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Quick-thinking Prince William Co. first responders come to aid of official who collapsed at public meeting 04/19/2023 08:15pm • When former Prince William County Supervisor John Stirrup collapsed at the podium during a public board meeting Tuesday night, some quick-acting sheriff's deputies and first responders — who happened to be in the audience for a discussion about employee pay raises — leapt into action. "Within How to create and maintain a family budget 04/19/2023 08:30am • Your money shouldn't be a mystery, but it is to many people. In fact, 65% of Americans don't know what they spent last month, according to a 2020 survey conducted by budgeting app Mint. "People are always more optimistic about their finances than they should be," says Howard Dvorkin, a certified Loudoun Co. schools reviewing how SROs handle sexual assaults 04/18/2023 05:32pm • A joint committee made up of Loudoun County School Board members and County Board of Supervisors is offering recommendations for the Virginia school system’s school resource officers on how they handle sexual assault cases. It comes in the wake of the recent announcement of a federal Title IX i 3 Montgomery Co. elementary students hospitalized after taking 'controlled substance'  04/18/2023 06:45am • Three young students at a Montgomery County, Maryland, elementary school felt sick after ingesting what they thought was candy but instead may have turned out to be a controlled substance. Police arrived at College Gardens Elementary in Rockville after the 7-year-old students became sick on Monda Arlington to allow students to carry naloxone in schools as part of opioid prevention efforts 04/17/2023 02:53pm • Arlington Public Schools in Virginia is moving forward with a plan that will enable students to carry naloxone — the generic form of the overdose-reversing drug Narcan — in school by the end of May. At Thursday's board meeting, Superintendent Francisco Duran said the county is aiming for stud What's open, closed in DC area for Emancipation Day 04/17/2023 05:41am • A series of springtime events in the National Capital Region — including D.C.'s Emancipation Day celebration, Cherry Blossom Parade and Arlington's Bunny Hop 5K — will also bring a string of weekend closures to the area. D.C. Emancipation Day celebrates the District of Columbia Compensated Em Car Review: Aston Martin’s DBX 707 is an ultra-sporty, high performance, high-priced SUV 04/17/2023 04:57am • Aston Martin is renowned for racing and iconic cars with breathtaking looks and performance. It’s the star that stole the show in a few 007 films over the decades, so the company couldn’t just build a plain SUV. Instead, Aston Martin built the DBX 707 to be as exotic as its cars and now with per George Washington University board says some GWPD officers will begin carrying firearms 04/15/2023 10:08pm • Interim George Washington University President Mark Wrighton announced in a letter on Thursday that the Board of Trustees has directed the university to equip specially trained GW Police Department officers with firearms. Wrighton said the board has come to this decision "after more than a year o Man accidentally killed by dump truck in Southeast DC, police say 04/15/2023 08:15pm • A man was killed in Southeast D.C. when a dump truck accidentally backed over him early Friday morning. At approximately 5:41 a.m., a dump truck was dropping off an empty dumpster and picking up a full dumpster in an alley in the 1800 block of Q Street, according to D.C. police. When the truck Prosecutors: Report indicates accused Metro shooter is feigning mental disorder 04/14/2023 02:28pm • The man charged with killing a Metro mechanic and wounding two others during a shooting spree at the Potomac Avenue Metro station in February is at D.C.'s St. Elizabeths Hospital for now — as attorneys debate whether he's competent to stand trial. During a court hearing in the case Friday, Pros Man shot outside Capital One Arena 04/14/2023 08:31am • A man was shot outside of Capital One Arena in downtown D.C. on Thursday night, according to authorities. Around 7:30 p.m., D.C. police responded to the 600 block of H Street NW near the Gallery Place Metro station entrance on reports of a shooting and a suspect fleeing the scene on a bike. In Metrorail operator was eating meal when train overshot Silver Line station 04/13/2023 09:47am • A train operator is no longer employed by Metro after putting a train into automatic mode, resulting in the train overshooting a station platform last month in Herndon, Virginia. The incident happened on March 17 along the Silver Line at Innovation Station in Fairfax County. "The investigation The Hunt: Terror groups' humanitarian theft and boasting draw scrutiny 04/12/2023 07:50pm • New evidence is emerging that terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan are stealing humanitarian donations intended for people suffering from disasters. Also, social media companies are turning a blind eye to their terrorist activities. In this week's episode of "The Hunt with WTOP national s Prince George’s Co. council moves to close loophole in law capping rent hikes 04/11/2023 08:16pm • The council in Prince George's County, Maryland, moved quickly last month to cap rent hikes at 3% for most rental units. But it does not take effect until next week, so some landlords increased rent above the cap on people with leases that ended on April 1. Some landlords are trying to exploit ot A look at bills passed in the Maryland General Assembly 04/11/2023 06:22am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly wrapped up its 90-day legislative session at midnight Monday. Here's a look at some of the legislation that lawmakers passed: ABORTION Lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment that will go on the ballot next year to enshrine the rig