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Md. governor, comptroller differ on providing relief at the pump 05/23/2022 06:38pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is urging state Comptroller Peter Franchot to take action and soften the impact of an increase to the state's gas tax. In the letter he sent to Franchot, Hogan asked the comptroller to "use every legal and regulatory power at your disposal" to halt or minimize the impact How to get the most out of your credit card rewards 05/23/2022 09:00am • This content is sponsored by PenFed Credit Union, federally insured by NCUA Credit cards with rewards programs seem ubiquitous. You may be bombarded with credits cards ads boasting rewards where cardholders can earn points they can use for travel, hotels, cash back, dining or gift cards and merch Montgomery Co. Council OKs $6.3 billion preliminary budget 05/20/2022 08:40am • Montgomery County, Maryland's county council agreed to a $6.3 billion spending plan in a vote ahead of next week's final decision on the 2022 fiscal year budget. Under the plan, Montgomery County Public Schools will get the greatest share of public spending — $2.7 billion. The plan includes $38 School Zone: The state of COVID-19 in DC-area schools 05/20/2022 04:06am • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP's weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. The state of COVID-19 in DC-area schools What it is: In the weeks leading up to Winter Break, many D.C.-area schools transitioned to virtual learning due to a rise in coronavir Prince William Co. expanding summer school programs 05/19/2022 10:00am • Registration is now open for Prince William County, Virginia's new summer enrichment program and there are some new offerings this year. In addition to its traditional summer learning, the Office for Teaching and Learning is offering 30 new programs, including a family engagement opportunity thro One draft prospect at each position the Wizards should look at with No. 10 pick 05/18/2022 02:30pm • One draft prospect at each position the Wizards should look at originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWes Unseld Jr. exhibited a muted facial expression when the Wizards were announced at No. 10 on lottery night on Tuesday. He would later say in an interview that he was “at least happy we How does Maryland plant 5 million trees? It’s complicated 05/17/2022 10:37am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Growing up in West Baltimore, Greg Burks never thought much about the lack of vegetation around him. But his younger brother suffered from Grading Wizards-Mavericks trade contingent on Porzingis’ health, not Dinwiddie 05/16/2022 03:00pm • What does Dinwiddie's Game 7 mean for Wizards-Mavs trade? originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonSpencer Dinwiddie scored 30 points to help his team win Game 7 and reach the conference finals... is a statement Wizards fans with time machines would have loved to read last summer when Washin Tony winner Santino Fontana leads Signature Theatre's Sondheim tribute to Carol Burnett 05/16/2022 03:00am • Hear our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.” Virginia's Signature Theatre is holding its annual Sondheim Award Gala on Monday night. This year's ceremony will honor the legendary Carol Burnett at Capital One Hall in Tysons, Virginia, with a special tribute concert featur Western Md. Democratic Summit returns: Moore, Lierman, O’Malley win straw polls 05/14/2022 09:20pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters and republished with permission. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. One of the last displays of Democratic might in Western Maryland is the Rocky Gap Casino and Resort, along the shores of Lake Review: New remake of Stephen King's 'Firestarter' sparks early, flames out 05/13/2022 10:50am • Two years after "E.T.," a young Drew Barrymore starred in the sci-fi horror flick "Firestarter" (1984), a critically panned but still profitable adaptation of Stephen King's hit 1980 novel. This Friday, a new Blumhouse remake opens simultaneously in theaters and on Peacock. The latter is prob 28 top things to do in Lancaster, Pennsylvania 05/13/2022 04:00am • While Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is home to the oldest Amish communities in the U.S., there's a lot more to Amish Country than meets the eye. From sampling award-winning ice cream at the Turkey Hill Experience to sipping craft brews along the Lancaster Ale Trail or staying in the one-of-a-kind Cartoon Family, friends call on police to restart landfill search for Fairfax Co. man 05/12/2022 09:40pm • Family and friends of a Fairfax County, Virginia, man believed to have been killed during a robbery in January, are pleading with police to restart the search for his remains at a landfill in King George County. “We believe that search was obviously insufficient because his body was not found,� Commanders' 2022 schedule is much lighter on opposing quarterback star power 05/12/2022 08:14pm • Commanders' 2022 schedule is lighter on opposing QB star power originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonAt the risk of making a grand proclamation about perhaps the most unpredictable sports league around, one glaring difference that sticks out between Washington's 2022 schedule and the sche Weeks after Van Ness sniper shooting, 'unprecedented' look into investigation but still no answer to why 05/12/2022 04:39pm • Three weeks after a sniper opened fire on a Northwest D.C. school, wounding four and terrorizing several blocks in Van Ness before turning the gun on himself, police are providing an "unprecedented" inside look into their investigation. But D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said police still do