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Buying a car from the couch? You'll pay more 08/09/2021 09:48am • In this Sunday, July 25, 2021, photograph, a handful of 2021 models are displayed at a Mercedes Benz dealership in Littleton, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Used vehicle prices nationwide continue to skyrocket on both a surge in buyer demand and the slowdown in new vehicle production because ‘Graduate’ program helps Manassas residents earn GEDs 08/09/2021 05:51am • Spring Williams celebrates her graduation with (from left) Virginia Secretary of Education Atif Qarni, Manassas Mayor Michelle Davis-Younger and State Sen. Jeremy McPike. (Courtesy City of Manassas) This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permissio Sunday marks last day for tax-free shopping in Va., 1st day for Md.'s tax-free week 08/08/2021 07:40am • Sunday is the last day for shoppers to take advantage of Virginia's three-day, tax-free holiday; it's also the same day Maryland kicks off its tax-free shopping week. Every August, shoppers in Virginia and Maryland get a break from paying sales tax on certain purchases related to the new school y Former Montgomery Co. teacher faces federal child porn charges 08/02/2021 03:26pm • A former Montgomery County schoolteacher who taught in Silver Spring, Maryland, for 25 years is now facing charges of enticing a child and possessing child pornography in New York. School leaders were aware of inappropriate behavior when 70-year-old Richard Scherer was working in Maryland and rec Patrick Mahomes rookie card sells for record-breaking $4.3 million 07/31/2021 05:56pm • Patrick Mahomes is not letting this year be all about Tom Brady. Months after the Tampa Bay Bucaneers beat the Kansas City Chiefs at Super Bowl LV and Brady's rookie card became the most expensive trading card in football history, a Mahomes card is taking that title. Mahomes' 2017 National Tre NWS says EF-0 tornado touched down in Howard Co. Thursday 07/30/2021 06:28pm • The National Weather Service said that a small tornado touched down near the Snowden Square Shopping Mall in Howard County, Maryland, during Thursday's storms. The storm left a quarter-mile long path of damage and peak wind gusts were estimated to have been around 70 mph. The National Weather 'Not going to have 2020 happen again': DC businesses ready for start of new indoor mask mandate 07/30/2021 06:20pm • The line to enter Pitchers in D.C. on Friday night might be longer than usual, owner Dave Perruzza said, and the music will be a little bit lower. The popular Adams Morgan bar is now requiring customers to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, and the music will be toned down to allow guests to Amazon is everywhere: Here's how the US could break it up 07/28/2021 08:17am • On any given day, you might receive a package you ordered from Amazon, log onto a website hosted by Amazon, ask an Amazon device about the weather and grab groceries at a Whole Foods owned by Amazon. Amazon is more than just the "everything store." It's become something of an "everything company" th Has the pandemic changed our food habits? 07/22/2021 10:00am • Whether you became a creative sourdough bread baker or you excelled at holding flawless Zoom meetings, a few of your newly acquired pandemic practices may have made their way into your ongoing daily habits. While I'll bet there are also some restrictions you couldn't wait to ditch quicker than you c Smithsonian taking submissions for online DC Music Map 07/20/2021 06:08pm • The Smithsonian hopes to get the public's help plotting out D.C. musical sounds and history by using an online interactive map. The D.C. Music Map was launched last month during "D.C.: The Social Power of Music" programs at the Smithsonian's Folklife Festival. Users can jump online and place a Weekend Road and Rail: I-66, DC sign and corridor work resume; Metro maintenance 07/09/2021 05:59am • The impacts of Elsa to the D.C. region could see abrupt changes to any scheduled road work, but, as it stands, the Interstate 66 Transformation Project has been back in full-swing this week and scheduled through the weekend. The same holds true in the District with the I-395 Sign Project and 295 Travelers are going to this US island just to get vaccinated 07/08/2021 02:02am • On July 6, a planeload of Taiwanese travelers arrived in the US territory of Guam. But they didn't just travel for the island's gorgeous scenery -- they were also there to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The travelers were among the first to take part in the Air Visit & Vacation (nicknamed V After cracking down on Didi, China launches probe into other US-listed tech giants 07/05/2021 05:29am • Just one day after ride-hailing giant Didi was banned from app stores in China, authorities have started investigating three other major technology services, citing concerns about national data security. The companies under investigation recently went public in the US stock market, even though ge What's open, what's closed in and around DC for July 4 weekend 07/03/2021 08:01am • Independence Day falls on a Sunday this year, which means the federal holiday will be observed by local and state governments on Monday. As a result, many of the closings and service changes for the holiday will also be in effect on Monday. Here’s a look at what’s open and what’s closed aro 2 men charged in Chantilly parking lot shooting 07/01/2021 10:06pm • Two men have been charged in the death of a man who was found shot in a Chantilly, Virginia, parking lot in May. Rigoberto Rodriguez Hernandez, 43, of Sterling, and Wilson Navarro Escobar, 29, of Sterling, were charged Thursday with second-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission