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Fairfax Co. schools expecting up to 30,000 students to attend summer programs 03/18/2022 05:11am • Virginia's largest school district is expecting between 20,000 and 30,000 students to participate in its summer programming this year, as it works to address gaps that resulted from virtual learning. Levi Folly, the summer program manager for Fairfax County Public Schools, said the district's off Free tax prep for low-to-moderate income Marylanders 03/17/2022 08:58pm • The April 18 deadline to file federal tax returns is fast approaching, and this can be a stressful time, especially for inexperienced tax filers. That's where nonprofit CASH Campaign of Maryland comes in. CASH (Creating Assets, Savings and Hope) and its partners provide free tax prep to anyone wh No charges against Fairfax Co. officer who shot man in van 03/16/2022 09:20pm • The commonwealth’s attorney for Fairfax County, Virginia, isn’t going to file charges against the police officer who shot a man in a van in Lorton last month. Michael Vaughan, 34, was shot Feb. 15 in a van on Fitt Court while he was holding a rifle. Police had been called there because the va Man charged in DC, NY shootings of homeless men held without bond 03/16/2022 05:10pm • The man charged with shooting and killing a homeless man and wounding two others, and who is suspected of similar crimes in New York City, appeared to hold up a phone and play music after he shot one one of the victims and was caught when a longtime friend identified him after police linked the case Rory Kennedy screens Netflix doc 'Downfall: The Case Against Boeing' on Capitol Hill 03/16/2022 12:44am • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt-IJkUbAxY Listen to our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.” "Two crashes of brand new airplanes within five months of each other. That doesn't happen in modern aviation," says the Netflix film "Downfall: The Case Against Boeing." The DC, New York police ask public's help to ID suspect in shootings of homeless men 03/14/2022 07:35pm • Police in New York and D.C. are looking for a suspect in a string of shootings of homeless men. (Courtesy D.C. police) Police in D.C. and New York City are asking the public's help in identifying the suspect in a string of attacks on homeless men. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and New York City Ma Democrats in Md. House of Delegates advance auto insurance bill with amendment from industry 03/12/2022 09:06pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A measure intended to help consumers by prohibiting the use of credit history by auto insurance companies cleared the House of Delegates o Capitals rally late, beat Canucks 4-3 in overtime 03/11/2022 11:58pm • Capitals rally late, beat Canucks 4-3 in overtime originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Capitals rebounded from a blown two-goal lead and scored two goals late with an overtime winner from Lars Eller in Vancouver to get the 4-3 win over the Canucks on Friday night. Washington led 2-0 Review: Animation comes of age in Disney-Pixar's clever new allegory 'Turning Red' 03/11/2022 12:55pm • “I like boys, I like loud music, I like gyrating, I’m 13! Deal with it!” So declares the main character in Disney and Pixar's new animated film "Turning Red," a coming-of-age fantasy that serves as an allegory for puberty this weekend on Disney+. Hats off to the filmmakers for having In new indictment, feds say Marilyn Mosby falsely represented a $5K gift from Nick Mosby on Fla. mortgage application 03/11/2022 12:05am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A federal grand jury in Baltimore issued a superseding indictment against Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby (D) on Thursday 'The FRIENDS Experience' is one where you can pretend to be on the sitcom 03/09/2022 12:33pm • There's a new "Friends" exhibit coming to town — and could you be any more excited? Superfly X brings "The FRIENDS Experience" to the nation's capital at 1025 F St. NW, right near Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, from March 17 to June 5. "It's a really great opportunity to step inside the wo Lady Gaga is playing Nats Park this summer 03/07/2022 12:46pm • While Nats fans wait for Major League Baseball to get its act together, a very, very big star is making plans to play at Nationals Park this summer: Lady Gaga. D.C. is among just 14 stops worldwide on Gaga’s “Chromatica Ball” tour, and Aug. 8 is the big night. Tickets go on sale to the p Netflix, TikTok block services in Russia to avoid crackdown 03/06/2022 08:28pm • Netflix and TikTok suspended most of their services in Russia on Sunday as the government cracks down on what people and media outlets can say about Russia's war in Ukraine. Pulling the plug on online entertainment — and information — is likely to further isolate the country and its people af Capitals to face Hurricanes at Carter-Finlay Stadium in 2023 03/03/2022 06:20pm • The Washington Capitals are heading back outdoors. The NHL announced Thursday that the Capitals will visit the Carolina Hurricanes as part of the 2023 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series in Raleigh, North Carolina. The league announced in early February that the Hurricanes would host Metro delayed, Loudoun Co. adopts parking plan near Ashburn station 03/03/2022 02:25pm • Despite disappointing news that the opening of Metro's Silver Line extension in Virginia to Dulles International Airport and beyond has been delayed again, Loudoun County is moving forward with parking plans for when trains finally start running. Thursday morning, bulldozers moved dirt as constru