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Gun-related bills on the table in Virginia's General Assembly 01/06/2020 04:03pm • FILE — Guns are on display during the Nation's Gun Show on Nov. 18, 2016, at Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Virginia. The show is one of the largest in the area. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Gun safety measures are expected to be a major issue in Virginia's General Assembly session, a p Busy Silver Spring intersection will soon see changes to traffic flow 01/06/2020 12:36pm • New traffic and pedestrian signal on MD-97 (Georgia Avenue) at May Street/Rippling Brook Drive. (Courtesy MDOT) Some changes to traffic at a busy intersection in Montgomery County, Maryland, will soon be in full effect. Beginning Thursday, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highw How to dispose of your Christmas tree and holiday greenery in 2020 01/06/2020 10:49am • 'Tis the season — for recycling your Christmas tree. Here's your comprehensive guide to responsibly disposing of your tree and other holiday greenery in the D.C. region. D.C. Holiday trees and greenery in the nation's capital will be collected from Dec. 27 to Jan. 31. Place them outside where yo 2 dogs that ran off after I-270 crash are reunited with owner 01/05/2020 06:03pm • Ena and Caleb were reunited with their owner Brian Shelton on Sunday after missing since a crash on I-270 in late December. (Courtesy Lost Animal Resource Group) Two dogs missing since running away from a crash on Interstate 270 last month have been reunited with their owner. Brian Shelton of Md. health department says be prepared as wintry weather heads to DC area 01/05/2020 01:16pm • Snow is in the forecast this week, and while the temperatures might not be freezing, the Maryland Health Department wants residents to be prepared. "Being prepared reduces your risk of health problems related to cold and wind and damp weather," said Sherry Adams, director of the state Health Depa Avoid tax refund surprises by filling out this new form 01/05/2020 06:05am • There's a new federal income tax withholding form, and a good reason to fill it out fresh this year. It's the first major update to the form since Congress made sweeping changes to the federal tax system in 2017, backed by President Donald Trump. While a majority of filers owed less in federal Gym class without the gym? In Fairfax County schools, it's catching on 01/04/2020 10:00am • Grace Brown, 14, poses for a portrait while jogging at the park where she does her jogging workouts for her "online PE" class, in Alexandria, Va., Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. Brown chose to take "online PE," utilizing a fitness tracker, so that she could take a piano lab as an extra elective. (AP Photo/J Don't abbreviate 2020 on checks and forms — it's for your own good 01/04/2020 05:20am • 2020 is finally here, and it's coming with its own set of challenges. Not only do we have to break the habit of writing 2019, when we really mean 2020, but the dawn of a new decade also creates a unique opportunity for scammers, says Ira Rheingold, executive director for the National Association Selective Service System website crashes amid questions and fears of another US military draft 01/03/2020 06:47pm • The Selective Service website crashed Friday because of "the spread of misinformation," the agency tweeted. The website's crash came hours after the announcement that the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, was killed by a US airstrike ordered by President Donald Tru Police ID woman found dead in car in Capitol Heights 01/03/2020 11:54am • Prince George’s County police have identified the woman who was found dead in a car Thursday morning in Capitol Heights, Maryland. Nika Dorsey, 42, of Greenbelt, was found in a car on Ritchie Drive, just north of Ritchie Marlboro Road, at about 5:30 a.m. by a worker from a business nearby, auth Subaru recall involves more than 250,000 cars sold in last 3 years 01/03/2020 10:48am • If you've recently purchased a Subaru Crosstrek, Forester, Ascent or Impreza, you may want to find your vehicle identification number and check the automaker's recall website. Consumer Reports says an engine problem could allow oil to enter places that could cause the car to lose power. The fault Quadrantid meteor shower, first of the new year, peaks this weekend 01/03/2020 06:59am • The new year begins with the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower on Saturday, one of the best annual shows in the night sky, according to NASA. Dark skies should allow for a nice look at the bright shower in the early morning hours of January 4. But the peak is brief, only lasting about six hour Garden Plot: How to recycle cut Christmas trees 01/03/2020 05:31am • Old Christmas trees are for the goats Let’s start the new year with a feel-good story and yet another way to recycle your cut Christmas tree. As writer Michelle Merlin explained in a recent front-page story in the Morning Call of Allentown, “Some kids love Christmas trees more when they don’t Reagan National tries to land on 'Best Airports' list 01/02/2020 07:01pm • Calling all airport aficionado frequent flyers: Reagan National Airport is among candidates in a contest to create a top 10 ranking of the best airports in North America. "Our passengers love Reagan National Airport," said Christina Saull of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. "We he Sheriff: Man severely beaten in Virginia after he was found half naked in kids' room 01/02/2020 04:00pm • A North Carolina man has been arrested in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and accused of improper behavior with two small children he is related to. Mark Stanley, 60, was visiting relatives for the holidays at a house on Luce Lane, about a half-mile from the sheriff’s office and the courthouse,