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Beach Drive reopened after 2-vehicle crash, vehicle entrapment thwarts traffic 10/31/2018 10:49am • WASHINGTON — Parts of Beach Drive in Northwest D.C. were closed for nearly four hours after a two-vehicle crash in which a person became trapped inside one of the vehicles. The roof of one of the cars had to be cut off to get a patient out. The accident happened at around 6:30 a.m., on the 2400 Virginia considers tolls or taxes to pay for I-81 upgrades 10/31/2018 04:47am • WASHINGTON — Virginia could put tolls for all drivers on Interstate 81 to fund a $2 billion set of upgrades to the highway. A draft report to the General Assembly recommends either tolling both cars and trucks or implementing sales and gas tax increases along the I-81 corridor, similar to the t Park police have car involved in deadly Suitland Parkway shooting 10/31/2018 04:04am • WASHINGTON — Police are one step closer to finding who shot a man last week while he ran from his car and into a Maryland commuter route during rush hour. Investigators now have the white Audi that they believe the shooter was riding in when 23-year-old Jerome Robinson of Southeast D.C. was ki Local Legends: The Goat Man of Md. 10/31/2018 12:11am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '7c4b0641-4b63-4631-ad54-cd360fc73a11' }).render("300615365427aed2");}); NOTE: This is the third in a three General Motors Company (GM) Stock Rises After Earnings Beat 10/30/2018 08:00pm • General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) stock gained 9 percent on Wednesday after the company reported a third-quarter earnings beat fueled by higher auto prices. Analysts say GM is in a better competitive position than critics realize and GM stock offers long-term investors a compelling value. GM report Santo Domingo: An Affordable Caribbean City for Retirement 10/30/2018 08:00pm • Santo Domingo is the oldest city in the Americans, with more than 500 years of history. It's also one of the region's most affordable places to live or retire well. Along the narrow cobblestone streets of the Colonial Zone, old men take siestas on street benches, women gossip, shouting to one anoth How to know if your back pain signals something serious 10/30/2018 08:00pm • In America today, neck and back pain can seem as typical as the common cold. And once you've reached adulthood, you're likely to experience some bouts with it at multiple times throughout your life. A quick Internet search will reveal the seemingly countless ways you can deal with this pain, from po In Frederick Co. exec race, an end to 'good ol' boys era' but what comes next? 10/30/2018 04:52pm • The changing demographics of Frederick County are at the heart of the race to lead county government there. In the last two decades, the county has grown more populous, more diverse and more Democratic, setting up a 2018 race for county executive that could be tight between incumbent Democrat Jan Don't buy one of DC area's 5,000 flood-damaged cars 10/30/2018 07:49am • WASHINGTON — Centreville, Virginia-based Carfax estimates there are 478,000 flood-damaged cars on the road across the country right now, including about 5,000 in the Washington-area, many of which are for sale. And those are only the ones Carfax knows about. After recent hurricanes and storm Tax tricks and treats: Are you ready for the grim tax reaper? 10/30/2018 06:18am • WASHINGTON — It’s Halloween and the Grim Tax Reaper lurks in the shadows patiently waiting to collect his due! Beware of the 2018 tax rule changes from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) that may bring unexpected tricks to the unprepared. There’s still time before year-end to utilize a f Go fly a kite, pumpkin spice: Caramel's moment has finally arrived 10/29/2018 10:49pm • WASHINGTON — Caramel is but a simple substance, reliant more on careful alchemy than ingredients. Sugars are heated and stirred just so, then milk and fat are added and it’s all stirred some more. The result is golden magic. Combine that with chocolate, and the result is as perfect as Scherze How to Handle Financial Conversations at the Thanksgiving Table 10/29/2018 08:00pm • For Americans, Thanksgiving is coming up very soon, and that often means a day spent with cousins, uncles, aunts, sisters, brothers and in-laws. With such a large mix of people, conversations can sometimes go in uncomfortable directions. One awkward topic that often comes up at family events is mone Long-term care: Glossary of terms 10/29/2018 08:00pm • You've heard of nursing homes and assisted living, but perhaps less about elder co-housing, CCRCs or adult foster care. Here's a glossary of terms encompassing a range of long-term care options and identifying certain agencies and professionals who play a role in the long-term care arena. Adult D Why You Haven't Saved Enough for Retirement: 5 Excuses Financial Planners Hear 10/29/2018 08:00pm • While everyone knows it's important to save for retirement, not everyone heeds that well-worn advice. Data suggests that many Americans have saved little or nothing for their golden years. In fact, Northwestern Mutual's 2018 Planning & Progress Study, which surveyed 2,003 adults, found that 21 p After crashing into cars, Va. man climbed fast-food restaurant, deputies say 10/29/2018 04:28pm • WASHINGTON — A Virginia man is under arrest Monday after allegedly striking 10 vehicles in a parking lot and climbing onto the roof of a Five Guys to evade police. Stafford County sheriff's deputies responded to the Stafford Marketplace after reports of multiple car accidents around 10 a.m. Mon