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Family travel: How to stay safe and healthy wherever you go this summer 05/09/2019 01:00am • As the weather warms and the school year comes to a close, lots of families are planning to hit the road. For many, it's a great time to visit places and people near and far away. However, it's also important during this busy travel season to take some precautions. Here are some things to keep Best Mother's Day sales for 2019 05/08/2019 10:30am • There isn't much time left to select the perfect Mother's Day gift. Fortunately, because of expedited shipping, in-store sales and options for picking up online orders in stores, it's still possible for you to get a gift for Mom by May 12. Plus, thanks to stores offering last-minute sales, you have How to shop for healthy food without breaking the bank 05/07/2019 01:00am • It's sad but often true: Healthy foods tend to cost more than unhealthy alternatives. Part of that is down to the way Americans produce food. It's often cheaper to produce processed convenience foods, and those savings are passed down to consumers. On the other hand, a home cook who wants to put tog Public meeting to kick off search for new Prince George's Co. school chief 05/06/2019 07:38pm • Prince George's County is kicking off the formal search for a permanent school chief for the Maryland school system in a public hearing next week. John Erzen, a spokesman for Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, said a three-person search committee and representatives from the comp Va. Tech’s new Innovation Campus is more than ‘Amazon University’ 05/06/2019 07:43am • 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 Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Potomac Yard, a $1 billion, 1-million-square-foot graduate school coming to Alexandria, played a Free DC Circulator rides may be on the chopping block 05/03/2019 02:40pm • Free rides on the DC Circulator could be cut after a D.C. Council committee complained about a lack of proof that the first few months of free rides have helped to improve traffic. D.C. Council member Mary Cheh also challenged the District Department of Transportation's revisions to ridership num ‘Craving for Chocolate’ Pop-up coming to Tysons Galleria this weekend 04/30/2019 02:15pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, TysonsReporter.com, and republished with permission. Local chocolatier Craving for Chocolate is planning a pop-up shop in Tysons Galleria to offer a less-healthy alternative to the adjacent Sweetgreen. The pop-up is scheduled to run from Frida Car Review: 2019 Hyundai Veloster R-Spec is a fun-to-drive 3-door hatch 04/29/2019 04:10am • When you’re shopping for a new ride, there are so many options — but if two doors aren’t enough, and four doors is one too many, there is just one option left. The Hyundai Veloster checks the box for a three-door car, and it comes in a full range of performance levels from 147hp, to a n County unveils 'Housing Arlington' initiative to tackle affordable housing woes 04/26/2019 11:00am • A new county initiative aims to help find ways to solve Arlington’s affordable housing shortage. County Manager Mark Schwartz introduced “Housing Arlington” during Thursday night’s Arlington County Board meeting. Billed as an “umbrella initiative” for the county’s existing affordab Ground beef recalled amid E. coli outbreak that sickened 2 in Va. 04/24/2019 01:20pm • A Georgia meat producer is recalling ground beef over fears that it might be related to an E. coli outbreak in Virginia and nine other states. K2D Foods, also known as Colorado Premium foods, has recalled over 113,000 pounds of raw ground beef products that are feared to be contaminated with E. c AP source: Chiefs get Clark from Seahawks for draft picks 04/23/2019 03:35pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs acquired pass rusher Frank Clark from the Seattle Seahawks for a package of picks Tuesday, then quickly agreed with him on a $105 million, five-year contract, as they continue to overhaul their much-maligned defense. The Chiefs sent the No. 29 over After slaying devil down in Georgia, Charlie Daniels brings golden fiddle to Frederick 04/22/2019 04:51am • He bravely put his soul on the line to slay the devil down in Georgia, emerging victorious as the most famous violinist in the history of country, bluegrass and southern-rock music. This Sunday, Charlie Daniels brings his golden fiddle to the Weinberg Center in historic Frederick, Maryland, p Car Review: Subaru Crosstrek now offers plug-in hybrid version of its popular subcompact crossover 04/22/2019 04:00am • When you think of manufacturers that are increasing sales, Subaru may not be the company you would first blurt out. In that case, you may be surprised to learn that Subaru has increased sales each year and could reach 700,000+ sales for 2019. New for 2019 is a Hybrid model that offers drivers who wa Though potentially vulnerable in 2020, Trone lags in fundraising 04/18/2019 08:52am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Seven of Maryland’s eight members of the House of Representatives had more than $600,000 in their campaign accounts as of March 31 � Ideal retirement age and why you won't retire by then 04/17/2019 10:10am • Working Americans expect to retire at age 66, up from 63 in 2002, according to a 2018 Gallup poll. But most retirees don't stay on the job nearly that long. A plan to work longer isn't the same as being able to remain on the job into your mid- or late 60s. The average retirement age has been 61 s