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Founder of LGBTQ nonprofit Casa Ruby in DC charged with fraud, money laundering 03/06/2024 05:25pm • The founder of a D.C. organization that provided services to the LGBTQ+ community, who prosecutors say fled to El Salvador after she was accused of fraud, has been arrested after "unexpectedly returning" to the U.S. Casa Ruby founder Ruby Corado appeared in U.S. District Court Wednesday to face c How Prince George’s County could deal with soaring rents 03/06/2024 02:50pm • Prince George’s County has been searching for a long-term solution aimed at keeping soaring rents from pricing out longtime residents. That concern led the Maryland county's council to impose a temporary cap on rents last year. Now the council will get ready to start taking up more permanent s The real life consequences of higher interest rates 03/05/2024 07:11pm • High interest rates have real life consequences, but it's not just higher consumer borrowing costs that follow rate hikes. Since the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates two years ago in a bid to curb inflation, Bankrate reports that 50% or more of consumers who applied for a loan or credit Aspiring homebuyers feel weighed down by low incomes and high costs 02/26/2024 05:26pm • If you or a loved one are looking to buy a house for the first time, you might think now is a bad time for that down payment. You’re not alone — more than half of aspiring homebuyers say they can’t afford it right now, according to a new survey from Bankrate. For those pessimistic potential DC United 2024 preview: New faces and identity usher in 'new era' for the Black and Red 02/23/2024 04:43pm • D.C. United ended its 2023 season in disarray. After missing out on the playoffs for the fourth straight season, head coach Wayne Rooney parted ways with the team while multiple players entered the offseason unsure if their contracts would continue into the next year. Change was needed, and o Which careers pay top dollar in the DC region? 02/20/2024 11:09am • It may not surprise you that the top-earning fields, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, are all in medicine. The careers with the highest median salary nationwide include oral and maxillofacial surgeons, radiologists, dermatologists and cardiologists. Each of those jobs make a medi AstraZeneca will invest $300M in new Rockville manufacturing facility 02/06/2024 10:45am • AstraZeneca leased a building in Rockville and will invest $300 million in the new manufacturing facility. (Courtesy AstraZeneca) British drug giant AstraZeneca will invest $300 million in a new manufacturing facility in Rockville, Maryland, and create 150 new jobs. The building, completed in As groundbreaking nears, massive Ellicott City tunnel plan could 'fix' flooding on Main Street 02/05/2024 08:52am • The devastation and disappointment in 2018 from the second "thousand year flood" in two years took its toll on residents and small business owners on Main Street in historic Ellicott City, Maryland, said Rep. John Sarbanes. "When that second storm hit, in the wake of it, I think many of them were Premier League title race gets a lot tighter as Arsenal beats Liverpool 3-1 after Alisson's errors 02/04/2024 02:28pm • The Premier League title race just got a lot tighter. Arsenal benefited from two second-half errors from Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker to claim a 3-1 victory over the league leaders on Sunday. Arsenal moved up to second place and just two points behind Liverpool after 23 of 38 games in w Maryland 6th District fundraising numbers reveal a lot about congressional race 02/04/2024 01:34am • At a most basic level, candidates' campaign finance statements provide a snapshot into the fundraising prowess and financial well-being of a particular campaign. But a deeper dive into these dense and numbers-laden documents can also reveal truths about a candidate's lineage and strategy, the cir Virginia Senate passes bill to let localities increase sales tax to pay for school construction 01/30/2024 12:35am • The Virginia Senate on Monday passed a bill authorizing local governments to increase their local sales tax to fund school construction projects if voters approve the hike in a referendum. The proposal received support from the Senate during the past two sessions, but it faltered both times in th If you used 'buy now, pay later' programs over the holidays, the bill is probably due 01/23/2024 05:01pm • For those who used "buy now, pay later" programs to pay for holiday gift, later is now and the bill will soon be due. And if you don't pay on time, you could risk late fees, face collection agencies and court dates. "'Buy now pay later, it may feel kinder and gentler because it's these shorter Most taxpayers could file their returns for free — here's why most don’t 01/22/2024 01:02pm • The Free File Alliance, a group of eight tax preparation software companies, has partnered with the IRS since 2003 to make federal income tax filing services free to most taxpayers — but few who are eligible actually take advantage of it. Free File tax prep and e-filing software is now availabl Do you have student loans that need repaying? A clinic in DC aims to help you navigate it a little easier 01/20/2024 08:03am • Student loan repayments have resumed and two local nonprofits are teaming up to hold a clinic in D.C. this weekend to help get you on the right track. "After three years of a payment pause, folks are having to think about how they are incorporating this extra bill into their budgets," said Jalako DC residents find dream home in new affordable housing development 01/18/2024 08:10pm • The big chunk of land in Northwest D.C. that sat vacant right across from the Shaw-Howard University Metro station for decades has now been turned into a mixed-use development that, on Thursday, the city officially cut the ribbon on. “We engaged the community early and often, and we were ab