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E-scooters lead to more than 1,000 injuries in US, Consumer Reports finds 02/08/2019 05:35am • WASHINGTON — More than 1,000 people in the past two years have been injured while riding dockless electric scooters that have popped up in D.C. and in most major U.S. cities, according to a new study by Consumer Reports. "We contacted hospitals in several dozen cities," said Ryan Felton with Co Expect delays: Another bandage for a crumbling Beltway bridge 02/08/2019 04:47am • WASHINGTON — Emergency repairs to a crumbling Capital Beltway bridge in Prince George's County are expected to cause delays for southbound drivers early this weekend. Beginning around 9 p.m. Friday, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration plans to block three left Md. lawmakers hear bills on interstate tolls, increased fines for texting while driving 02/07/2019 09:42pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland counties could get veto power on toll road projects under one bill being considered in Annapolis. House Bill 102 went before the House Environment and Transportation Committee for a hearing on Thursday afternoon. Democrat Del. Brooke Lierman, who represents Baltimo How to Build a Balance Sheet 02/07/2019 07:00pm • While you may consider a balance sheet to be an essential financial statement for a company, assessing your own personal assets, equity and wealth in a well-laid-out financial report is equally important. Typically updated at least once a year, these financial documents outline how much someone owns Fixed vs. Variable Expenses: What to Know 02/07/2019 07:00pm • Determining your fixed and variable expenses is paramount to effectively building a budget. But while accounting for necessary costs is a simple and straightforward task, including discretionary expenses in your budget can present a challenge. So, if you're looking to build and maintain an effectiv New emergency sirens to warn Ellicott City residents of floods 02/07/2019 06:12pm • WASHINGTON — After two deadly, so-called "1,000-year floods" within two years in Ellicott City, Maryland, the historic district will be getting emergency alert sirens. Two temporary, mobile speaker arrays will be placed in strategic locations around the city. The "extremely powerful speakers" w Why Valentine's Day is bad for allergies 02/07/2019 09:00am • Love is in the air, yet for some people with allergies and other sensitivities, Valentine's Day can be scarier than Halloween. You don't want to ruin your or your sweetheart's Valentine's Day with a visit to the emergency room, so here are some tips to keep everyone safe. Giving or getting flower Summer camp 101: Tips, resources, costs and questions 02/07/2019 01:22am • WASHINGTON — Summer is still months away, but when it comes to camp, the time is now. Registration for most camps in the D.C. area is open, and in some cases, even closed for programs that are already full. If you’re interested in exposing your child to the summer camp experience, or are c What to Expect in an Online Human Services Bachelor's Program 02/06/2019 07:00pm • Martin K. Smith lives in a town of about 550 people in Northeastern Nebraska. The nearest college, he says, is roughly 40 to 45 miles away. So when the now-55-year-old military veteran wanted to come out of retirement and go back to school a few years ago, he turned to an online degree. Smith, who 9 Great Raw Materials Stocks to Buy for Income 02/06/2019 07:00pm • Materials stocks can pay well.When investors think about stock they want to buy, they often think of an innovative company with dynamic leadership or cutting-edge products. That's natural, given the past successes of stocks like Apple (ticker: AAPL), but it's also setting a perhaps unrealistic bar f Personal Loan vs. Home Equity Loan: Which Is Better? 02/06/2019 07:00pm • Loans, especially personal and home equity loans, can be a good way to pay for a major home project or handle a financial emergency. But before you apply for either type of loan -- or an alternative, such as a home equity line of credit -- do some research and decide which option best suits your nee '3 train wrecks in the same week' -- Herring revelation worsens the chaos atop Va. government 02/06/2019 03:26pm • WASHINGTON — Virginia Democrats have another scandal, and this time it involves the man third in line for the governor's office. After a racist photo in Gov. Ralph Northam's medical school yearbook emerged Friday, and after an accusation of sexual misconduct was leveled Sunday at Lt. Gov. Justi Va. bill allowing new rules for dockless scooters, e-bikes gains steam 02/06/2019 09:00am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, ARLnow.com, and republished with permission. New legislation working its way through the General Assembly could set new state standards around dockless scooters and e-bikes, giving localities like Arlington full authority to ban the vehicles on s In SOTU address, Trump calls for end of resistance politics 02/05/2019 11:50pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '3d360cd6-e471-4cbb-a0ad-ca0cccd74264' }).render("3986153611510245");}); WASHINGTON (AP) — Face to face with e How Investors Can Weather Volatility 02/05/2019 07:00pm • Investors were dealt a heavy dose of volatility in 2018, as markets delivered two all-time highs and two corrections of 10 percent or more. It was the best of times and it was the worst. As the investing public debates whether corporate earnings growth has peaked, or if the worst of the sell -off is