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Super Bowl cooks, it can be done: Buffalo wings with less splatter 02/05/2024 09:29am • We will start by acknowledging that deep-fried chicken wings are very, very good. And when I am out and about in a bar-ish setting, it’s difficult to pass them up. But deep frying chicken wings – or really anything – at home? Very rare in my kitchen. It’s messy, it calls for lots of oil, an Prince William County student Sarah Everhardt shines in her first U.S. Figure Skating Senior Championships 01/27/2024 09:42pm • Sarah Everhardt, a 17-year-old junior at Battlefield High School in Haymarket, finished fourth Friday night at the 2024 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Columbus, Ohio. This was Everhardt's debut at the senior nationals. She posted personal bests in the free skate portion of the even Manassas School Board approves funds to correct experience-based pay scale for teachers 01/24/2024 10:34am • The Manassas City School Board voted Jan. 9 to approve funds allocated by the Manassas City Council for use as teacher compensation toward correcting pay step placement of certified teachers. The council allocated $1.5 million in funding for use at the discretion of the School Board. The Joint Comp Officials warn of human trafficking in Prince William County, say more awareness is needed 01/21/2024 10:46am • Law enforcement officials and advocates are raising the alarm about what they believe to be the prevalence of human trafficking in Prince William County. County and nonprofit leaders gathered Thursday night at Montclair Country Club to spread awareness at a forum hosted by the Prince William Commit Virginia Rep. Spanberger launches annual 'Valentines for Vets' program 01/20/2024 09:39pm • U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-7th, recently announced the launch of her fifth annual “Valentines for Vets” program to collect and distribute Valentine’s Day cards to veterans living in the 7th District. Virginians are encouraged to participate in “Valentines for Vets” by dropping off Stock market today: Wall Street hits record high following a 2-year round trip scarred by inflation 01/19/2024 05:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street returned to record heights Friday to cap a punishing, two-year round trip dogged by high inflation and worries about a recession that seemed inevitable but hasn’t arrived. The S&P 500, which is the centerpiece of many 401(k) accounts and the main measure that prof 'Oppenheimer' dominates Golden Globes, 'Poor Things' upsets 'Barbie' in comedy 01/08/2024 12:48pm • Christopher Nolan's blockbuster biopic “Oppenheimer” dominated the 81st Golden Globes, winning five awards including best drama, while Yorgos Lanthimos' Frankenstein riff “Poor Things” pulled off an upset victory over “Barbie” to triumph in the best comedy or musical category. If awards Add a cheery splash to Dry January with colorful Hibiscus Mocktails 01/08/2024 09:28am • Is there anything more festive than a red drink? I think not. And just because the holidays are over, that doesn’t mean we can’t keep looking for little celebratory moments. During the annual tradition of Dry January, many people are eliminating or reducing their alcohol intake — perhaps as a Review: Holocaust drama 'The Zone of Interest' is a Best Picture contender at Sunday's Golden Globes 01/05/2024 01:28pm • Have you made it your goal to watch all of the Best Picture nominees before the Golden Globes on Sunday night? I've seen them all and the one that's the hardest to watch — and hardest to forget — is Jonathan Glazer's inverted Holocaust drama "The Zone of Interest," which won the Grand Prix an 7 Best Vanguard Funds to Buy and Hold 01/03/2024 07:00pm • As investors reflect on their portfolio's performance for 2023, it's worth considering how they fared against the popular S&P 500. Did you manage to beat the market? If you found that your investments underperformed, take solace in the fact that you're not alone -- in fact, even professional fun Group behind voting misinformation campaign in Northern Va. loses federal appeal 12/29/2023 08:28pm • The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth District has dismissed an appeal by a right-wing advocacy group ordered to stop distributing false, threatening and misleading mailers prior to November's election, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Friday. In October, Miyares issued a ceas Now that Digital Gateway has been approved, what's next for the massive data center project? 12/22/2023 12:46pm • Construction plans and a timeline for the PW Digital Gateway data center corridor remain murky despite the project’s rezonings being approved by the Prince William Board of County Supervisors on Dec. 13. The plan for 23 million square feet of data centers on roughly 2,100 acres along Pageland Lan Maryland doctor explains how 'holiday heart syndrome' is a real thing 12/20/2023 09:13pm • Holiday heart syndrome might sound like it's something out of a holiday rom-com, but Dr. Michael Chen, an interventional cardiologist with Adventist HealthCare, told WTOP in an interview that "it's real." Chen, medical director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Adventist HealthCare at How the markets and the economy surprised investors and economists in 2023, by the numbers 12/20/2023 03:01am • NEW YORK (AP) — In a year full of big numbers, with strong gains for stocks and even more fantastic flights for crypto, it was one shrinking number that superseded all. Inflation, the scourge of the global economy, moderated this year. It’s still relatively high, particularly after the many year For a holiday gift with a personal touch, mix up some homemade granola 12/19/2023 10:54am • As the end of the year speeds toward us, we've kicked into full-on gift-giving mode. And nothing makes folks feel more appreciated than a homemade gift, especially one they can eat and share. For me, granola is always the answer. A beautiful jar of crunchy, chewy, slightly sweet granola for quick br