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Attorney says someone else admitted killing Aldie mother, son 12/02/2019 12:13pm • The attorney for Brian Welsh — indicted in October for the 2018 deaths of an Aldie, Virginia, woman and her adult son — says prosecutors are in possession of letters from a woman who says she and two other people committed the murders of Mala and Rishi Manwani. Welsh is due in Loudoun County What your refinanced mortgage will cost you 12/02/2019 10:03am • Refinancing your mortgage could save you money, and it might not cost you much out of pocket. (Thinkstock) About two-thirds of current mortgage applications are to refinance an existing mortgage and the Mortgage Bankers Association says that's up more than 300% from a year ago. A year ago, 30 How a Maine lobsterman got over Trump's China trade war 12/01/2019 08:01am • A worker of Maine Coast company carry lobsters before packing in Portland, Maine, the United States, March 29, 2017. In 2016, China bought 40.9 million dollars' worth of lobsters from Maine, where most of America's lobsters are caught. Two years ago, Maine Coast Company was shipping about 2 mill More millennials say they plan to rent forever, survey finds 11/25/2019 05:07pm • "They just cannot afford to buy a home in many markets," CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger told WTOP. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) A new survey finds many renters in their 20s and 30s have essentially put homebuying on hold and are planning to be "forever renters." The survey from Apar Why most Americans will hold the line on holiday spending 11/25/2019 10:18am • Holiday shopping will be up overall, but most people are going spend the same or less as last year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) The National Retail Federation forecasts holiday spending will grow up to 4.2% this year, but the majority of Americans actually plan to spend no more than they did last ye Sprint may soon be a dead brand, one way or another 11/23/2019 08:16am • Sprint is a storied American brand, but it's one that could cease to exist if its $26 billion merger with T-Mobile is approved. If the long-awaited merger goes through, it would mean not only the end of Sprint's long corporate history, it would also mark the end of several bruising decades of fai Owner of DC's Park 7 Apts. to refund residents $450K for improper water bills 11/22/2019 06:00am • Here is a street view of  the Park 7 Apartments. (Courtesy Google Street View) A Maryland-based company that owns an apartment building in Northeast D.C. will need to pay $450,000 to people who lived there because residents were improperly billed for water. According to the District's Attorn Dulles Toll Road owner takes steps to limit, prevent future toll hikes 11/21/2019 04:20am • The Dulles Toll Road is seen at night. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) Months after a Dulles Toll Road rate hike started bringing in more money, even as some drivers turned away, the road’s owner is taking steps that could limit or prevent some future toll hikes. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Au Video toll late fee in Md. could be slashed from $50 to $5 11/20/2019 11:00pm • Two Maryland lawmakers want to reduce the penalties that kick in when drivers get billed for a toll and don't pay on time. Drive through a Maryland toll facility without paying cash or using an E-ZPass and you get a bill in the mail for what the state calls a video toll. Currently, if you wait Should you open a store card for holiday shopping? 11/20/2019 07:00pm • With the holiday shopping season heating up, retailers may try to sell you on the idea of opening a retail store credit card. While store credit cards can potentially yield savings and rewards, first consider what one could really be worth to you, compared with a traditional rewards card. Store c 'This is a tragedy': Former Baltimore mayor hit with federal charges in children's book scheme 11/20/2019 03:30pm • FILE — In this June 8, 2018 file photo, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh addresses a gathering during the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) The disgraced former mayor of Baltimore, who resigned amid investigations into deals to sell her sel How much should you be spending on vacations? 11/16/2019 09:57am • Even if you have most of your financial life budgeted down to the dollar, figuring out what you'll spend on vacation can be a lot more difficult to predict. Prices for flights are constantly in flux. Plus, there are the unforeseen expenses like delayed flights, packages that are not as all-inclus Deadline nears for Maryland uninsured-motorist debt amnesty 11/15/2019 10:47am • Eric Myers, correspondent ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Time is running out for uninsured motorists in Maryland to take advantage of a program that forgives 80 percent of uninsured-driving debts that became delinquent before 2017. Debtors have until Dec. 31 to register for the program and begin repa Small vote start of big changes in Dumfries 11/15/2019 09:29am • Players at Vinton’s Rosie’s Gaming Emporium take a chance on slot-like gaming machines. A ballot question in Dumfries next month would allow a similar gaming parlor in the town. (Courtesy Boyd Pearman Photography via InsideNova) This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa. Prince William County election results 2019 11/06/2019 05:50pm • Here are election results in Prince William County, Virginia. This page will be updated as results come in. You can also see all Prince William County results on the Virginia Board of Elections site. *=incumbent Virginia House of Delegates See results as they come in here. Virginia Senate