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What’s on the line in Northern Va. on Election Day? Here are the races to watch 10/25/2024 05:42am • In the shadow of a historic presidential race, Virginians are voting to elect future members of Congress, with several of those races expected to have narrow paths to victory. Analysts and polls indicate Vice President Kamala Harris has a lead over former President Donald Trump in Virginia. That Relatives describe what they saw in home of Md. mother, whose daughter is on trial in her killing, dismemberment 10/24/2024 12:20pm • The trial of a Maryland woman charged in the gruesome killing and dismemberment of her mother has begun inside a Prince George's County courtroom. Prosecutors say 46-year-old Candace Craig brutally killed her 71-year-old mother, Margaret Craig, in May 2023. They said she dismembered her mother's Fairfax Co.’s Woodson High officially gets new name 10/24/2024 06:53am • As dozens of people gathered in the Woodson High School auditorium on Wednesday night, longtime basketball coach Paul “Red” Jenkins reflected on his relationship with the school’s original namesake. The longtime superintendent, Wilbert Tucker Woodson, didn’t want to put his name on the Fa Md. education board approves plan to hold back third graders who fall short on reading 10/23/2024 05:43pm • The Maryland State Board of Education gave final approval Tuesday to a controversial literacy policy that calls for holding back third grade students who aren’t meeting reading standards, if parents give their consent. Under the plan, parents can insist that their children be allowed to advance U.Md. School of Social Work expands in-state tuition to master's applicants from DC 10/23/2024 09:59am • The University of Maryland School of Social Work is offering in-state tuition to D.C. residents enrolled in its Master of Social Work program, as part of a push to help address a shortage of social workers in the region. The change, effective this fall, offers in-state credit prices to D.C. resid She hired him to wash dishes. 25 years later, she’s selling all her restaurants to him 10/21/2024 03:00pm • Back in 2000, Carlos Gonzalez got hired to wash dishes at the original Pizzeria Paradiso in Dupont Circle in D.C., thanks to his sister who also worked there. Almost 25 years later, he's worked his way up to the top of the ranks. "It's been a journey where I have learned so many things. I mea ‘What has happened online actually dwarfs what Magnus has done’: Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura on chess’ streaming revolution 10/20/2024 04:00am • (CNN) — For someone ranked No. 2 in the world, playing competitive games of chess sits curiously low on grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura’s list of priorities. “I look at it as something to do to get away from streaming, versus the other way around,” he laughed during an interview with CNN Spor Business expert says holiday bargain hunters 'kind of have the upper hand right now' 10/19/2024 05:44am • For shoppers who are just starting to think about how much Halloween candy to buy for trick-or-treaters, the news that retailers have already kicked off the holiday shopping season may come as a shock. "Black Friday starts in October now," said Ted Rossman, senior industry analyst at Bankrate. 'Crazy busy': Northern Virginia bagel shop owner credits TikTok with boosting her spooky treats 10/18/2024 04:22pm • Nisha Arora, owner of Bobby's Bagel Cafe in Northern Virginia, first started playing around with the idea of creating a pumpkin-shaped bagel more than four years ago. And she didn’t stop at the shape — she experimented with the flavor, too. "When we had it in 2020, we made it actually Pollin family reflects on Washington Capitals, 50 years after team’s founding 10/18/2024 10:14am • Last weekend, the Washington Capitals began their 50th season in the National Hockey League (NHL), and along the way, the franchise has seen everything from the very worst season ever recorded to a Stanley Cup Championship. Soon, a lifelong Capital might also become the NHL’s all-time lead Workgroup’s report calls for doing away with contested elections of circuit judges 10/12/2024 10:40am • After years of study, a judicial workgroup is recommending that Maryland do away with contested elections for its 175 circuit court judges, saying the process presents ethical problems and poses a risk to judges’ safety in the current political atmosphere. Instead of standing for reelection eve Most Metrobus riders don’t pay their fares. Will a local government incentive help? 10/11/2024 04:40am • According to the transit agency, seven in 10 people are not paying their fares when riding Metrobus, despite the service seeing spikes in ridership after the pandemic. D.C., Maryland and Virginia all pay a piece of the Metro funding pie, and a more than two-decades-old formula determines how big 5 ways a Donald Trump presidency could impact retirees 10/10/2024 08:00pm • Former President Donald Trump hopes voters will return him to the White House next year. If successful, the Republican presidential nominee could carry into office policies affecting retirees nationwide. "This country doesn't have an income problem," says Grant Cardone, equity fund manager and CE Va. hospitals told to expect more IV bags after anticipated shortage from Helene 10/10/2024 09:35am • Virginia hospitals and health care facilities' IV fluid bag supplies won't be as short as anticipated after storm damage to a North Carolina factory that makes the critical medical supplies. Flooding from Hurricane Helene stopped production at Baxter International's plant in North Cove, North Car 'I Love Lucy' to make its Blu-ray debut Nov. 5 10/07/2024 08:00am • (Courtesy Paramount Home Entertainment) One of the most groundbreaking television comedies in history is finally coming to Blu-ray. Paramount Home Entertainment announced on Friday that I Love Lucy: The Complete Series will be available for sale on Tuesday, Nov. 5. That happens to be Electi