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DC voter guide: 2022 election — what you need to know 10/14/2022 05:00am • Election season is here. D.C. voters have a lot to consider during the 2022 Midterm Elections, with races for the city's next mayor, members of the D.C. Council and more. Mark your calendar: Election Day 2022 falls on Tuesday, Nov. 8. From how to vote early, deadlines to be aware of, to what's Fairfax Co. approves $3 million for affordable housing at Arrowbrook 10/13/2022 08:34am • The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors took a significant action to support affordable housing in the Virginia county on Tuesday. In a 9-1 vote, the board approved a $3 million bond issue to fund and complete the Ovation at Arrowbrook housing development near the Innovation Center Metro station Curfew consequences: Why crime dropped in Prince George’s Co. 10/12/2022 01:10pm • “I could go on with probably 25 or 30 more variables for why things like that happen," said Prince George’s County Police Chief Malik Aziz, shown in this file photo. All of that put together, he added, “can go any way on any given day, because the terrain constantly evolves.” (WTOP/Michelle Bradley Beal honored by Washington D.C. naming a day after him 10/12/2022 10:10am • Beal honored by D.C. naming a day after him originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWASHINGTON -- Wizards guard Bradley Beal was honored on Tuesday night by the Council of D.C. for his long track record of work in the community, as representatives of city government declared Oct. 11 'Bradley Bea Carson Wentz did his best to de-escalate what Ron Rivera started 10/11/2022 04:00pm • Wentz did his best to de-escalate what Rivera started originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonCarson Wentz unwittingly became part of a large NFL story on Monday, when Ron Rivera initially identified the quarterback position as the reason why the Commanders are lagging behind the rest of the div Wizards top Hornets in preseason as Kristaps Porzingis leaves with injury 10/10/2022 10:11pm • Wizards top Hornets in preseason as Porzingis leaves with injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   The Washington Wizards beat the Charlotte Hornets 116-107 in their third preseason game. Here are five takeaways from what went down... Porzingis tweaked his ankle Unfortu Presto's Picks: Maryland, Virginia & Navy hope for home cooking; Texas-Oklahoma features fried foods, cooked teams 10/07/2022 05:04am • College football's conference carousel often creates strange bedfellows. For instance, this week's local Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) action features games that were non-conference matchups as recently as 10 years ago, such as Maryland-Purdue (the all-time series is now three games) and Virgin Marcin Gortat joins Wizards as temporary assistant coach 10/06/2022 05:37pm • Gortat joins Wizards as temporary assistant coach originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWASHINGTON -- The look was familiar, but the setting and context were different. Marcin Gortat was wearing a Wizards t-shirt and shorts after practice on Thursday, just as he did when he was a player. But G With declining enrollment despite pricey ad campaign, University of Maryland Global Campus cuts 43 jobs 10/06/2022 10:34am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. University of Maryland Global Campus, one of the largest online higher education institutions in the country, is getting criticized for sudd Ozone season summary shows how much the DC area's air quality has improved 10/05/2022 05:12pm • Using words such as "huge" and "tremendous," the air program chief with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments noted that air quality is continuing to improve in the region. Data released in the 2022 Ozone Season Summary marks the best three-year period since COG began tracking air po 2nd man pleads guilty in fake federal agent scheme 10/05/2022 04:40pm • A D.C. man accused of posing as a federal law enforcement officer in a bizarre scheme involving guns, Secret Service agents and a luxury apartment complex, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and bank fraud charges. Haider Ali, 36, pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court for D.C. to one coun Kristaps Porzingis has high hopes for fellow unicorns Victor Wembanyama, Chet Holmgren 10/03/2022 01:30pm • Porzingis speaks on his clones; Wembanyama and Holmgren originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWASHINGTON -- There are a few players who likely deserve credit for changing the big man position in the NBA, from Dirk Nowitzki to Kevin Durant to Draymond Green. But some of the biggest names in the Want a lower mortgage rate? Borrow bigger (or gamble on an ARM) 10/03/2022 10:30am • Mortgage rates across the board are at a 15-year high, with a traditional 30-year fix hitting an average of 6.7% last week, according to Freddie Mac's weekly rate report. But some unusual dynamics are playing out in the current mortgage lending environment. One of them is rates being offered on Credit card interest rates are climbing: Here's how to tackle your debt 10/01/2022 10:07am • Interest rates are climbing this year on all kinds of consumer debt, and that's bad news for those who carry a credit card balance. The Federal Reserve has been pushing interest rates higher in an ongoing campaign to battle inflation, announcing an unprecedented three consecutive 75-basis-point j If Montez Sweat is feeling pressure to create pressure, he's not showing it 09/28/2022 05:10pm • If Sweat feels pressure to create pressure, he's not showing it originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe advancement of advanced stats has made evaluating NFL players more nuanced than ever, yet there are still baseline numbers that each position on the field is measured by, whether they