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ParkMobile users might want to change password after cybersecurity 'incident' 04/19/2021 10:11am • Atlanta, Georgia-based ParkMobile is alerting users to a cybersecurity "incident" that occurred last month. "In March, ParkMobile became aware of a cybersecurity incident linked to a vulnerability in a third-party software which we use," the company said in a news release. "In response, we imm Maryland General Assembly 2021: Winners and losers 04/19/2021 07:42am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. During the 90 days the General Assembly was in session, we ran out of ways to say what an unusual, challenging and hard session it was. We Maryland Transportation Authority customer service to go offline on Tuesday 04/19/2021 07:29am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Motorists who use Maryland toll facilities will not be able to reach the Maryland Transportation Authority’s customer service department Review: Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer team up in 'Thunder Force' 04/16/2021 01:40pm • The Netflix Top 10 has become a mainstream guide for what folks are watching at home. This week, the most watched flick on Netflix was the superhero comedy "Thunder Force." Is it worth your time? Only if you turn off your brain to appreciate a few masterful comedy scenes sandwiched between Judge to throw out Fairfax Co. conviction of DC firefighter after claims of officer bias 04/16/2021 01:06pm • A Virginia circuit court judge will throw out the 2019 conviction of a Black D.C. firefighter from prison, agreeing with claims by the firefighter's lawyer and Fairfax County's top prosecutor that the arresting officer lied about the traffic stop that led to his arrest and was racially biased. Co Reston man pleads guilty to creating fraudulent COVID-19 stimulus checks 04/15/2021 11:12am • A Northern Virginia man pleaded guilty Wednesday to bank fraud and identity theft charges for creating fake COVID-19 stimulus checks and attempting fraud with financial information he obtained from stealing mail. Jonathan Drew, 38, of Reston, was accused of stealing mail addressed to more than 15 WTOP Top Kid: Fairfax teen is a natural leader 04/14/2021 09:55am • WTOP Top Kid Eden Flora hard at work. (Courtesy Eden Flora) From local cat rescues to her school news, to dance and lacrosse, this Fairfax County, Virginia, teen is all about finding her passion. As an eighth grader at Sandburg Middle School, Eden Flora is seriously involved in her community. Fairfax County authorizes $3 million loan for affordable housing near Fort Belvoir 04/13/2021 10:21pm • 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 Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a $3 million Housing Blueprint loan to finance the acquisition of new afforda Vaccine passport apps are about to be everywhere — it could get complicated 04/13/2021 06:41am • As the vaccine rollout continues to accelerate and the broader US economy prepares to reopen, talk of vaccine verification apps has heated up. Tech companies, health care providers and even retail stores are working on digital health pass apps that will allow users to show proof of vaccination be Md. General Assembly votes to remove governor from parole process 04/13/2021 05:53am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland’s General Assembly passed policy Monday night to remove the governor from the parole process for people serving life sentences, w Hilton, Capital One among Fortune’s 10 best companies to work for 04/12/2021 09:16am • Fortune’s annual 100 Best Companies to Work For, this year based on surveys of more than 500,000 employees, puts two large companies with headquarters in the D.C. region in the top 10. Hilton Worldwide ranks  No. 3, while Capital One Financial ranks ninth. Both are headquartered in McLean, Vir How a Brenden Dillon fight sparked the Caps to a big win in Boston 04/11/2021 10:19pm • On a night in which the Capitals were able to score eight times in a big win over the Boston Bruins, the key play of the game was actually a fight off the opening faceoff. With the Caps and Bruins in the same division for the 2021 season, a rivalry seems to have developed between these two te Hogan: Md. facing quarter-million vaccine dosage shortfall after J&J production mix-up 04/09/2021 03:59pm • Maryland is going to be around 250,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses short of what was expected over the next three weeks due to a mix up at a production plant in Baltimore that resulted in the loss of around 15 million doses of the vaccine last week. Gov. Larry Hogan said they were initial Summer school in Fairfax County to be in-person, 5 days a week 04/09/2021 07:04am • Summer school in Virginia's Fairfax County will include five days a week of in-person instruction, but specifics have not yet been released. "Summer school will be at a scale 10 times what is normal for summer school," Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand told WTOP. Five Alexandria school board votes on new names for high school, elementary school 04/08/2021 09:05pm • The school board in Alexandria, Virginia, has voted on new names for T.C. Williams High School and Maury Elementary School. The board voted unanimously to rename the high school to Alexandria City High School. The elementary school will be named Naomi L. Brooks Elementary School. After the pub