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Monifa McKnight, Montgomery Co. Public Schools part ways 02/02/2024 05:04pm • Montgomery County Public Schools and Superintendent Monifa McKnight have parted ways. The Board of Education held a closed-door meeting Friday afternoon. Last week, McKnight said in a statement that Board of Education members indicated they wanted her to "step away" from her job as superin Tips for avoiding headaches this tax season 01/31/2024 03:30pm • Doing your taxes, even if you don't have a filing requirement, is essential to getting tax credits that you wouldn't get otherwise, D.C.'s taxpayers advocate said. Currently in D.C., about 30% of taxpayers who qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit don't take advantage of it because they don't Fighting fraud at the mailbox: Maryland bill goes after postal thieves 01/30/2024 11:40pm • They target the U.S. Post Office's "blue boxes" on street corners where people drop in their checks and letters. They break into mailboxes at town houses and apartment complexes. And they'll pluck mail out of mailboxes at the end of driveways. A new bill proposed in Maryland would go after the th Survey: 4 out of 10 adults in a serious relationship have kept or are keeping at least 1 financial secret from their partner 01/28/2024 01:16pm • New research from Bankrate shows more than 4 out of 10 adults who are married, in a civil partnership, or living with a partner have kept or are keeping at least one financial secret from their partner. Secrets include spending more than their spouse or partner would be OK with, holding any amoun Coalition of progressive advocates, lawmakers seek Maryland tax changes 01/27/2024 10:27pm • A coalition of more than two dozen groups and progressive lawmakers are hoping to leverage looming state fiscal challenges to pass long-desired tax reforms. Advocates describe the as-yet-to-be-introduced omnibus bill as covering roughly a half-dozen policies that have been proposed in separate bi Manassas School Board approves funds to correct experience-based pay scale for teachers 01/24/2024 10:34am • The Manassas City School Board voted Jan. 9 to approve funds allocated by the Manassas City Council for use as teacher compensation toward correcting pay step placement of certified teachers. The council allocated $1.5 million in funding for use at the discretion of the School Board. The Joint Comp All Md. public schools to use Science of Reading approach starting next year 01/23/2024 06:53pm • All Maryland public schools will emphasize phonics and vocabulary when teaching kids to read starting next year, according to a plan unveiled Tuesday during a state school board meeting. Interim State Superintendent Carey Wright unveiled a resolution that calls for all public schools to begin usi If you used 'buy now, pay later' programs over the holidays, the bill is probably due 01/23/2024 05:01pm • For those who used "buy now, pay later" programs to pay for holiday gift, later is now and the bill will soon be due. And if you don't pay on time, you could risk late fees, face collection agencies and court dates. "'Buy now pay later, it may feel kinder and gentler because it's these shorter 5 people in Prince George's Co. accused of stealing more than $5M in checks from mail 01/23/2024 03:38pm • Five people from Prince George's County, Maryland, including a postal worker, are accused of stealing checks from the mail valued at more than $5 million. A grand jury in December indicted Tianna Cosby, 23; Marche Sisco, 26; Tommi Cosby 21; Biniah Carter, 24; and Zion Oluwademilade Adeduwon, 22, What's a dark pattern and has it already cost you money? 01/23/2024 12:00pm • If you've ever had to call to cancel a subscription you signed up for online in seconds, uncheck a preselected agreement to receive ads in the mail or been tricked into upgrading to a premium economy ticket, you've been the victim of a dark pattern. Dark patterns -- or tricky web design practices 1 teen dead, another injured after shooting near Deanwood Metro 01/22/2024 09:12pm • A teenager was killed and another injured during a Monday afternoon shooting in Northeast D.C.'s Deanwood neighborhood, according to police. The two teens were traveling northbound inside a stolen Kia on Minnesota Avenue, when, at around 3:30 p.m., another vehicle pulled up next to them and at le When a deep freeze puts your heating system on ice: What you need to know 01/19/2024 08:28pm • Frigid temperatures put a lot of strain on home heating systems, and homeowners need to know what to do if their system — whether a furnace or heat pump — stops working in the cold. Kevin Brasler, the executive editor with Washington Consumer’s Checkbook, told WTOP that with air conditionin 'Next Friday,' 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' alum Kym Whitley cracks up DC Comedy Loft 01/19/2024 04:41am • You know her from the films "Next Friday" and "You People" and the TV shows "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Master of None." This weekend, comedian and actress Kym Whitley performs live at the D.C. Comedy Loft for a run of standup shows from Jan. 19 to Jan. 20. "I just really enjoy having a good t DC residents find dream home in new affordable housing development 01/18/2024 08:10pm • The big chunk of land in Northwest D.C. that sat vacant right across from the Shaw-Howard University Metro station for decades has now been turned into a mixed-use development that, on Thursday, the city officially cut the ribbon on. “We engaged the community early and often, and we were ab Arlington woman accused of impersonating immigration lawyer, defrauding clients of $700K 01/17/2024 10:00pm • An Arlington, Virginia, woman has been charged with falsely posing as an immigration attorney and defrauding clients of about $700,000, according to a federal grand jury indictment. Patricia De Oliveira Souza Lelis Bolin, a 29-year-old Brazilian national, is accused of pretending to be a lawyer t