WASHINGTON (7News) — For the second time in less than a month, flights were temporarily halted at multiple airports across the D.C. region after a strong odor was reported at a key air traffic control ...

Inductors control electric current by using magnetic fields to resist sudden changes. This video explains how a simple coil can manage current flow and stabilize circuits in many electronic devices. A ...

Trying to stop a dangerous trend, Gov. Ned Lamont called Monday for banning pistols that can be converted easily into automatic machine guns. With relative ease, convertible pistols with “a simple ...

MADISON (WKOW) – A public hearing was held to discuss a bill which would require local approval for certain wind and solar projects before they can receive Public Service Commission approval. The ...

A proposed ballot question for November 2026 could bring statewide rent control to Massachusetts. That’s after rent control was banned for more than three decades by lawmakers on Beacon Hill. If ...

BATON ROUGE — State Senate President Cameron Henry and House Speaker Phillip DeVillier both expressed concern Monday about a spate of bills that might give communities veto power over carbon capture ...

Local control is the principle that government works best when decisions are made closest to where the people live. A package of bills introduced in the Legislature would blow that concept to pieces.

Sen. Rusty Crowe calls 'dark money' ads "misleading;" vows to double down on support for PBM legislation. Sen. Tim Kaine visits Damascus for Creeper Trail update After a disaster, businesses and homes ...

The president appears to be undermining Americans’ faith in the outcome, at a moment when Republicans face an uphill climb to keep control of Congress. By Shane Goldmacher and Nick Corasaniti Ahead of ...

Regionalization is becoming a reality in Pennsylvania. You can see it with police departments. In the Alle-Kiski Valley, departments that were questioning their future are now serving broad swaths of ...

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker will propose a statewide zoning law in his State of the State address on Wednesday, drastically limiting the authority local governments have to control what types of ...

On the anniversary of the D.C. plane crash that claimed the lives of 67 people, WTOP takes a look back in our series “Disaster on the Potomac, 1 year later” — and the changes that followed in its ...