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Last-minute Christmas gifts 12/14/2022 09:00am • Prices may be up this year, but some things never change -- like running around every year, trying to nail down items on Christmas gift lists before Dec. 25 hits. With inflation up year over year, you may be looking for gifts that aren't on the pricey side. However, before you use this list to se How to limit debt, overspending this holiday season 12/13/2022 11:22am • This content is sponsored by PenFed Credit Union, federally insured by NCUA. The holidays can bring about many joyous feelings: time with family, traditions, and giving and receiving gifts. But that spirit of giving can often translate to an unpleasant outcome: holiday debt. Holiday debt is ve Northern Va. residents face aftermath of trash collection company's abrupt shutdown 12/10/2022 09:25pm • After one Northern Virginia trash provider's abrupt shutdown, customers across Fairfax and Loudoun counties were left to their own devices, trying to find new services. Virginia resident Amanda Poline finally found a new provider after five weeks of watching her trash pile up. Poline was on her o Injuries testing Wizards' depth at a tough time in schedule 12/09/2022 11:24pm • Injuries testing Wizards' depth at a tough time originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington Injuries are part of basketball and a reminder of that can be served any time you look up an NBA team's injury toll compared to the rest of the league. The Wizards, for instance, rank about average th Frustration of Gen Z in DC: How to get that apartment even with bad credit 12/09/2022 04:50pm • It's not breaking news to tell you about how hard it is to find a good, affordable apartment in the District. It often feels like you're picking between one or the other, but that having both isn't possible. The D.C. area got a reminder of that this week, when incoming Rep.-elect Maxwell Frost, o Bob Newhart reflects on 20 years of 'Elf’ and his most iconic TV sitcom episodes 12/09/2022 01:23am • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVKwXx3rA8s Hear our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.” Exactly 20 years ago, the Christmas classic "Elf" went into production on Dec. 9, 2002. A year later, it became an instant comedy classic, telling a "fish out of water" tale about Review: 'Abbott Elementary' Season 2 is funny as ever ahead of winter break 12/07/2022 10:00am • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__mKbCi2-4Y Sitcoms have a hilarious track record for special episodes during the holidays, from the Thanksgiving episodes of "Friends" to the Christmas episodes of "Home Improvement." As such, I can't wait to see what ABC's adorably hilarious "Abbott Elemen Who are the eager beaver holiday shoppers unhindered by inflation? Gen Z 12/04/2022 10:16am • There's at least one group of shoppers excitedly hitting malls this holiday season — and they don't seem to be too bothered about pesky inflation eating into their discretionary dollars. They're Gen Z. And the way they shop matters. This cohort of consumers born between 1997 and 2012 is amon Son's coach ID'd as Florida mom's killer decades after her murder 12/04/2022 07:00am • ▶ Watch Video: The Betrayal of Linda Slaten On Sept. 4, 1981, Jeff Slaten, 15 and his brother Time, 12, were awakened by Lakeland, Florida, police and told their mother, Linda Slaten, had been murdered. Investigators collected a rape kit and lifted a palm print from the windowsill wher How Annapolis jumped more than 20 points in 3 years in Human Rights Campaign equality index 12/02/2022 11:45pm • In 2018, the Human Rights Campaign gave Annapolis a score of 58 on its Municipal Equality Index. In 2022, the Maryland capital's score is 79. The Municipal Equality Index looks at multiple factors, such as whether a community has non-discrimination laws, bullying prevention policies and hires peo Review: Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds turn Scrooge into hilarious musical 'Spirited' 12/02/2022 02:08pm • Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" has been adapted for the screen so many times that each generation naturally has its own touchstone. My personal favorite Scrooge of all time remains Alastair Sim in 1951, followed by the great George C. Scott in 1984, not to mention the animated Scrooge McDu Candlelight vigil in Northwest DC remembers victims of HIV on World AIDS Day 12/02/2022 03:45am • A giant HIV/AIDS awareness ribbon made of red balloons fluttered gently in the evening breeze Thursday as Whitman-Walker Health observed World AIDS Day 2022 with a candlelight vigil in Northwest, D.C. Since 1988, World AIDS Day has been observed on Dec. 1 to show support for people living with HI Don't overlook the secondary's importance in Washington's defensive success 12/01/2022 06:30pm • How Washington's secondary is contributing to defensive success originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   If 1985 Ron Rivera, the player who was part of the supremely historic Chicago Bears' defense, could see 2022 Ron Rivera, the coach trying to modernize a defense where defensi Md. Gov.-elect Wes Moore talks with WTOP as future first family prepares for Annapolis move (and a puppy) 12/01/2022 05:23am • Come January, Marylanders will have a new governor. And his kids will be getting a new puppy. Beyond the shifting political landscape in Annapolis, the inauguration of Gov.-elect Wes Moore — Maryland's first Black governor — also means big changes for the future first family of the sta Pilot and rescuers recount perilous plane rescue in Gaithersburg 11/30/2022 08:15pm • Patrick Merkle of D.C. has been flying for more than 30 years. And on Sunday night, he had hoped to conclude a day trip to New York with a friend at the Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg. But a few miles before the airport, Merkle’s plane crashed into a power transmission tower and left