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Manassas adopts budget; tax rate reduced 3.1 cents, but homeowners will pay more 05/11/2021 11:45am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The Manassas City Council adopted its fiscal year 2022 budget Monday night, providing for a raise to city employees and increased school Clarksville 2nd grader one of 54 national finalists in Doodle for Google contest 05/09/2021 07:00pm • James Pang is strong. The 8-year-old Clarksville Elementary School student wants people to know that doesn't necessarily mean he's got physical strength. His strength is on full display in his artwork, which has the chance to win him a college scholarship, and his school $50,000 worth of new tech Why Republicans are ready to kill the $300 pandemic unemployment boost 05/09/2021 07:09am • Even as Congress raced to rescue the nation from the coronavirus pandemic last spring, Republican lawmakers were raising red flags about expanding unemployment benefits -- particularly providing the jobless with a weekly federal supplement worth hundreds of dollars. Now, Local leaders join call for temporary statewide eviction moratorium 05/07/2021 11:53pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Democratic leaders from some of Maryland’s largest jurisdictions joined calls for a temporary statewide eviction moratorium in a letter se How culture and beer are coming together for social justice 05/07/2021 12:22pm • (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: '471af3d4-d869-46b5-9b9e-be676747a470' }).render("956615361b967335");}); The beer handles inside the tap room at t DC police investigating attack of Asian business owner as hate crime 05/06/2021 11:46am • An Asian business owner was assaulted inside his store in Northeast D.C. earlier this week in an attack police are investigating as a possible hate crime. The attack happened at Max Trading, a wholesale jewelry and gift shop on 4th Street near Union Market. Chong Hu Lu, the owner, told pol Maryland, Virginia senators urge Biden to resume plans for new FBI headquarters 05/04/2021 03:18pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland and Virginia senators have joined together to urge President Joe Biden to resume plans to build a new Federal Bureau of Investigati Car Review: Audi e-tron Sportback is a stylish take on the humble crossover 05/03/2021 04:04am • Electric vehicles are gaining in popularity and luxury carmaker Audi has their second e-tron model joining the luxury electric vehicle market. The e-tron Sportback has a racy coupe-like style that trades in some of the utility of the normal e-tron crossover. The sloping roofline might mean less carg Va. vaccination chief: COVID-19 vaccine rollout at a pivot point 04/30/2021 05:46pm • The head of Virginia’s vaccination program said Friday that the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has reached a new phase. The commonwealth is at “the other side of the supply-demand curve,” Dr. Danny Avula said during a briefing. Avula said 44% of the commonwealth's population has had at lea Alan Cumming hosts 40th anny 'Ruby Jubilee' for Gay Men's Chorus of DC 04/28/2021 11:23am • The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington D.C. is celebrating its 40th anniversary. It's marking the occasion with a virtual "Ruby Jubilee" this Saturday at 7 p.m. "We're really excited to be celebrating our 40th anniversary," Board Chair Jay Gilliam told WTOP. "Ruby is the stone for 40th anniver Tips for an easier trip through the airport this summer 04/28/2021 01:10am • With the rise in the number of vaccinations, more people are making summer travel plans. A Maryland-based travel agent has a few tips for those flying domestically and points out changes at many hotels and motels. Although COVID-19 forced airlines to ground many flights last year, things are chan Dodge turns 2021 Durango into sports car killer with the hellcat engine 04/26/2021 09:50am • This content is sponsored by Fair Oaks Motors. SUVs are very useful for the family vehicle that that they are. However, the Dodge Durango marches to a slightly different beat than the others. For most of the competition, the V6 engine is the only source of power. But with the Dodge, a V6 is j Hogan convenes bipartisan meeting of national leaders to discuss infrastructure 04/23/2021 08:06pm • Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) convened a group of more than 25 governors, U.S. senators, and leaders of the U.S. House Problem Solvers Caucus who convened in Annapolis to discuss ideas, initiatives, and proposals for a federal infrastructure and public investment package. (Courtesy Maryland Matter Boy, 16, busted for 12 home burglaries in Germantown 04/23/2021 05:09am • A 16-year-old boy faces charges following 12 home burglaries in Germantown, Maryland, between late March and April 15. Montgomery County police said they nabbed the Germantown teen while the teen during an April 15 break-in. Police said as officers responded to a 911 call from a resident in th Arrest made in alleged threat against Metro that prompted Alexandria evacuation 04/22/2021 05:02pm • An Alexandria man has been arrested after he allegedly made threats against a Metro station Wednesday night, causing hundreds of people to be evacuated from their homes. Henock Seyoum Pastoor, 27, has been charged with making threats to bomb or damage buildings or means of transportation, Metro T