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Express Lanes traffic falls in coronavirus era as gridlock disappears 04/02/2020 03:40am • Signs above I-95 point to access ramps that lead into the express lanes. All drivers entering the lanes must have an E-ZPass. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) No traffic jams during the coronavirus pandemic stay-home orders means drivers are not seeing a reason to use Northern Virginia's toll lanes. Traff Prosecutor seeks release of Fairfax inmates as COVID-19 reaches county jail 04/01/2020 06:36am • A male inmate at the Fairfax County, Virginia, jail has tested positive for the coronavirus, and the county's top prosecutor is recommending the release of some inmates in hopes of balancing justice with public safety. In a statement, Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano called th Banks waive overdraft fees due to coronavirus 03/25/2020 10:57am • The financial impact of the coronavirus may be dropping your checking account balance uncharacteristically low, putting you in danger of being socked with overdraft fees from your bank. With your finances in flux, you surely don't need your bank to pile on new debt. However, though some lenders a Montgomery Co. plans to give small businesses coronavirus grants 03/25/2020 07:00am • With so many small businesses shut down during the coronavirus pandemic, the Montgomery County Council is poised to create a $20 million program that would allow businesses to access grants so they can pay their bills and employee salaries. Through the Public Health Emergency Grant Program, busin Home equity is at a record. Why aren't more owners tapping it? 03/18/2020 10:44am • Home equity borrowing in 2019 was the lowest in 15 years, according to Lending Tree, which cites a couple of reasons for the pullback. (Getty Images/Thinkstock) Homeowners in the U.S. are currently sitting on a record $18.7 trillion in home equity. That's often a useful financial tool to pay for DC-area cab drivers experience dramatic decrease in demand during coronavirus crisis 03/17/2020 07:15pm • Difficult times for cab drivers as demand drops dramatically. This United Ventures Consortium cab driver's name is Addis Abate. He's been driving for more than six years, and he said he has never experienced anything like this. He has lost almost 75% of his daily income. (Courtesy Degfae Setegn) DC-area businesses, workers confront new coronavirus reality 03/17/2020 06:36pm • A stretch of temporarily closed restaurants in Bethesda, Maryland. (AP) Tuesday marked the beginning of a new reality around D.C. and Maryland: It was the first full day of business restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. You can still eat and drink at bars and re Here's what could really sink the economy: $19 trillion in corporate debt 03/14/2020 03:25am • Companies have spent the years since the global financial crisis binging on debt. Now, as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to push the world into recession, the bill could come due — exacerbating damage to the economy and feeding a meltdown in financial markets. Look 2020 election guide: The Dem contenders vying to unseat Trump 03/05/2020 11:18am • An already tumultuous election season has seen 25 Democrats drop out of a packed race for the White House. Three candidates remain. Here's what you need to know about the Democrats looking to unseat President Donald Trump — and what they claim they're going to do. Candidates are listed alpha Virus spread prompts Fed to slash rates in surprise move 03/03/2020 03:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — In a surprise move, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point Tuesday in an effort to support the economy in the face of the spreading coronavirus. Chairman Jerome Powell said at a news conference that the Md. bills would protect patients struggling with medical debt 03/01/2020 08:30am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A pair of bills aimed at providing protections for hospital patients struggling with medical debt was heard in the House Health and Gover Major expansion of DC police Cadet Corps program proposed 02/24/2020 06:30pm • Ralph Ennis, right, commander of the D.C. police training academy and cadet program, stands with UDC Chief Ron Culmer III on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. (WTOP/Kristi King) Doubling down on the philosophy that community policing is best achieved with officers from the communities they serve, D.C. Mayo Analysis: Sanders' path has echoes of Trump's 2016 campaign 02/23/2020 12:22am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A burn-it-down candidate is topping a splintered field of more moderate contenders and setting the party’s establishment wing on edge. It’s how Donald Trump began his unlikely march to the Republican nomination in 2016. And four years later, it’ Federal narcotics agent accused of conspiring with drug cartel 02/21/2020 08:52pm • MIAMI (AP) — A once-standout U.S. federal narcotics agent known for spending lavishly on luxury cars and Tiffany jewelry has been arrested on charges of conspiring to launder money with the same Colombian drug cartel he was supposed to be fighting. Jose Irizarry and his wife were arrested Frida Survey: Savings still lower than credit card debt for Americans 02/21/2020 04:15pm • Savings for most Americans have yet to surpass their credit card debt, even though that gap was significantly reduced in the last year, a new survey found. A Bankrate.com report found that 49% of Americans have more savings than credit card debt. It's an improvement from the previous year's re