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Maryland Del. Warren Miller of Howard County stepping down after 17 years 12/01/2020 06:49am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. State Del. Warren E. Miller, a Republican who has represented a rural and suburban district in Howard and Carroll counties for 17 years, ann What is a bad credit score? 11/30/2020 07:50am • It can be depressing when you're on the bottom rung of the credit ladder, but it doesn't have to stay that way. You can increase your bad credit score if you use the right techniques and you're persistent. And I promise it won't take the rest of your life to build a solid credit score, either. So Uptick in Maryland utility scams possible with moratorium's end 11/30/2020 07:14am • BALTIMORE — Customer advocates and utility companies are warning Maryland residents about utility-related scams now that the state’s moratorium on shut-offs has ended. The Baltimore Sun reports that Maryland residents have racked up hundreds of millions of dollars in debt since the moratorium Can you retire on $1 million? Here's how far it will go 11/17/2020 07:50am • Becoming a millionaire seems like a surefire way to live comfortably. However, if you are no longer working, just how long will a million dollars last in retirement? The financial technology company SmartAsset looked at average household expenses and found that, nationwide, a $1 million nest egg Comedy legend Paula Poundstone brings post-election levity to Birchmere 11/10/2020 01:41pm • Election Week was a roller coaster of emotions with President-elect Joe Biden declared the winner after five days and outgoing President Donald Trump refusing to concede. So if you need comedy to take the edge off our heated political climate, check out Paula Poundstone at The Birchmere in Al Virginia county-by-county results 2020 11/04/2020 08:00pm • Here are the preliminary election results for the following Virginia counties. Arlington County Fairfax County Loudoun County Prince William County You can find Virginia statewide election results here. For D.C. and Maryland results, click here. Arlington County See the b Maryland county-by-county results 2020 11/04/2020 07:00pm • Here are the preliminary election results for the following Maryland counties. Anne Arundel County Calvert County Charles County Frederick County Howard County Montgomery County Prince George's County You can find statewide Maryland results here. For D.C. and Virginia re Amendments, local races and bond issues on the ballot in Virginia 11/04/2020 02:02am • Along with the commonwealth’s U.S. House delegation and one of its two senators, voters in Virginia are deciding two constitutional amendments and a host of local races and bond issues. The counting has taken longer than usual, because of the large number of absentee and mail-in ballots cast. A Can debt collectors contact you by text, email or on social media? 11/02/2020 08:38am • In 1977, bell-bottoms were popular, Jimmy Carter was president and Elvis died. That also was the year the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act passed — and it didn’t say if debt collectors could contact debtors via email, text or social media, all forms of communication the law couldn't foresee. OC's Crabcake Factory files for bankruptcy 10/31/2020 01:05pm • A popular Ocean City, Maryland, seafood restaurant has filed for bankruptcy but the owner says that its not closing anytime soon. The Crabcake Factory owner Johnny Brooks filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 14 and owes thousands of dollars in tax debt and unpaid wage claims, according to OC Today. Br Don't skip these steps when borrowing parent student loans 10/28/2020 07:51am • In more than one-third of U.S. families, parents decide how to pay for college, according to a July 2020 report from private lender Sallie Mae. Half of those parents don’t inform the child of their decision. Joe Allen, 51, of Frederick, Maryland, did talk about college costs with his daughte Debt notices from company accused of deceiving customers are real, FTC says 10/27/2020 09:49am • Federal officials are advising thousands of people eligible for debt forgiveness from Online Trading Academy to be on the lookout for correspondence from the investment service provider, following an $8 million settlement related to deceptive claims. "These notices are real, so don’t delete or Push for Puerto Rico statehood has myriad political implications, including for DC area 10/25/2020 08:58pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The long-debated possibility of statehood for Puerto Rico is gaining traction — a development sure to be watched closely by the more th Data Doctors: The value of a 'burner' phone number 10/25/2020 03:27pm • Q: How are so many companies getting my cell phone number if I’m on the Do Not Call registry? A: The Federal Trade Commission launched the Do Not Call Registry in 2003, which gave a lot of people a false sense of what it was going to do. It was designed to stop sales calls from companies tha DC native filmmaker tackles Northeast gentrification in 'Residue' on Netflix 10/22/2020 12:18am • Gentrification has dramatically transformed parts of D.C. over the past decade. Filmmaker Merawi Gerima explores the changes in the film "Residue" on Netflix, having grown up in Northeast off North Capitol Street and Florida Avenue in the Eckington neighborhood, which is now rapidly being red