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Fairfax Co. police launches recruiting push targeting laid-off federal workers 04/16/2025 10:36pm • Fairfax County police are launching a recruitment push aimed at federal workers who have lost their jobs. The Northern Virginia agency is offering a $15,000 hiring bonus for new police officers, but Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay said in a newsletter that there are several other staff o Study: Marylanders could save hundreds on electric bills if grid undergoes reform 04/16/2025 11:42am • Maryland ratepayers could save hundreds of dollars a year on their electric bills if the regional power grid operator could speed up approval of energy projects, some of which have languished for five years in the current system. That is the main finding of a��new report��on PJM Interconnection, The number of craft brewers falls for the first time in a decade 04/16/2025 11:19am • Rising costs have hit the craft beer industry, with the overall number of craft brewers in the U.S. falling for the first time since 2005. The Brewers Association reports the total number of U.S. craft breweries fell to 9,680 last year, down from 9,747. In 2024, 434 new breweries opened, though 5 Marijuana users may be getting behind the wheel too soon after smoking 04/16/2025 05:15am • Only days away from 4/20, a day of celebration for marijuana users, new survey results from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found some of those who partake make the risky decision to get behind the wheel of a car ��� before they should. The survey found 53% of those surveyed admitted consum Kennedy Center will be lit with red, white and blue 'permanently' 04/15/2025 05:58pm • The Kennedy Center's exterior lighting will now "permanently feature the colors of red, white and blue," according to a statement released Tuesday. ���The lights are a beautiful reminder of the American spirit,��� said Roma Daravi, vice president of public relations at the Kennedy Center, in a st BetMGM Bonus Code WTOP1500: Get $150 NBA Play-In Tournament Promo 04/15/2025 04:48pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Anyone who signs up with BetMGM bonus code WTOP1500 will have access to a bonus for the NBA play-in tournament. Grab a $150 bonus or a Major DC budget cuts include hiring freeze, no more overtime pay 04/15/2025 03:29pm • Residents knew the city was preparing for major cuts after Congress cut D.C.'s budget in March. Now they have specific details about which cuts are being implemented following an announcement from Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration Tuesday. The cuts are significant, impacting several D.C. gove Virginia braces for changes to student aid programs 04/15/2025 01:18pm • Lawmakers and education advocates fear changes to student aid programs being solicited by the U.S. Department of Education, including altering Public Service Loan Forgiveness and income-based repayment plans, could hurt students, especially the neediest seeking support to pay for school. Accordin 4 years of free tuition in Virginia���s 529 sweepstakes 04/15/2025 10:00am • The Virginia529 College Savings Plan, launched in 1996, has changed its name from Virginia529 to Invest529. As part of the rebranding, it will award one sweepstakes winner a 529 account deposit worth four years of in-state tuition. ���Our new name better reflects the full range of investing optio Report: Maryland's education spending has grown, students still falling behind in reading proficiency 04/15/2025 06:00am • Many Maryland students are not proficient in reading, according to a new report by Maryland READS. "Reading is first and foremost a gateway to all of the learning and all other subjects," said Trish Brennan-Gac, executive director of Maryland Reads. "The more we can make them confident and thrivi This Make-A-Wish volunteer couple have been making kids' wishes come true for more than 3 decades 04/15/2025 03:39am • Marlene Thomas says she first saw an ad for Make-A-Wish in her local paper more than 30 years ago. ���I was looking for a way to really give back to my community and volunteer," she told WTOP. At first, she says wasn���t sure about volunteering. But after she had her first interview with a Wis 'Last attempt': Montgomery County makes $3M bid to break stalemate over White's Ferry service 04/14/2025 05:00pm • The ferry that ran between Montgomery County in Maryland and Loudoun County in Virginia used to carry anywhere from 600 to 800 vehicles a day across the Potomac River. On the weekends, the vehicles that use White's Ferry could grow to as many as 1,000 vehicles. But that stopped in December 20 'Very emotional experience': Fairfax Co. educator in 'America's Favorite Teacher' quarterfinals 04/14/2025 04:04pm • A first grade educator in Fairfax County, Virginia, entered a national competition on a whim. Now, she's in the quarterfinals. "This is a very emotional experience for me," said Marcy Fisher, a first grade teacher at Union Mill Elementary School in Clifton. When she saw that one of her favorit In a federal workforce racked by stress and fear, one family shares a story of death 04/14/2025 03:16pm • (CNN) ��� Stress and anxiety had been building for weeks in Monique Lockett, a 25-year veteran of the Social Security Administration, about the fate of her colleagues and the sensitive agency data she had vowed to protect, her sister Ksha told CNN. In February, amid sweeping changes to the federa As budget bill remains stalled in Congress, DC starts planning for major cuts 04/14/2025 02:28pm • THE LATEST, 4/15/2025: Major DC budget cuts include hiring freeze, no more overtime pay ----- Leaders in D.C. have started planning for major budget cuts as a bill that would allow the city to avoid those cuts remains stalled in Congress. "We're kind of at a point where I have to advance tha