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4 cheap Valentine's Day date and gift ideas 02/11/2019 07:00pm • The thought of celebrating Valentine's Day often conjures up visions of flowers, chocolates, expensive dinners and jewelry ... and those images can conjure up thoughts of bills, debts, empty wallets and depleted checking accounts. There are many ways to show your love for someone that don't invol What Is Opportunity Cost? 02/11/2019 07:00pm • When it comes to common financial principles used by investors and professionals, the term "opportunity cost" is used often. Opportunity cost is the value of the alternative option you've given up after making a choice. For instance, the opportunity cost of buying an expensive car would be the mone What Will it Take to Save Flint, Michigan? 02/11/2019 07:00pm • FLINT, Mich. -- Zaniyah Burns was born at 10:35 on a cool September night. Even as a baby everyone said she favored her father, with his full cheeks and wide brown eyes, but as she grew from a quiet toddler into a smiley little girl it became obvious she also had her mother's kind spirit. Every mor How to Kill Your Fear of Debt 02/11/2019 07:00pm • After her husband nearly died from complications following surgery, Liz Gendreau and her family decided to become completely debt-free. The goal was to protect themselves in case something similar happened again, says Gendreau, who is 38. After repaying high-interest debt, Gendreau tackled her mortg Safety weighs heavily in future plans for Montgomery Co. road 02/11/2019 04:52pm • ROCKVILLE, Md. — Future plans for a regional road include the long-term vision for a time when it’s so safe for all users, that no fatalities are recorded. Montgomery County has “Vision Zero” as a goal by 2030. But the present for Montgomery County’s Veirs Mill Road — at the center o Prosecutor seeks to revoke release of man found insane in Va. officer shooting 02/11/2019 03:31pm • MANASSAS, Va. -- The Alexandria, Virginia prosecutor who argued eight months ago against granting conditional release to a man found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2013 wounding of a police officer, filed a motion Monday saying the recent arrest of Kashif Bashir shows he remains a danger to New DC signs banning right turns on red to go up starting Feb. 19 02/11/2019 02:40pm • WASHINGTON — "No right turn on red" signs will start going up in dozens of new D.C. locations starting Feb. 19, as long as weather permits. The District Department of Transportation is banning right turns on red at about 100 new intersections throughout the city, and the signs will be installed 2 victims identified in fatal Md. crash 02/11/2019 01:10pm • WASHINGTON — Prince George's County, Maryland, police are investigating what caused a fatal collision Sunday morning in Seat Pleasant. The accident on Martin Luther King Jr. Highway and Glen Willow Drive killed 3-year-old Grecia Sanchez Cruz and 25-year-old Brenda Merlot, both of Lanham. A thi Md. man turns childhood Hot Wheels passion into world's priciest collection 02/11/2019 10:28am • WASHINGTON — When he was 7 years old, Bruce Pascal's Matchbox cars weren't doing it for him. "They came in a box, so you couldn't see the car unless you opened it up. They didn't have great colors or details. And then, if you pushed the car, it only went two inches," Pascal said. Then, in Ma Car Review: MINI’s biggest vehicle the Countryman gets all charged up for its new Plug-In hybrid model 02/10/2019 09:56am • WASHINGTON — I’m about to enter a world of cars and small crossovers that now offer more fuel efficient plug-in hybrid models. These are good for people that want to dip their toe in the electrified world but don’t want to dive in all the way. You get to combine the electric motor and a small Weekend crashes in Maryland leave 4 dead, 1 injured 02/10/2019 09:31am • WASHINGTON — Four people are dead and another seriously injured after two separate car crashes in Maryland from Saturday evening into Sunday. Three people died when a car hit an embankment off Martin Luther King Jr. Highway in Capitol Heights around 4 a.m. on Sunday. The car was driving sout Today in History: Feb. 10 02/10/2019 01:00am • Today is Sunday, Feb. 10, the 41st day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 10, 1962, the Soviet Union exchanged captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for Rudolf Abel, a Soviet spy held by the United States. On this date: In 1840, Britain's Queen Victoria married Prin Navigation apps sending heavy traffic through quiet Alexandria neighborhoods 02/09/2019 06:46pm • ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Sandwiched between Interstate 395 and Interstate 495 and fed up with cut-through commuter traffic, residents of central Alexandria are asking the city for help. Residents say navigation apps like WAZE have increased traffic in their neighborhoods — Seminary Hill, Seminary Ri Drivers wanted: Nats seek bullpen cart operator 02/08/2019 11:36pm • WASHINGTON — Do you love baseball? Are you looking for an exciting career in bullpen cart driving? The Washington Nationals need you. The team is looking for a "qualified professional" to drive its WGL Energy Bullpen Cart during all home games. The ideal candidate must have a "stellar driving r Study: Hands-free cellphone conversations don't boost crash risk for drivers 02/08/2019 09:15pm • WASHINGTON — The mere act of having a normal conversation does not increase risk of crashes for drivers using hands-free devices, a Virginia Tech Transportation Institute study finds. The study examined so-called "cognitive distractions," such as talking on a hands-free cellphone or dialing a h