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It's like Christmas … for yourself … in July: What to know about Amazon Prime Day now that it’s here 07/11/2023 12:10am • In recent years, Amazon’s Prime Day has been a huge hit among consumers. Now, it's a two-day event. As it kicks off this Tuesday and Wednesday, online shoppers have been scoping out the best deals on things they want, or finding deals on things they didn’t know they wanted until they saw it. 'Don't put it off': Cost concerns aren't keeping Gen X, boomer travelers from the great getaway 07/10/2023 05:46am • This summer, WTOP is taking you on a tour and exploring how adults 50 and older are spending their travels. They may not be doing it for the 'Gram, the likes or their followers, but older adults are visiting top travel destinations, and they're not letting recent inflation get in the way of check Unpaid internships remain out of reach for many college students 07/09/2023 08:00pm • Internships can involve coffee runs and fetching snacks, but they can also provide college students with an introduction to their field of interest, on-the-job training and opportunities to develop networking contacts and mentors. These experiences sometimes earn students needed academic credit or l Metro adds new cashless options for parking payment in 'fare modernization' effort 07/08/2023 09:39pm • Metro has announced an expansion of the way customers can pay for parking, now boasting centralized pay stations and ParkMobile access for all of its short-term parking lots and street parking spaces. All 63 of Metro's "Kiss and Ride" and hourly lots have been outfitted with centralized pay stati What’s happening locally with car sales? You might be surprised 07/07/2023 01:41pm • As summer comes to a peak, car dealership supply shortages and related price premiums have largely eased in the Washington, D.C., area. WTOP talked with three dealers who shared that they again have enough cars for customers to be able to visit their dealerships and test-drive vehicles in per Alsobrooks’ US Senate campaign says she raised $1.7 million for in first seven weeks 07/07/2023 08:15am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP's news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters' free email subscription today. Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) raised $1.73 million in her first seven weeks as a candidate for the U.S. Senate. Tha Legal Maryland marijuana sales soar past $10 million on July 4 holiday weekend 07/06/2023 09:12am • Cannabis sales in Maryland exploded during the Fourth of July weekend, passing the $10 million mark, as the state entered its first weekend of legal recreational marijuana sales. Marijuana became legal for adult recreational use across Maryland on Saturday, July 1. Between Friday, June 30 and Former WNBA player wants to help Maryland kids chase their dreams through sports 07/03/2023 10:10am • This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. As president and CEO of the Chase Your Dreams Incorporated and Chase Your Dreams Academy, Sonia Chase runs a basketball camp that hopes Car Review: Chevy's 2023 Silverado 1500 gets an improved interior and power boost for diesel 07/03/2023 04:10am • Chevrolet Silverado Trail Boss adds more off-road hardware and an improved diesel engine for better mpg. (WTOP/Mike Parris) Pickups are huge for manufacturers as the three top-selling vehicles in America are full-size trucks. So, when you redesign one of those bestselling vehicles, you have to get i Report offers glimpse of what it will take for state to reach ambitious climate goals 07/02/2023 08:25am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland is halfway toward meeting its ambitious climate goals, and a path exists for the state to reach net-zero emissions by 2045. Th Manassas City Council kills downtown-area workforce housing proposal 07/01/2023 11:41pm • 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. The Manassas City Council has killed a plan for affordable workforce housing near downtown over community character concerns, insisti Drones, guns and Botox: A rundown of new Va. laws taking effect July 1 06/30/2023 01:14pm • New Virginia laws, set to take effect Saturday, July 1, seek to improve safety, privacy and quality of life in the Commonwealth. Here is a rundown of some key changes. Safety and privacy addressed  Peeping or spying by drone will be against the law, in Virginia, as of July 1. HB1583 prohibits With shut-offs set to resume, WSSC Water extends amnesty program another month 06/28/2023 03:48pm • There are more than 83,000 customers in households across Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland who are late on their water bills, and WSSC Water says it will soon start shutting off overdue accounts. The announcement comes at the same time WSSC Water says it will extend its late-bi How to negotiate with debt collectors 06/28/2023 10:35am • Whether you owe a debt or not, getting a phone call from a debt collector is never a pleasant experience. And it's one that may be happening more frequently in recent months. The hiatus that some states and companies put on debt collection activities at the height of the pandemic has largely ende UDC unveils statue honoring 'Grandfather of Black Basketball' 06/25/2023 02:29pm • UDC's statue at its unveiling. (Courtesy Danard Grays) A statue unveiled at the University of the District of Columbia on Saturday paid homage to a former student credited as the first person to introduce basketball to African Americans. Edwin Bancroft Henderson's statue was placed just outsi