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toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP’s Jason Fraley previews Snoop Dogg at Jiffy Lube Live (Part 1) One, two, three and to the four — a hip-hop legend is about to rap at the DMV’s door. The legendary Snoop Dogg plays Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia on Aug. 1. Born…

This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Members of the Senate Education, Energy and Environment Committee received a lesson Wednesday on Maryland’s education structure and the latest developments on the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future education reform plan. Sen. Mary Washington…

This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov. Wes Moore (D) announced the release of more than $100 million in grant funds for 15 counties to improve and restore parks and recreation facilities that will help conserve lands and promote outdoor activities…

This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday announced $33 million in funding to support research and education projects at 19 historically Black colleges and universities designated as land-grant institutions, including the University of Maryland…

Former Washington Commanders player Deshazor Everett knows what the internet says about him: “If you Google my name, it’s probably the first thing that pops up.” “It” is the Dec. 23, 2021, single-car crash on Gum Spring Road in Virginia that killed his fiancee Olivia Peters, and has forever changed the life of Everett, who…

A Rochester, New York, man was arrested in Loudoun County, Virginia, over the weekend after a law enforcement pursuit that left four people injured, authorities said. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a report of two adults, who were passed out inside a vehicle at a Sheetz gas station in Sterling shortly…

The road to a career in Major League Baseball often takes young ballplayers on a life-changing journey — some will be making a stop, and learning a bit about military aviation history, in Hagerstown, Maryland. Construction began last October for a new ballpark in downtown Hagerstown for a new Atlantic League team that will play…

For years, the National Marrow Donor Program has helped match marrow and stem cell donations to cancer patients and others who need them the most. This year, firefighters in the District are pouring their efforts into the cause. D.C. firefighters have two big reasons to help put more people on a national bone marrow registry.…

A Montgomery County, Maryland, man suspected of luring a girl into a wooded area and sexually assaulting her has been charged with multiple counts of second-degree rape and third-degree sex offense, according to police. Montgomery County police said that at approximately 7 p.m. on Thursday, 31-year-old Joshua Black lured the girl into a wooded area…

A class action lawsuit in Maryland is targeting Johns Hopkins University after its associated health system was subjected to a data breach in late May. The university system is being blamed for exposing personal health information and personally identifiable data like health information and social security numbers, according to a July 7 filing in Maryland’s…

A woman died after hitting a tree with her car near Poolesville, Maryland, on Thursday, according to Montgomery County police. At about 9:31 p.m., police officers and firefighters arrived at the scene of a collision in the 18900 block of Beallsville Road. The driver was alone in her car, headed southbound on Beallsville Road when…

A new extension of the 95 Express Lanes will partially open next month, hopefully allowing more vehicles to quickly travel from Stafford County and Fredericksburg to Northern Virginia. The Virginia Department of Transportation and Transurban North America announced the 10-mile extension running just south of Route 610 to Route 17 in Stafford County to reduce…

Since Pamela Smith was sworn in as acting police chief in D.C. earlier this week, she has spent her time meeting with “just about every command official” in the police department as Smith works to become more familiar with the agency she hopes to lead on a permanent basis. In an interview with WTOP, Smith…

The Anne Arundel County Department of Health is warning Maryland residents that mosquitoes in two parts of the county have tested positive for West Nile virus. Officials said mosquitoes caught on July 11 were the first positive mosquitoes identified this year. No cases have been reported across the county, according to a health department news…

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio George Mason University sports business professor George Perry Washington Commanders fans will be watching closely as the team prepares to make a comeback on and off the field. The new owners are expected to bring new life to the team. George Mason University Sports Business Professor…