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15 tips for living frugally without looking cheap 02/05/2020 07:00pm • Do you hate the idea of brown-bagging it as everyone else in the office goes out for lunch? Do you dread parking your old-school Camry in a lot full of BMWs? Do you hope no one sees you with your coupons in the grocery store? If keeping up appearances is important to you, there are plenty of ways Rockville driver in fatal 2011 crash sentenced to lengthened term for violating his probation 02/03/2020 05:07pm • Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy speaks about the Kevin Coffay case on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. (WTOP/Michelle Basch) A Rockville, Maryland, man who had spent prison time for the 2011 drunken driving crash that killed three of his friends received additional prison time Monday for v For Puerto Rico's earthquake families, trauma continues thousands of miles from home 01/29/2020 06:37am • The beefy ex-cop sleeps in a twin-size trundle bed a few inches off the hardwood floor. His wife, their 17-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son rest on the attached full-size bed, and their 16-year-old son turns in on the upper bunk. Another couple and their 10-year-old 25 highest paying jobs without a degree 01/28/2020 07:00pm • You don't need a four-year degree to score these jobs. A traditional four-year college degree is not the only route to a high-paying career. Among the U.S. News list of the 100 Best Jobs, these 25 offered the highest pay without requiring a degree. An important note: Most of these jobs do require Ford GTs sold for $450,000 three years ago — now, they're worth more than $1 million 01/22/2020 08:14am • Normally, three-year-old used cars drop substantially in value. But last weekend, three 2017 model year Ford GT supercars were sold at auctions in Arizona for an average of $1.2 million apiece, more than double the base sticker price of $450,000. On Saturday, one Ford GT was sold at an auction by What's in the Virginia budget plan 12/17/2019 06:50pm • More money for education and the environment, plus higher gas and cigarette taxes to help pay for transportation and health care needs are all part of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's $135 billion two-year budget proposal unveiled Tuesday. The proposal includes about $2.7 billion in net new spending Metro considers larger fare hike, major bus changes 12/09/2019 12:41pm • Metro will consider a larger rush-hour fare hike next summer, as well as the elimination of some popular bus routes. Rail basics The details of Metro’s draft budget proposal include a 15-cent increase in base rush-hour fares to a minimum of $2.40, rather than the 10 cents proposed last month by Gig work is on the rise in the Baltimore area — and for many, it's a way of life 12/07/2019 05:40am • BALTIMORE (AP) — By day, Leah Needham buys groceries to deliver to customers in White Marsh and Middle River. But in the evenings, the shopper for online grocery service Shipt trades in her green T-shirt for a pair of ballroom dance shoes and heads to her next gig. In a Glen Burnie studio, she pur Best vehicle brands and best certified pre-owned, as ranked by US News 11/19/2019 09:10am • Get your motor running. U.S. News & World Report have released its annual Best Vehicle Brands and Best Certified Pre-Owned lists. And once again, it's good to be a Mazda owner. In this April 17, 2019 file photo, the 2019 Mazda CX-5 is shown at the New York Auto Show.  (AP Photo/Mark Lenn Deadline nears for Maryland uninsured-motorist debt amnesty 11/15/2019 10:47am • Eric Myers, correspondent ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Time is running out for uninsured motorists in Maryland to take advantage of a program that forgives 80 percent of uninsured-driving debts that became delinquent before 2017. Debtors have until Dec. 31 to register for the program and begin repa DC vows more tickets for bike lane blockers 11/13/2019 06:20am • Bike lanes that run along 15th St. NW, south of Massachusetts Avenue, in D.C. are among the most dangerous for cyclists in the country. (WTOP/John Domen) City leaders have set aside a number of parking enforcement officers to focus strictly on violations that happen in bike lanes throughout D.C. First on WTOP: What 24/7 shutdown will mean for Orange, Silver Line riders in summer 2020 11/12/2019 07:30am • Vienna and Dunn Loring Metro stations could be closed for more than three months next summer. Orange Line trains could run on a single-track at West Falls Church, and Orange and Silver Line trains could pass through East Falls Church without stopping. The closures would run as long as May 23 (Mem Kate McKinnon breaks down Elizabeth Warren's healthcare plan on 'SNL' 11/03/2019 12:20am • Last week, "Saturday Night Live" had Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump take questions from supporters at one of his rallies. This week it had Kate McKinnon's Elizabeth Warren answer questions from Iowans about healthcare. "Hello, it is good to be here. Look at me, I'm in my na How well can high-tech cars avoid pedestrians? Safety group puts systems to the test 10/29/2019 12:37pm • Many automakers are adding high-tech systems that can automatically stop cars from colliding with pedestrians. But the effectiveness of these systems vary widely, according to new rankings released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The institute tested the pedestrian crash-prevention New laws that take effect in Md. on Oct. 1 09/30/2019 11:18am • A general view of the front of the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Hundreds of Maryland laws are going into effect Tuesday, spanning subjects from criminal justice reform to election law to the state’s medical cannabis commission. A generous number of the