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Delmarva beaches hoping for another record-breaking year 05/27/2022 04:27am • This is part of WTOP’s coverage of the Delmarva beaches leading into the summer season. Read more. It might not look like it yet, but summer unofficially begins this weekend. For those visiting the Delmarva beaches, they can't wait for it to arrive. "Last year we ended up having the busiest Delmarva beaches are more popular than ever. That’s creating new challenges 05/25/2022 12:10pm • This is part of WTOP’s coverage of the Delmarva beaches leading into the summer season. Read more. More people than ever are visiting the Delmarva beaches during the summer. That increased popularity, combined with post-pandemic realities facing the hospitality industry, have created more chall Man charged in one of Fairfax Co.'s largest-ever embezzlement cases 05/23/2022 03:07pm • A Fairfax County, Virginia, man suspected of stealing millions of dollars from the rental company where he worked has been indicted by a grand jury in what authorities call one of the largest embezzlement cases in the history of Fairfax County. Carlos Camacho was indicted on 15 counts of embezzle Virginia closing COVID rent relief application portal Sunday 05/15/2022 03:09am • New applicants for the Virginia Rent Relief Program have until Sunday at 11:59 p.m. to take advantage of CARES Act-funded emergency rental assistance. The Department of Housing and Community Development program offers emergency assistance for low income and unemployed households. The organization Philadelphia man arrested after painkiller theft in Fredericksburg 05/14/2022 03:04pm • A Philadelphia man who on Friday stole pain medication from a pharmacy inside of a Giant grocery store in Fredericksburg, Virginia, has been arrested, according to authorities. Stafford County's Sheriff's office said that Ronald Green, 31, was charged with robbery and possession of a stolen vehic Cost of fuel doesn't appear to affect American summer travel plans 05/12/2022 05:43pm • When gas prices go up, it also costs more to fill up planes, trains and buses. In turn, the cost of a summer vacation rises. With fuel costs spiking, one would expect travel demand to decrease, right? Not according to Expedia’s Christie Hudson. “Every indication we have right now is that i DC region registers drop in homelessness 05/11/2022 05:43pm • A count of people living in shelters and on the streets from Northern Virginia to the District to suburban Maryland reveals that the region has made some progress against the problem of homelessness. The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments reports 7,605 people experiencing homelessness DC cuts ribbon on new home ownership opportunities at St. Elizabeths in Southeast 04/25/2022 02:55pm • For the first time, homes are for sale at St. Elizabeths East Campus in Southeast D.C. The project, known as District Towns, brings 88 town houses -- including 27 affordable units -- to the old hospital campus in Ward 8. More DC News More Local News Overall, 14 of the affor For 1st time in a decade, C&O Canal boat tours return to Georgetown 04/21/2022 10:17pm • The nonprofit Georgetown Heritage, in partnership with the C&O Canal National Historical Park in Georgetown, is welcoming a new canal boat, "The Georgetown Heritage," with a ribbon-cutting, christening and celebration next Thursday. D.C., the National Park Service and the Georgetown Business Big Buzzard Point development, with thousands of apartments, locks in financing 04/20/2022 10:15am • The Stacks, a planned 2-million-square-foot mixed use project in Southwest D.C.’s Buzzard Point, has secured an initial round of financing clearing the way for construction of its first phase. A joint venture involving Akridge, National Real Estate Advisors, Blue Coast Capital and Bridge Invest Montgomery Co. executive hails COVID resilience, cites new goals in annual address 04/15/2022 05:20am • Last year, Montgomery County, Maryland, Executive Marc Elrich offered a state of the county address in an online video presentation. This year, Elrich held his annual assessment of the county's outlook in person at the Silver Spring Civic Building. More Montgomery County News Former employee claims accused federal agent impersonator owes him almost $300,000 04/14/2022 10:03pm • As the case develops against two men accused of impersonating federal agents, a Virginia man who once worked for one of the suspects is watching closely. Moses Kamai, of Bristow, hopes this case may help him and his attorneys collect on more than $290,000, which a judge ordered Arian Taherzadeh t How to file a tax extension 04/11/2022 08:19am • You'll get a few extra days to file your income tax return this year. The federal tax-filing deadline is Monday, April 18, 2022, because of the April 15 Emancipation Day holiday in Washington, D.C., followed by the weekend. (Taxpayers in Maine and Massachusetts have until April 19 because of the 'You just can't argue with the math' -- DC mayor makes push for police hiring 04/04/2022 02:22pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks at a news conference April 4, 2022. (WTOP/John Domen) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says a $30 million budget proposal to eventually hire 4,000 police officers for the District is necessary to improve 911 response times and increase the presence of officers in neighbor Gov. Hogan, Md. legislative leaders tap surplus to boost local road maintenance 04/02/2022 10:25pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. and Democratic leaders in the General Assembly have agreed to partially restore local road and bridge funding t