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WTOP Top Kid: Virginia teen gets gifts to kids at Fairfax hospital during tough times 03/24/2021 03:50pm • Missing out on a major milestone in your life is never easy, but Logan Lin turned disappointment into joy for other kids. The Virginia teen was supposed to celebrate her bat mitzvah in December. "After I found out that I wouldn't be able to actually get the normal bat mitzvah and the service i

Shepherd University offering flight training, education 03/23/2021 06:57am • SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Shepherd University is partnering with an airport and a company to bring flight training and education to West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle. Under an agreement announced Monday, business students at Shepherd can take a ground school class at the Eastern West Virgin

On Crossover Day, Senate approves COVID response, parole reform, local tax bills 03/22/2021 10:24pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Senate gave final passage to more than 30 bills on Monday, including measures to guide the state’s COVID-19 response, remove Maryland�

Maryland's original settlement unearthed in St. Mary's 03/22/2021 11:12am • It's a discovery almost 400 years in the making. The site of the original St. Mary’s Fort, built in 1634 by the first wave of European settlers who founded Maryland, has been located, Historic St. Mary's City said Monday. Director of Research and Collections Travis Parno and his team are cre

DC native creates chain of successful bed and breakfast inns 03/21/2021 11:35pm • Owner of Akwaaba Bed and Breakfast Inns Monique Greenwood. (Courtesy of Monique Greenwood) WTOP is featuring women who make a difference in the community during Women’s History Month. She's an award winning entrepreneur and native Washingtonian, who built her business one bed and breakfast

Maryland bill to protect patients from hospital collection efforts advances 03/20/2021 08:17am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. People who have unpaid hospital bills would gain some protection from lawsuits and collection actions under a measure approved by a House

Maryland Senate roundup: Mail ballot measure wins final passage, parole bill advances 03/20/2021 07:51am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A proposal that would let voters opt-in to automatically receive mail-in ballots in statewide elections passed out of the Maryland Senate

Review: 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' miniseries drops on Disney+ 03/19/2021 12:00pm • "WandaVision" proved Marvel could turn two minor characters into compelling TV. Now, it tries again with the six-episode miniseries "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," which drops its first episode Friday on Disney+ for weekly installments through April 23. Picking up after the events of

Police ID 3 who died in 4-vehicle I-95 crash in Dale City 03/19/2021 09:49am • The scene at Interstate 95 in Dale City, Virginia, where a four-car crash killed three people Thursday afternoon. (Courtesy Virginia State Police) Three people are dead after a crash Thursday on Interstate 95 in Dale City, Virginia, that involved four cars and blocked the roadway for nearly seve

Nationals' vision for the season from the pitcher's mound 03/19/2021 06:46am • With less than two weeks from the start of the Washington Nationals regular season, the age-old question will actually be about the aging rotation on a team built around its starting pitching. The starting staff posted a 3.53 ERA in 2019 (second best in the majors behind the Dodgers) and then del

Long-term substitute teachers in demand as schools shift to more in-person instruction 03/18/2021 08:43pm • The search for long-term substitute teachers is a continual process in most school systems, but area school districts say the pandemic and the return to in-person classroom instruction has intensified their efforts. Lena Cohen, supervisor of the Substitute Office at Fairfax County Public Schools

Here's how Biden wants to raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations 03/18/2021 08:07am • Now that he's signed the Democrats' $1.9 trillion Covid relief package, President Joe Biden is turning to the next items on his legislative agenda -- and laying the groundwork for raising taxes on wealthier Americans to pay for them. Biden doubled down on vows he made as

COVID-19 relief package funds child care initiatives in Maryland 03/17/2021 06:14pm • While many Marylanders are beginning to see bigger bank account balances due to checks received from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, they will also begin to see more funding for child care. "It has been projected that Maryland could end up losing over 78,000 licensed child care spots over

NCAA March Madness bracket predictions: Virginia, Virginia Tech and a look at the South Region 03/17/2021 04:18am • The bubble takes on a different meaning this week as 68 teams prepare to play the NCAA men's college basketball tournament. Instead of referring to teams whose every game pushes them in or out of the projected tournament field, everybody is in their own COVID-19 bubble. Two schools that have alre

Former Bechtel CEO and chairman Stephen Bechtel Jr. dies at 95 03/16/2021 09:05am • Steven Bechtel Jr. is seen in 1983 during a visit to one of the company’s job sites. (Courtesy Bechtel) Reston, Virginia-based Bechtel, nation’s largest and one of the oldest construction, engineering and project management companies, has announced former chairman and CEO Stephen D. Bechtel