Republican Gov. Larry Hogan holds a 22-point lead over Democrat Ben Jealous in the Maryland governor’s race, according to Goucher College polling released Wednesday.
The D.C. Council is considering legislation that would wrest some control of city schools from Mayor Muriel Bowser by creating an independent research group to analyze education data and report directly to lawmakers.
Democrat Ben Jealous is supporting proposals aimed at making prescription drugs more affordable in Maryland.
Montgomery County police responded just after midnight Monday to a murder-suicide that left a man, woman and boy dead from gunshot wounds and two other relatives in critical condition in a Silver Spring, Maryland, house.
Yet, Scripture calls for the unity of believers throughout the New Testament. In John, Chapter 17 we are admonished not to live in isolation from other Christians. Romans, Chapter 12 tells us that unity includes sharing each other’s joys and burdens. First Corinthians, Chapter 1 implores us to seek unity in all essentials of the faith.
“Mandatory” evacuations in coastal Virginia and the Carolinas have been underway for days in advance of Hurricane Florence, but some residents have chosen to remain in their homes. So what does “mandatory” mean?
A wealthy stock trader's negligence led to a deadly fire that killed a young man who was helping him build a network of tunnels for a bunker beneath a suburban Washington, D.C., home, a lawsuit alleges. The parents of 21-year-old Askia Khafra sued 27-year-old Daniel Beckwitt and his father on Monday, the anniversary of the fire that killed Khafra in the basement of the Beckwitts' house in Bethesda, Maryland.
Democrats and Republicans have aired or booked nearly half a million dollars' worth of ads this month in Virginia's 7th Congressional District race, as GOP Rep. Dave Brat works to fend off a stiff challenge from Democrat Abigail Spanberger in the Republican-leaning district.
President Trump said Tuesday that the federal government is "totally prepared" for Hurricane Florence and declared states of emergency in Virginia and the Carolinas after meeting with Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Brock Long. Mr. Trump's declaration allows for federal assistance in hard-hit areas.
Cardinal Donald Wuerl told his priests in a letter Tuesday that he will travel to Rome "very soon" to discuss his resignation with Pope Francis.
Two maternity wards closed last year east of the Anacostia River, complicating the lives of low-income women in need of care for high-risk pregnancies and delivery.
The Jumbotron at the George Washington University basketball arena collapsed onto the floor Tuesday afternoon.
Hurricane Florence is causing widespread cancellations on the college football schedule and could affect game and travel plans for the Washington Redskins, Nationals and Mystics.
