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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 Montgomery Co. council member withdraws proposed bill to phase out tipped minimum wage 01/17/2024 10:21am • Montgomery County Council member Will Jawando is withdrawing a bill he proposed last year to increase the tipped minimum wage every year until it met the Maryland county's standard minimum wage, phasing out the program altogether. He said the action to withdraw the bill on Tuesday is "in coordinati 'His dream came true': Prince George's Co. students reflect on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy 01/15/2024 12:42pm • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born 95 years ago Monday. Does a generation that was born 20 years after MLK Day became a national holiday appreciate the changes the Nobel Prize winner helped bring to the United States? That was the question posed to students in the culinary arts program at Cr Falls Church company helps formerly incarcerated people find a job 01/15/2024 08:00am • Falls Church-based ViaPath, which uses tablet-based technology to provide vocational and educational training for people incarcerated in U.S. prisons, has taken its business one step further with a job placement company to help formerly incarcerated people get a job when they get out of prison. I Maryland gets $15 million grant to install 58 new electric vehicle charging stations 01/13/2024 10:48am • Maryland is getting millions of dollars in federal money to ramp up the number of electric vehicle charging stations in the state. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said the state will use the $15 million from a federal grant to install 58 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations around the state, addin Maryland lawmakers wrestle with budget deficit, public safety, housing as session opens 01/10/2024 04:46pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly opened its annual 90-day legislative session on Wednesday with lawmakers set to wrestle with budget challenges as well as measures on affordable housing and public safety. Like other states, Maryland greatly benefited from federal pandemic aid Va. legislators will take up state budget and sports arena funding in 2024 session 01/08/2024 09:50am • The Virginia General Assembly will return to session Wednesday with key issues already on the docket for the newly Democrat-controlled legislature, including a two-year budget for the Commonwealth and a fight over a new sports facility in Alexandria. The possible future home of the Washington Wiz Analysis: Maryland climate plan is comprehensive but lacks short-term legislative strategy 01/06/2024 11:31pm • By most accounts, the Maryland Department of the Environment's plan outlining the policy actions required to dramatically reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions is innovative and ambitious. But the 98-page document, released during the quiet days between Christmas and New Year's, lacks a coh Montgomery Co. schools encourage more students to opt for dual enrollment 01/06/2024 05:15am • Students at Montgomery County's high schools in Maryland can get a jump start on their college education by opting into the dual enrollment program. The partnership between Montgomery County Public Schools and Montgomery College means high school students can take any of the more than 575 courses School safety a top priority, Montgomery Co. schools superintendent says 01/05/2024 08:13pm • When students fight in Montgomery County Schools in Maryland, the incidents are considered serious, school system Superintendent Monifa McKnight said. "My top priority as superintendent is to ensure that every student that comes into a school feels safe," McKnight said Friday. When she introdu Beltway Basketball Beat: No. 1 team shows more than one issue facing Maryland 01/04/2024 11:04am • To paraphrase a pro wrestling legend, "If you want to be the team, you have to beat the team." And in the Big Ten, there's no better model for Maryland in season two under Coach Kevin Willard than Purdue. The Boilermakers may boast the best big man in the country, but Coach Matt Painter has had t Their son died from a fentanyl overdose. Now a Fairfax Co. family has a warning for other parents 01/03/2024 10:10pm • On Jan. 31, 2023, Afrodita Foster woke up just before 7 a.m., as she regularly did. She walked into her son Cayden's room to make sure he was awake and getting ready for school. Cayden attended Centreville High School in Fairfax County, Virginia. She recalls thinking the room was too quiet. Sh How to get on top of your personal finances in 2024 01/03/2024 05:28pm • While losing weight or learning a new language can be a good New Year’s resolution, the beginning of the year can also be a good time to get your finances in order. Your financial goals will likely change based on age, but there are still tried-and-true goals that people of any age should strive Why experts say extended warranties may not be worth it 01/03/2024 04:05pm • New tech is exciting and for those who got gadgets and appliances for the new year, a D.C.-area consumers group says beware of extended warranties that may be too good to be true. Experts say they could be a waste of time and money. Whether it is protection plans or service contracts, retailer Commanders Corner: Feeling the Draft? 01/02/2024 01:05pm • On the first day of 2023, Washington Commanders Coach Ron Rivera was surprised to learn that his team could be eliminated that day (and they were). On the final day of the year, a team that had long been eliminated lost 27-10 to San Francisco in a game that was notable because it wrapped up at 3: