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Donate blood in DC area, get a free coffee and a breakfast wrap from Dunkin' 01/16/2023 07:48am • Get a little pick me up while donating blood in the D.C. area this month. Dunkin' of the DMV is giving out 20,000 coupons to "Free Coffee and Wake-Up Wrap for American Red Cross" donors to support winter blood collection during January, which happens to be National Blood Donor Month. "During t 2% cash back credit cards 01/15/2023 05:45am • Cash back credit cards offer an opportunity to get some money back every time you make a purchase, but how you earn that cash back can vary from card to card. Credit cards with 2% cash back allow you to earn a great rewards rate, regardless of where you spend your money. However, they also limit Long COVID can be debilitating, even for healthy kids 01/14/2023 06:07pm • Jessica Rosario loved watching her 15-year-old, Eliana, play flute with the rest of the marching band during Open Door Christian School football games. But after the homecoming game in 2021, she got an alarming call from the Ohio school's band director. Rosario's daughter was on the floor of the Va. Senate Democrats push for new safety bills to prioritize gun violence prevention 01/14/2023 02:52pm • Virginia Senate Democrats are pushing for several gun safety bills in the 2023 General Assembly session after a series of shootings across the state in recent months. "We're here to talk about gun violence epidemic and solutions that the Senate Democrats are putting forward this session, from ba Tips for renting in big cities with low availability 01/14/2023 01:00pm • Some people don't want the responsibility of owning a home. Others can't afford to buy a home, especially in today's market. It's for these reasons that so many people are seeking out homes to rent. But snagging a lease can be a difficult thing, especially in large cities with limited inventory. Proposed Fairfax Co. school budget would boost security, bring officers to elementary schools 01/14/2023 01:30am • Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid unveiled her proposed $3.5 billion budget for fiscal 2024 on Thursday night, which includes funding for elementary school security and a 3% cost-of-living raise for all employees. Reid's proposed budget allocates $400,000 for "safety and Maryland isn't planning a tax holiday, but is adding money to the state's budget 01/13/2023 08:27pm • Don't expect a gas tax holiday, but do expect to see lawmakers using their new authority to add money to the state's budget. Those were just a few of the items Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson talked about in a briefing with reporters just two days after the start of the 90-day legislative Several hurt in Bethesda apartment fire 01/13/2023 06:38pm • At least five people are in the hospital after a fire broke out at an apartment complex in Bethesda, Maryland, Friday afternoon. The fire started just after 4 p.m. on the second floor of an apartment building on 10300 Westlake Drive near Montgomery Mall, according to Montgomery County Fire and Re DNA match leads to indictment in 2017 arson in Loudoun County 01/13/2023 02:54pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. After a DNA match in the state database, a Loudoun County grand jury has indicted a 28-year-old man with arson in connection with a 201 Weekend Road and Rail: I-95 toll updates; I-66 and 495 work 01/12/2023 10:37am • This weekend, weather could impact overnight work related to the Interstate 66 Transformation and Interstate 495 Next projects. In the District, the 295/South Capitol Street Corridor Projects are slated to continue. And on I-95 through the Fort McHenry Tunnel, more electronic tolling goes into place Grant Wahl's widow is battling COVID disinformation after his death 01/12/2023 10:00am • ▶ Watch Video: Dr. Celine Gounder on protecting husband Grant Wahl's legacy, fighting disinformation A month after the sudden death of her husband, renowned soccer journalist Grant Wahl, Dr. Celine Gounder is battling COVID disinformation about how he died. Gounder, an infectious d 2023 MLK Day of Service events in the DC region 01/12/2023 08:13am • Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, Jan. 16 this year — and in the spirit of the late civil rights leader, the weekend will be packed with opportunities for people to serve their communities. MLK Day is a federal holiday, and charities and volunteer groups see it as the perfect way for Toad the Wet Sprocket frontman Glen Phillips plays Union Stage at The Wharf in DC 01/12/2023 04:49am • Hear our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.” He's best known as the lead singer of the alternative-rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket. Next week, Glen Phillips hits Union Stage in D.C. on Wednesday, Jan. 18, playing Sprocket's biggest hits and stuff from his new solo album Superintendent: 3 Loudoun Co. schools didn't inform students of National Merit recognition 01/11/2023 06:22pm • Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia is working to standardized its process for notifying students of National Merit recognition, after three high schools took longer to notify National Merit "Commended Scholars." Acting Superintendent Daniel Smith told the school board Tuesday night that 14 Montgomery Co. elementary educator receives 'Oscar award' of teaching 01/11/2023 06:13am • At Fairland Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland, a gymnasium full of students erupted in cheers as one of their teachers was named the best of the best in the nation. The students were celebrating third grade teacher Dion Jones being selected as a Milken Educator Award recipient.