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'This is getting resolved': Amid Virginia GOP tension, former Gov. Allen advises moving forward 05/01/2025 10:52am • Former Republican Virginia Gov. George Allen says that he wants people to focus on "the issues that matter" rather than the rift between Gov. Glenn Youngkin and John Reid, the GOP nominee for lieutenant governor. Allen ��� who served as the 67th governor of Virginia from January 1994 to January 1 Lawmakers pump brakes on annual national car fee 04/30/2025 01:30pm • A GOP proposal to create an annual $20 fee for all U.S. vehicles ��� which has been criticized by members of both parties as a national car tax ��� was pulled Wednesday from budget reconciliation legislation. The chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. Sam Graves, a R Winsome Earle-Sears splits from Gov. Youngkin as GOP Lt. Gov. nominee hurls extortion allegations 04/29/2025 09:50pm • In a stunning escalation of Virginia���s Republican infighting, Matt Moran ��� head of Gov. Glenn Youngkin���s Spirit of Virginia PAC ��� has emerged as the central figure blamed for the widening rift between the governor and John Reid, the GOP nominee for lieutenant governor. After Reid publicly Distracted driving remains a top concern for law enforcement in Maryland 04/24/2025 04:56pm • Despite seeing a 34% decrease over last year, the state of Maryland continues to see a large number of deadly crashes. The numbers come as the state continues to see a common theme behind crashes, including those that claim lives. Distracted driving, according to Capt. Warren Jensen with Montgome 'Put the phones down': Montgomery Co. police have tips for motorists and pedestrians this spring 04/23/2025 04:08am • With the milder spring weather the region has recently seen, more people are out and about on foot, which means more people crossing the street among cars. This can create a dangerous situation, especially for pedestrians, if drivers are not paying attention. ���Distraction is probably the No. 1 With peers on vacation, some Fairfax Co. kids use spring break to catch up 04/17/2025 08:58pm • Hannah Primrose sat in a chair at the front of a classroom at Pine Spring Elementary in Virginia on Thursday afternoon, leading kindergarten students in an exercise to reflect on their recent field trip. Primrose usually teaches older kids, but as part of a spring break program that offers se DC private school says cellphone-free classrooms make for better learning 04/10/2025 05:37am • At schools across the D.C. area and the nation, debate continues about whether students should have cellphones in the classroom or not. But in Southeast D.C., at the Washington School for Girls ��� an independent private Catholic school ��� the debate ended years ago when classrooms were made Bodega cats make New Yorkers' hearts purr, even if they violate state regulations 04/03/2025 08:42am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� New York City���s ���bodega cats��� are beloved fixtures in the Big Apple ��� but they���re on the wrong side of the law. The convenience store cats that live at many of the city���s bodegas and delis look innocent enough, spending their days lounging in sun-soaked storefronts or s Fmr. President Barack Obama accidentally photobombs family photoshoot at the Tidal Basin 04/02/2025 07:53pm • When Portia Moore and Damien Thomas' family photographer changed the plans for their afternoon photo shoot at the Tidal Basin this week, the couple liked the idea. "We were supposed to go out Monday afternoon," Moore said. "But she said, 'No, 7:30 a.m. is just better. You miss the traffic, yo Are those younger colleagues streaming movies and shows while they should be working? 04/01/2025 01:43pm • Do you have a Gen Z employee or co-worker that works from home and seems a little distracted? Well, they may be catching up on "Seinfeld" or "Stranger Things," according to a survey from streamer Tubi and Harris Poll. The new survey found that a staggering 84% of employed Gen Zers watch TV or mov Fairfax Co. to launch pilot program for later middle school start times 03/31/2025 04:37pm • Fairfax County Public Schools is crafting a plan to have a few middle schools start later in the morning as soon as next school year. At Thursday's school board meeting, the board approved a plan to have Superintendent Michelle Reid craft a program to make schedule changes at as many Mason Distr As DC World Pride nears, excitement and concern grow 03/26/2025 05:59pm • As excitement builds for D.C.'s World Pride this June, there are concerns about how current federal government policies regarding LGBTQ+ issues might impact the festivities. World Pride events run from May 17 to June 8 and are expected to pull over two million visitors, organizers said. "I th Sen. Chuck Schumer's book tour postponed for 'security concerns' amid funding vote controversy 03/18/2025 10:06am • (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's three planned book tour events scheduled for this week were abruptly postponed Monday morning because of "security concerns." Schumer, promoting his new book "Antisemitism in America: A Warning," faced back Road Shark is back to deter reckless driving in Fairfax County 03/17/2025 06:08pm • The Road Shark initiative has Fairfax County Police Department and Virginia State Police working together to hone in on specific driving behaviors. Officers will be following a different driving behavior for each month of this year through August. The program intends to make the roads in the V How federal layoffs could impact this small Maryland county 03/10/2025 03:33pm • As the Trump administration continues slicing the federal workforce and laying off probational employees in large numbers, much of the conversation on how it impacts Maryland can center around the populous counties that lie just outside of the District of Columbia ��� Prince George���s County and Mo