Months of racially charged incidents prompts address from Montgomery County Public Schools

Montgomery County Public Schools is hosting an event Thursday night to address recent incidents of hate, bias, racism, antisemitism and LGBTQ+ prejudice over recent months.

DC Police Chief Robert Contee III retiring

D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee III is retiring, according to Mayor Muriel Bowser who chose him to lead the force almost two years ago. 

Investigation finds traffic violations cost MCPS almost $150K

A concerning new report finds traffic violations made by Montgomery County Public Schools staff cost the district nearly $150,000.

Disney files lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over 'retaliatory' actions against Walt Disney World

Disney filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis following months of legislative actions by the state that Disney has described as retaliatory and anti-business.

Lost iPhone survives 33 days under water off Hawaiian coast

A Minnesota man gave up on retrieving his iPhone after dropping it while on vacation, but the phone had a lot more endurance than he thought.

ESPN hit with layoffs as parent company Disney cuts costs

Disney CEO Bob Iger announced in February that the company would reduce 7,000 jobs either through not filling positions or layoffs.

Crews battle apartment fire on Saratoga Ave. in Northeast D.C.

DC Fire and EMS battled a fire on Saturday morning at the 1400 block of Saratoga Ave NE. in the Brookland section of DC.

After school recovery clubhouse helps Montgomery County students struggling with addiction

Every morning, students are bussed to the clubhouse at The Landing where they get one-on-one help with school work, and encouragement to reach their recovery goals in a safe and sober environment.

DC police hosts drug take back day

The Metropolitan Police Department is partnering with the DEA for a prescription drug take back day on Saturday, April 22. 

House passes bill to overturn DC police accountability law

The Republican-led House approved a resolution Wednesday that would block a District of Columbia police accountability bill, further escalating the feud over the right to self-government in the nation’s capital.

Netflix reveals new timeline for its password-sharing crackdown in US

Netflix previously indicated that tougher password restrictions would be imposed by the end of March, but that didn’t happen in several key markets, including the U.S.

Netflix ending its DVD-by-mail rental service

Netflix is ending an era that began a quarter-century ago when delivering discs through the mail was considered a revolutionary concept.

Netflix sees subscriber growth in first-quarter report

The 1.75 million gain in Netflix subscribers reported Tuesday for the January-March period was nearly 550,000 more than the average estimate among among analysts surveyed by FactSet.