newsmatt

For several years, Montgomery County and developers have tried to build a parking garage and self-storage facility on a site where relatives say slaves are buried. Matt Small of WTOP News reports a lawsuit now aims to stop construction.

Arlington Public Schools students return to their Virginia classrooms for in-person learning Aug. 30. Matt Small of WTOP News reports on what kids can expect.

A referendum to create a commission to study what reparations could look like for African American and Native American residents in Greenbelt, Maryland, has been approved by the city council there. Matt Small of WTOP News reports.

Maryland's Prince George's County joins other parts of the D.C. area with a mask mandate that goes into effect Sunday. Matt Small of WTOP News reports.

A boil water advisory for a swath of D.C. has been lifted. WTOP's Matt Small reports.

Fairfax County, along with much of the D.C. area, is seeing a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases. Matt Small of WTOP News reports on what you can do to slow the spread.

 A family beach trip to Ocean City, Maryland, on Monday ended with dozens of stitches for one 12-year-old girl. Was it caused by a shark? WTOP's Matt Small reports. 

D.C. reimposed its mask mandate over the weekend. With the number of coronavirus cases rising, will Maryland and Virginia follow suit? WTOP’s Matt Small reports.

Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand is entering his final year on the job and he's talking about it with WTOP's Matt Small.

D.C.'s drug-sniffing police dogs are being phased out. WTOP's Matt Small reports. 

A pair of hikers are on the mend after yesterday’s heat triggered their rescues along the Billy Goat Trail in Maryland. WTOP's Matt Small reports.

What you need to know now that recreational marijuana is now legal in Virginia. WTOP's Matt Small reports.

The National Park Service plans to redesign a portion of D.C.'s Anacostia Park and officials want your input. WTOP's Matt Small reports. 

A missing Maryland teen with autism has been reunited with his family. WTOP's Matt Small reports.

An ambitious plan to reduce greenhouse gases in Montgomery County, Maryland. WTOP's Matt Small reports.

In an aim to ease traffic congestion, a new ramp metering system began testing Wednesday in Montgomery County. WTOP's Matt Small reports.

Former U.S. Labor Secretary and head of the Democratic Party Tom Perez wants to be Maryland's next governor. And he’s talking about it with WTOP's Matt Small. 

Only 75% of all the trash in Virginia comes from Virginians. So where does the rest of it come from? WTOP's Matt Small reports.

A new study says the D.C. region is the 15th most racially segregated metropolitan one in the U.S. WTOP's Matt Small reports. 

More of our D.C.-area neighbors are living with food insecurity. That's the word from the Capital Area Food Bank which examined the issue in its annual Hunger Report. WTOP's Matt Small reports.

So far, more than 2,000 state inmates have been released early due to the coronavirus pandemic in Virginia. But with vaccinations on the rise and the number of COVID-19 cases falling, the department of corrections' power to release inmates early is coming to an end. WTOP's Matt Small reports.

Virginia's new marijuana legalization law goes into effect July 1st, but that's not stopping universities there from banning it. WTOP's Matt Small reports.

The search continues for a missing Lorton, Virginia woman. Fairfax County police suspect foul play. WTOP's Matt Small reports.

The Loudoun County village of Saint Louis is a historic African American community dating back to the 1800s. Residents there are concerned about its future. WTOP's Matt Small reports.

There's a new hockey addition to the sports gallery at the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture. WTOP's Matt Small reports.