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More toll lanes could be coming to the region's roads 04/17/2014 12:59am • WASHINGTON -- As the region makes a list of projects it hopes will become reality in the next decades, a conversation is beginning about adding toll lanes into Washington and elsewhere as well. Among the many projects added to the National Capital Region's Financially Constrained Long-Range Trans Millennials: Create financial freedom, one step at a time 04/14/2014 12:04pm • By Barry Glassman WTOP Financial Contributor WASHINGTON -- For millennials, the "American Dream" of having a good job, owning a home and saving for retirement is more like a nightmare. This generation faces unique struggles, making it harder for millennials to get on their feet, much less thr This E-ZPass error can cost you thousands of dollars 04/12/2014 12:31am • WASHINGTON-- With the 495 Express Lanes more than a year old, and the 95 Express Lanes due to open in early 2015, many confused drivers ask WTOP why their E-ZPass works at bridges, but not on the Express Lanes. "I took a trip from Fairfax to the Wilmington, Delaware area. My E-ZPass worked at t The importance of saving money for your 30s 04/03/2014 04:40pm • WASHINGTON -- The 30s is a time when many young professionals envision "getting it together" after the fun, carefree days of their 20s. But for today's 30-somethings, "getting it together," at least financially, can be difficult. With 37 million young professionals burdened by $1 trillion in s No plans to close Hawk 'n' Dove, other restaurants 03/31/2014 05:37pm • Owners of several Capitol Hill restaurants — including Hawk 'n' Dove, Molly Malone's and Lola's — don't expect to close any of the establishments in light of last week's Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing, according to an attorney for the company. Barracks Row En Short trip on 495 Express Lanes cost $100 03/26/2014 03:34pm • HERNDON, Va. -- A short trip on the 495 Express Lanes cost a Northern Virginia driver more than $100, the result of miscommunication and conflicting stories. Courtney Gorham accrued the unpaid toll on the express lanes in July 2013. She says she also had unpaid tolls on the Bay Bridge from the Mar Younger, poorer people less likely to use bank branches 03/26/2014 08:41am • WASHINGTON -- If you haven't been to a bank or credit union branch in six months, you are not alone. Three in 10 people haven't been to a branch in six months and half haven't been in the last month, according to a Bankrate survey. The survey finds younger people less likely to visit banks than MoCo Rallying Support For School Construction With SSL Hours 03/04/2014 03:25pm • Montgomery County is offering Student Service Learning hours to students who head to Annapolis on Thursday night for a planned lobbying push for state school construction funding. The Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (MCCPTA) is sponsoring a legislative reception from 5 p.m. Duncan, Leggett Tussle Over State School Construction Funding 02/27/2014 12:40pm • Montgomery County legislators don’t expect to get a much-desired school construction funding package in this year’s General Assembly. That has county executive candidate Doug Duncan on the attack. “This is the latest in a string of school construction defeats over the past seven ye Online travel companies agree to pay D.C. $61M to clear unpaid tax debt, if appeal is lost 02/24/2014 05:28pm • The best known online travel brokers have agreed to pay D.C. more than $60 million to end a lawsuit brought by the District over unpaid hotel taxes — if an appeal to a higher court proves unsuccessful. In September 2012, the District won its case in D.C. Superior Court against Expedia, Hotel Transcripts reveal financial leader's struggle during the 2008 crisis 02/22/2014 11:32am • WASHINGTON -- The transcr ipts from the Federal Reserve meetings in 2008 reveal a lot about how the crisis unfolded. White House Correspondent for West Wing Reports, Paul Brandus, joined WTOP to break down what the transcripts show. He painted a picture of the situation six years ago. "The h Career-path choices crucial in age of student debt 02/19/2014 04:08am • WASHINGTON -- The average member of the Class of 2014 will graduate with about $30,000 in student-loan debt. It's the fastest-growing form of debt in the United States. That's not the crisis, Gene Natali Jr., a financial expert and co-author of "The Missing Semester," tells WTOP. "Education i Is student debt holding back a housing recovery? 02/18/2014 07:20am • A new analysis shows that loan applications for home purchases have dropped 20 percent in the past four months compared with the same period a year ago, and experts think student loan debt may be to blame, the Washington Post reports. That's because first-time buyers are not stepping up to bridge th Powerball: What would you do with $400 million? 02/16/2014 07:17am • WASHINGTON - What would you do with more than $400 million? Although more than 1.3 million people won anywhere from $2 to $2 million in Saturday night's drawing, there was no jackpot winner. That means the current estimated jackpot is now $400 million and likely to grow significantly before the n 10 things to know for Friday 02/14/2014 03:31am • The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. `OH, NOT AGAIN': NORTHEAST SLAMMED BY ANOTHER STORM At least 20 people killed, including a pregnant New York City woman hit by a snow plow while loading groceri