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Manassas School Board requests council's sign-off on nearly $11M building purchase 05/15/2025 05:16pm • Manassas City Public Schools is asking for City Council’s sign-off on a nearly $11 million purchase of the Centreville Road building that currently houses the school system’s central office. The School Board voted Tuesday night to request council’s authorization to appropriate funds to purcha Car Review: A wrong righted, the 2025 Ford Maverick hybrid can now come with AWD 05/13/2025 08:25am • Trucks are a big business, and Ford has the bestselling vehicle in America: the large F-150 light duty pick up. What if you want a truck, but don’t need something so big and pricey? Ford’s smallest truck, the Maverick, has gotten attention for being different. You might think of the Mav Dozens show up to question Maryland's State Superintendent of Schools 05/13/2025 04:08am • Maryland’s State Superintendent of Schools took her listening tour to Prince George’s County Monday. She’s making her way to all 24 Maryland school districts to hear from parents and get ideas about how to improve schools. Dozens of parents showed up at Charles Flowers High School in Spr Car Review: This Toyota Camry is ready for all seasons 05/09/2025 04:45am • WTOP/John Aaron For people who still want a sedan, it often comes down to two excellent options: the Honda Accord and the Toyota Camry. One difference-maker Toyota is leaning into is bad weather traction, as in the case of this Camry XSE with all-wheel drive. This sporty XSE has a four-cylinder hybr Ferguson: Maryland would lose $430 million in Trump 'skinny budget' proposal 05/07/2025 08:52am • Maryland could see another $430 million in targeted cuts as part of President Donald Trump’s so-called “skinny” budget proposal, Senate President Bill Ferguson said Tuesday. Ferguson, meeting with reporters, said a new analysis of the federal spending proposal includes hundreds of millions Why eating out in Prince William County is expected to get cheaper 05/06/2025 05:06pm • Soon after the Prince William County Board of Supervisors adopted a meals tax, workers at Dixie Bones BBQ in Woodbridge, Virginia, started wearing new shirts. On the back of them reads, “End the meals tax,” which is a plea to local leaders to reverse a step that owner Nelson Head said is U.Va. expert shares the factor that matters just as much as price when we consider buying something 05/06/2025 03:18am • The way a price is advertised and communicated to customers has just as much power as the price alone for consumers considering whether to make a purchase, according to a University of Virginia researcher. People don’t usually treat price increases and decreases the same way, said Derick Davis, Gold bar scammer gets 18 months for targeting elderly in Montgomery Co. 04/30/2025 05:48pm • A man convicted of helping target and dupe two people over the age of 70 in Montgomery County, Maryland, by taking part in what's known as a gold bar scam, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Vipul Thakkar, 53, of Owings Mills, Maryland, pleaded guilty to several charges related to gold ba Southeast DC residents skeptical of new stadium plans in Ward 7 04/30/2025 11:18am • A day after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Washington Commanders and the NFL announced a $3.7 billion public-private deal to bring the Commanders back to the RFK Stadium site, Southeast D.C. residents appear skeptical of the project. Hundreds packed a meeting organized by a group opposed to the pl Westlake High School student arrested after being caught with handgun, drugs 04/24/2025 11:26am • A student in Charles County, Maryland, has been arrested after being caught with a handgun, ammunition and drugs inside Westlake High School. The Charles County Sheriff's Office said the 17-year-old has been charged as an adult. It happened Thursday around 7:30 a.m. when school officials notic Sorting through the confusion: Recycling tips in the DC region 04/22/2025 07:43pm • Since the very first Earth Day in 1970, there have been changes in the way many things, from cardboard to plastic bottles, are disposed of. Long before blue recycling bins were provided to homeowners, it was typical to see trash cans loaded with what are now recyclable paper, plastic and glass it Mike Patrick, the original play-by-play voice of ESPN's NFL coverage, has died at 80 04/22/2025 07:15pm • BRISTOL. Conn. (AP) — Mike Patrick, ESPN's first play-by-play announcer for its NFL coverage, has died. He was 80. ESPN remembers play-by-play commentator Mike Patrick Patrick served as a voice on the network for 36 years (1982-2018) & called some of the most significant events in ESPN's h DHL to suspend global shipments of over $800 to US consumers 04/20/2025 02:19am • (Reuters) — DHL Express, a division of Germany’s Deutsche Post, said it would suspend global business-to-consumer shipments worth over $800 to individuals in the United States from April 21, as US customs regulatory changes have lengthened clearance. The notice on the company website was not Virginia braces for changes to student aid programs 04/15/2025 01:18pm • Lawmakers and education advocates fear changes to student aid programs being solicited by the U.S. Department of Education, including altering Public Service Loan Forgiveness and income-based repayment plans, could hurt students, especially the neediest seeking support to pay for school. Accordin Car Review: Ford Explorer ST races to the top of the midsize SUV class with big power, refined interior 04/14/2025 10:44am • The 2025 Ford Explorer helped start the SUV craze that’s still going and has adapted to the competition with refinement and big power. (WTOP/Mike Parris) The biggest seller in the midsize SUV class isn’t resting comfortably at the top. With a midcycle refresh, Ford looks to keep its popular