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Even post-pandemic, distance learning may stick around for DC public schools 03/06/2021 10:10am • Some pandemic-related changes could stick around at D.C. Public Schools moving forward. Even post-pandemic, distance learning may not be thing of the past. School systems throughout the region are working to get more kids back in the classroom before the school year is over. The general con Pandemic fueled a spike in DC consumer complaints in 2020 03/05/2021 03:27pm • While COVID-19 cases surged in the city, the consumer protection division at D.C.'s attorney general’s office saw a surge in complaints from consumers. The office said in its Consumer Complaint Report for 2020 that it saw 2,264 complaints come in — an increase of more than 700 complaints over After a year of COVID-19, Fauci sees ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ 03/04/2021 06:19pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '4108ebc0-5060-4f6e-89e4-68cbb2216df2' }).render("3596153618e5fbce");}); Friday is the anniversary of the first CO MARC fixes glitch that kept riders from paying with credit card 03/01/2021 01:09pm • MARC says most train users can now use credit cards to pay fares, after a technical issue caused problems for its ticket-vending machines. Many other vendors along the East Coast were impacted by the glitch, which persisted for days. In a statement Monday afternoon, MARC said that the issue wi Conservation group pushes back against a stream restoration project in Alexandria 02/28/2021 11:59am • The Environmental Council of Alexandria, Virginia, is speaking out against the city's Taylor Run Stream Restoration Project, saying it will cause more harm than help. The goal of restoring Taylor Run is to improve area water quality, stabilize the stream corridor, enhance and conserve the stream DC schools plan for summer school catch-up programs for students 02/27/2021 01:29am • Parents of students in D.C. public schools will soon have a better idea of what summer options are available for their children. During a virtual hearing with the city council’s Committee of the Whole on combating learning loss due to the coronavirus pandemic, Deputy Mayor for Education Paul Ki WTOP Top Kid: As family battles cancer, Loudoun teen leads campaign to raise money for others 02/26/2021 04:52am • After the family of a Loudoun County, Virginia, Woodgrove High School junior received two heartbreaking cancer diagnoses, she didn't sit back and watch. WTOP Top Kid Sarah Rubin, who's leading cancer fundraising efforts, with her mom Gina. (Courtesy Sarah Rubin) Instead, she wanted to make su Do you need a financial advisor or accountant? 02/26/2021 12:00am • Two essential professionals on just about any financial team are a financial advisor and accountant. Some financial advisors have in-house tax specialists, but at other times, it's up to the client to find their own accountant. Clients should choose wisely because selecting the right professional DC region sees recent spike in deadly fires 02/25/2021 01:25pm • The winters months are typically the busiest time of the year for firefighters, when more candles and other heating sources, including fire places, are in greater use. But in the D.C. region, the typically busy months of December through February had generally been quieter, though in recent weeks Wizards are focused on staying level-headed during roller-coaster season 02/24/2021 01:33am • Wizards are focused on staying level-headed during roller-coaster season originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonDon't mention any kind of moral victory to the Wizards following a five-game winning streak. They don't care about any of that. Time and time again, even as the wins piled up, a Montgomery County school officials outline safety steps for in-person learning 02/23/2021 05:30pm • As Montgomery County, Maryland, students and staff prepare to return to in-person learning next month, the county school board met Tuesday to discuss safety protocols and voted to change some graduation requirements for 2021 seniors. Safety protocols Derek Turner, chief of engagement, innovation a See inside the Wizards locker room after their 4th-straight win 02/21/2021 01:17am • See inside the Wizards locker room after fourth-straight win originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington The Wizards notched their fourth win in a row Saturday night with an impressive win over Damian Lillard's Trail Blazers, making it the first four-game winning streak for the team in over Virginia State Police warn of phone scammer posing as state trooper 02/20/2021 04:42pm • Virginia State Police are warning residents of northern Virginia that a phone scammer has spoofed a legitimate State Police phone number and has been attempting to trick people into believing they are a state trooper. Police said the scammer has called around 50 northern Virginia residents and ne Montgomery County tracking spike in vaccine appointment scams 02/19/2021 06:21pm • As many Maryland seniors struggle to sign up online for vaccination appointments, Montgomery County, Maryland, says it is seeing a surge in scams. "These crooks are clever, and especially at a time when we are feeling vulnerable," said Eric Friedman, the director of Montgomery County's Office of Md. processes nearly 98% of stimulus payments to low-income taxpayers 02/19/2021 05:28pm • After a law passed earlier this week that would give low-income families and individuals some much needed help, Maryland has processed most of the stimulus payments. Gov. Larry Hogan signed the bipartisan RELIEF Act into law Monday, which would give low-income taxpayers who filed for the Earned I