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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 Despite pandemic, business startups are booming in Maryland 04/08/2021 04:09pm • As the COVID-19 crisis ravaged the U.S. economy, countless numbers of businesses shut down and millions of Americans lost jobs. Yet, the pandemic sparked an unexpected trend: The number of business startups is surging across the U.S., and especially here in Maryland. From April to December of Satellite firm consolidates US operations in Prince William County 04/08/2021 01:16pm • Satellite firm SES will create 200 new jobs when it consolidates its operations hub in Bristow, Virginia. (Courtesy SES) Luxembourg-based SES, whose satellites are used by government agencies and broadcasters for live feeds and programming, is consolidating U.S. operations in a new technology an Shaq paid for a stranger's engagement ring 04/08/2021 07:02am • NBA great Shaquille O'Neal was recently in an Atlanta-area jewelry store and he ended up buying an engagement ring — but it wasn't so he could propose to anyone. The former Laker saw a man buying a ring and offered to purchase it for him. The gesture was caught on camera and the video quick Georgetown offers bachelor's degree program to Maryland prison inmates 04/08/2021 03:55am • Prison inmates in Maryland will soon be offered a chance to get a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University. It's an expansion of the Georgetown Prison Scholars Program, which offers for-credit and no-credit courses to inmates at the D.C. Jail since 2018. According to a news release, the ne DC AG Racine accuses online lender of charging 198% interest rate 04/05/2021 05:06pm • D.C.’s attorney general on Monday announced that he had filed a lawsuit against an online lender, charging it had deceptively marketed loans with interest rates of up to 198%. The Office of Attorney General Karl Racine said that Opportunity Financial had lent money to more than 4,000 District r Where DC ranks for auto insurance rates (and how to lower them) 04/05/2021 08:34am • It turns out being involved in a collision doesn't have the biggest impact on raising auto insurance rates, according to Bankrate. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) The auto insurance industry is highly competitive and insurance premiums rates vary wildly based on a variety of factors — but on the whole, th Maryland General Assembly passes $52.4 billion budget plan with broad support 04/05/2021 02:09am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Maryland General Assembly gave final approval Friday to a $52.4 billion budget that House Appropriations Chairwoman Maggie L. McIntosh Schrader wins senate confirmation to be Maryland health secretary, 45-2 04/02/2021 10:46pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) first nominated Dennis R. Schrader to become secretary at the Maryland Department of Health four years ago. Report: Maryland finalizing contract extension with head coach Mark Turgeon 04/02/2021 04:27pm • Report: Terps finalizing contract extension with Mark Turgeon originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonMark Turgeon isn't going anywhere.The Maryland Terrapins men's basketball coach is reportedly nearing a contract extension with the school, according to CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Review: Idris Elba explores equestrian urban subculture in 'Concrete Cowboy' 04/02/2021 12:28pm • It was acquired by Netflix after premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival. This Friday, "Concrete Cowboy" finally makes its streaming premiere for all to see. The story follows 15-year-old Cole (Caleb McLaughlin), whose exhausted Detroit mother sends him to North Philadelphia 'Soul-crushing': Nats Park sits empty after coronavirus concerns delay opening day 04/01/2021 06:13pm • The Nationals' Opening Day game against the Mets has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns, the team announced Thursday just before noon. The news comes one day after the Nationals reported that one player had tested positive for COVID-19, and four others were quarantining. Both teams are Review: 'Godzilla vs. Kong' overcomes clichéd humans with monster spectacle 04/01/2021 01:42pm • This image shows a scene from "Godzilla vs. Kong." (Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP)   In 1933, "King Kong" changed filmmaking forever with stop-motion animation, the first original feature film score and iconic imagery atop the Empire State Building. In 1954, “Gojira” deliv Baseball is back in DC, but affordable ticket prices mostly hard to find 03/31/2021 05:41pm • While the Washington Nationals are allowed to have up to 5,000 fans at home games this season, the chances of getting your hands on affordable tickets might be challenging. Major League Baseball is prioritizing existing season ticket holders who will have the first chance at claiming seats, follo