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10 apps to use now to make taxes easier next year 05/15/2023 08:00pm • Taxpayers gave a collective sigh of relief after the April tax deadline passed. Another year of scrambling to gather receipts and calculate expenses is over. However, the tax season doesn't have to be a mad dash to collect tax documents. Instead of waiting until next spring to get organized, star 13 high school graduation gift ideas 04/30/2023 08:00pm • Gifts for graduates With the school year winding down, many families are preparing to celebrate the graduation of their high school seniors. Whether the student is college-bound, taking a gap year or entering the workforce, mark this milestone with a thoughtful or practical graduation gift. Here Montgomery Co. high schoolers raise awareness about distracted driving in video contest 04/30/2023 07:18pm • The Department of Transportation for Montgomery County, Maryland, has announced the winners of its annual distracted driving video contest for local students. The theme of the contest was "Heads Up, Phones Down." Local high schoolers made short PSA-style films to warn about the risks of distracte Md. couple recounts reimbursement struggle with Southwest Airlines after December debacle 04/20/2023 09:44pm • Back in December, Mark Hessie and his wife Stephanie showed up at BWI Marshall Airport in Maryland ready to board the first of two Southwest Airlines flights that would take them to Cancun, Mexico, for a long-anticipated Christmas vacation. That flight would never happen. The Hessies would instead b If you’re the 4-20 type, here’s how you can celebrate locally, legally 04/19/2023 03:41pm • Celebrating 4-20? Marijuana laws have changed a lot in recent years. Here’s what to know on marking the date in the D.C. region — legally. Marijuana laws have changed a lot in the recent months and years, and more changes are in the pipeline. But if you wanted to celebrate what is unofficiall Lidl to open new grocery store in Chantilly 04/18/2023 09:49am • German discount grocer Lidl will open its newest store in the D.C. region in Chantilly, Virginia, on May 3. The new store will be on 14445 Chantilly Crossing Lane. It is Lidl's 33rd store in Virginia, including about a dozen in the D.C. region. German discount grocer Lidl will open its newest 3 DC-area residents sentenced over credit card fraud scheme 04/06/2023 02:02pm • Three people from the D.C. region were sentenced for taking part in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud, which resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars being lost from local retailers and financial institutions. Adiam Berhane, 50, had been convicted in a December 2022 trial for a number of char Emergency funds: How much you should save and how to get started 04/06/2023 01:42pm • This content is sponsored by PenFed Credit Union, federally insured by NCUA. Emergencies can happen at any time. You may need a new roof, to fix a broken refrigerator or make up for lost income. Making sure you have an emergency savings fund is vital to help you get through a season of tough fina Montgomery Co. 'Heads Up, Phones Down' contest encourages teens to stay alert 03/27/2023 08:05am • High school students in Montgomery County, Maryland, are getting a chance to share videos highlighting roadway safety and the importance of putting that phone down while walking, driving or riding a bike. The "Heads Up, Phones Down" video contest will give teens a chance to submit a 30-second vid It may sound like a family member on the phone — but it could be a scammer 03/06/2023 03:32pm • When you get a call from a family member in trouble, you would probably do just about anything to help them, including giving them money. But watch out — scammers are taking advantage of this reaction. Jen Golbeck, a computer science professor at the University of Maryland, said this is an old Expenses that are destroying your budget 03/06/2023 07:45am • Overspending is often the result of making a bunch of small purchases rather than one big one. As inflation causes prices for nondiscretionary items like food, housing and energy to rise, families may need to reduce their expenses in other areas to make ends meet. Consider cutting these 13 recurr Capitals can't keep up in frustrating, costly 7-4 loss to Sabres 02/26/2023 03:40pm • Capitals can't keep up in frustrating loss to Sabres originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   The Capitals went into Sunday’s contest willing to match the high-speed pace of the Sabres and it made for an entertaining, back-and-forth contest that ultimately titled in Buffalo’ 20 cheap Valentine's Day gift ideas 02/14/2023 06:40am • You're looking for a Valentine's Day gift that shows you care -- that you really think this one is "the one" -- all for an affordable price without actually looking like you're cheap. That can be a challenge to pull off -- but it's understandable if you're looking for inexpensive Valentine's Day Data Doctors: Why scammers love gift cards 02/10/2023 05:41pm • Q: How and why are gift cards used by scammers to steal money? A: Using gift cards is one of scammers' favorite methods to extract money from victims for a variety of reasons. They are available everywhere, easy to buy, easy to use and generally impossible to trace. The lack of recourse for vi For Virginia family, young son's cancer diagnosis spurs 'Boredom Busters' legacy 02/01/2023 08:01am • For a young child diagnosed with cancer, a lengthy stay in the hospital is often the key to saving their life. A Northern Virginia mother who lost her son to cancer in 2020 is continuing his legacy to help other young children. "When my son was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2004, he was in the