports gambling.Maryland voters by a roughly 2-1 margin, but it will be several months before anyone is legally allowed to wager on sporting events.And the rules surrounding all that wagering are still to be determined.“This does set up the General Assembly well to move swiftly,” said gaming consultant Sara Slane. “Obviously there’s a lot of competition in the DMV area, with the District having legalized sports betting, as...WW…

|||{{headline}}The number of incidents that involved a D.C. police officer using force last year increased again, but at a much slower clip than in previous years.The number of incidents that involved a D.C. police officer using force last year increased again, but at a much slower clip than in previous years.The 64-page states that the total number of use of force incidents was up by less than 1% from the previous year. But the Metropolitan Police Department says incidents are up 84% since 2015, with more than half of them happening in the city’s 5th, 6th and 7th Police Districts. The...…|||{{headline}}The number of incidents that involved a D.C. police officer using force last year increased again, but at a much slower clip than in previous years.The number of incidents that involved a D.C. police officer using force last year increased again, but at a much slower clip than in previous years.The 64-page states that the total number of use of force incidents was up by less than 1% from the previous year. But the Metropolitan Police Department says incidents are up 84% since 2015, with more than half of them happening in the city’s 5th, 6th and 7th Police Districts. The...WW…