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How to file an amended tax return 07/20/2020 12:00am • It's not too late to get back an extra refund from your income taxes for 2017, 2018 or 2019. You generally have up to three years after the tax-filing deadline to file an amended return and take advantage of tax credits or deductions you missed in the past -- and get back more money from the governm 'Answer the call': Fairfax Co. urges residents to help out contact tracers 07/17/2020 01:53pm • Fairfax County, Virginia, is urging residents to pick up the phone as the health department ramps up contact tracing to fight the coronavirus. "For us to successfully box the virus in, we need everyone to respond to our calls and follow the instructions and guidance for staying home and away from Wine of the Week: Wines to pair with paella 07/17/2020 04:25am • Once in a while, two of my wine worlds collide. Such is the case with today's Vine Guy column and today’s Vine Guy Podcast. More specifically, today’s podcast has given rise to the theme of today’s column. As luck would have it, I had the pleasure of interviewing the lovely and knowledgeabl Summer is heating up – but your energy bill doesn’t need to! 07/10/2020 02:16pm • This content is provided by the Montgomery County Green Bank. Have you noticed any of these things this summer for your home? Big cooling bills? Uncomfortable rooms with uneven cooling? Air quality that could be better? Wanting to put the sun’s energy to work for you? The Montg Former Redskins player pleads guilty to defrauding Metro 07/10/2020 01:37pm • A former NFL player who played in Washington during the early 1980s has pleaded guilty to defrauding Metro of more than $300,000. Brian Carpenter, 59, of Centreville, Virginia, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud Friday, the office of Virginia U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger sa FICO’s new resilience score predicts your creditworthiness future 07/09/2020 09:05am • (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) FICO, the largest credit scoring service in the nation, has rolled out a new consumer credit scoring formula called the FICO Resilience Index. The purpose of the index is not to rely fully on reviewing a borrower Loudoun Co. monument will be returned to Confederate group 07/08/2020 01:21pm • The Silent Sentinel statue of a Confederate soldier will be removed from the grounds of the Loudoun County Courthouse by Sept. 7, 2020. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) Loudoun County's Board of Supervisors has decided to return the statue of a Confederate soldier that has stood on county courthouse groun Ex-Air Force employee charged with stealing $774K 07/07/2020 12:38pm • GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man who worked as an Air Force travel coordinator has been indicted on charges that he stole more than $774,000 in government funds. Monday’s federal indictment in Maryland charges 59-year-old Eddie Ray Johnson Jr., of Brandywine, with theft of government prop U.Md. president wants to attract more students from Prince George's County schools 07/06/2020 10:28pm • New University of Maryland President Darryll Pines has big plans for the new school year, which is happening amid a global pandemic and a movement toward racial equality. Pines isn't new to trying to open doors and generate opportunities in academia. As the former dean of the university's A. Jame Broadway veteran Nick Cordero dies from virus complications 07/06/2020 07:30am • NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway in such shows as “Waitress,” “A Bronx Tale” and “Bullets Over Broadway,” has died in Los Angeles after suffering severe medical complications after contr Redskins announce 'thorough review' of team name amid pressure from sponsors, NFL 07/03/2020 08:31pm • Fans sit in the upper deck before an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, in Landover, Md. The Eagles defeated the Redskins 24-0. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) The Washington Redskins said Friday that the team will "undergo a thorough review" of its name, which is Virginia health officials warn against coronavirus scams 06/30/2020 02:14pm • ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Department of Health is warning residents that scammers might call them pretending to be COVID-19 contact tracers in order to take their money. A news release from the department on Monday said its contact tracers will not ask for money or for a Social Security U.Md. renames admin. building after state Sen. Miller 06/30/2020 12:32pm • Maryland Sen. Thomas V. Mike Miller, former state Senate president, listens as Gov. Larry Hogan, not pictured, delivers his annual State of the State address to a joint session of the legislature in Annapolis, Md., Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark) The University of Maryland will r 'No contact, no problem': DC aerospace engineer develops coding kit for kids during pandemic 06/23/2020 05:55am • Aisha Bowe, left, founder and CEO of STEMBoard, and Danielle Regis, director of product at Lingo, teamed up to design an at-home coding kit for kids ages 13 and up. (Credit: Wes Hicks at WEH Pictures) Like many around the country, D.C. aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe spent much of the last few mon Cash-out or refi? It depends (if you can even get one) 06/22/2020 09:05am • Tapping home equity is typically done through a cash-out refinance or a HELOC. (Photo by Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images) More homeowners are considering tapping home equity, either out of need or as a hedge against potential need, amid the economic uncerta