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Not many people can say they are a partial owner of a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, but one of them is from Montgomery County, Maryland. Elliot Levine is a micro-owner of Authentic, who surprisingly won the 146th Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Levine, who lives in Silver Spring, paid $206 for a part of…

The Labor Day weekend is off to a much cooler start, following a summer that at times brought scorching heat. Saturday will begin with mostly clear skies, as high pressure builds through the day, according to NBC Washington meteorologist Briana Bermensolo. She said sunny and pleasant conditions are forecast for the D.C. area — including…

It’s Labor Day weekend, and that usually means Maryland businesses can expect to be busy — but in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, there are still some coronavirus restrictions in place. Most of Maryland moved to Phase 3 of its reopening plan on Friday, but Montgomery County is one of four jurisdictions that has chosen…

Police in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, confirmed they have located a stolen car with two children inside. The children, 6-month-old Kymere Elijah Foote and 2-year-old Kehs Maliek Spruill, were inside a silver Nissan Altima as its driver began to purchase gas from the Exxon station on the 8100 block of Ritchie Highway, near Jumpers Hole…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The state of Virginia has been spending the last few months figuring out how to quickly distribute a coronavirus vaccine to millions of people. The Roanoke Times reported Thursday that an incident command center has been working since June to lay the groundwork for stockpiling necessary supplies and communicating with the public.…

A man died after he was stabbed near Largo Town Center in Largo, Maryland, Friday morning. Prince George’s County Police said they responded to 800 Largo Center Drive around 7 a.m. for a robbery call. There, they found a man suffering from stab wounds to his upper body. The man was taken to the hospital where…

Prince George’s County, Maryland, will not move into Phase Three of the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said Thursday. On Tuesday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced that counties could move into Phase Three, which allows the opening of virtually all businesses with restrictions, starting Friday at 5 p.m. “What I can tell…

Protesters took to the streets in D.C. Thursday morning, calling for Mayor Muriel Bowser to fire D.C.’s police chief after police shot and killed a teen Wednesday afternoon in Southeast. The fatal shooting of 18-year-old Deon Kay prompted a protest over about 100 people outside a D.C. police station Wednesday night, and another small protest…

The D.C. region could experience a severe weather system with widespread storms and high winds, including a chance for tornadoes, Thursday. Morning commuters saw some dense fog, before the skies shifted to sunshine, according to Storm Team4 meteorologist Briana Bermensolo. She forecasts showers, including thunderstorms, spreading eastward later. “The ingredients are right today for widespread…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A law firm with ties to prominent Democrats has filed a lawsuit attempting to keep rapper Kanye West off presidential ballots in Virginia. Attorneys for Perkins Coie filed a lawsuit in Richmond on Tuesday on behalf of two people who say they were tricked into signing an “Elector Oath” backing West’s…

Looking for free things and events around the D.C. area for Labor Day weekend? Here are some freebies and discounts to celebrate the weekend. Alexandria Virginia’s Restaurant Week has been extended through Labor Day. More than 50 restaurants are offering a $49 takeout dinner for two during the extended Alexandria Restaurant Week To-Go. The Howard…

The Washington Football Team said Tuesday that it will rename two of the roads near its playing and practice facilities after franchise legends. One of the roads leading to an entrance to FedEx Field, in Landover, Maryland, will be named Sean Taylor Road, after the great safety whose murder in 2007 at age 24 shocked…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Public tours of the White House, halted nearly six months ago due to the coronavirus outbreak, are set to resume later this month with new health and safety policies in place. Tours will resume Sept. 12, for two days a week instead of five, and for just a few hours a day,…

This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. After 12 hours of testimony from a broad array of stakeholders late last week, the Maryland Public Service Commission voted Monday to extend the state’s moratorium on utility service shutoffs for an extra…

Prodigious drummer Nandi Bushell, 10, loves the Foo Fighters, and the band’s frontman, rock legend and Springfield, Virginia, native Dave Grohl, accepted her online drum battle. Source Top Featured Tags: – Washington DC News Press Release Distribution Service

Courts ruled in favor of the District on Friday in its case against Washington Sports Club for charging membership fees during its coronavirus closures in the spring. The decision by the D.C. Supreme Court puts a temporary restraining order on Washington Sports Club’s parent company, Town Sports International LLC, from collecting fees from customers who…

A woman trapped 80 feet below inside an elevator at the Friendship Heights Metro Station on Saturday required D.C. Fire and EMS to rappel deep into a shaft to make the rescue possible. According to a tweet from D.C. Fire and EMS, the woman was stuck in a “blind shaft” with no way out by regular…

BALTIMORE (AP) — A former supervisor with the Baltimore Department of Public Works has pleaded guilty to extortion after prosecutors accused him of accepting cash payments for work he had department crews perform for private businesses. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release that 46-year-old Ronald M. Smith of Elkton was responsible…