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Motel owners shot, one fatally, in room rental dispute 03/06/2021 06:37pm • ELKTON, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland say the owners of a Cecil County motel were shot in a dispute over a room rental. Fifty-nine-year-old Ushaben Dilipbhali Patel was shot in the chest and killed Friday night at the New Eastern Motel in Elkton, which she owned with her husband. Elkton Poli A look back at COVID-19's impact on Montgomery Co. -- and a look ahead 03/05/2021 01:26pm • In any other year, Montgomery County's elected officials and civic leaders would be crowding into an auditorium to hear the county executive deliver a  State of the County address. But not this year. Instead, County Executive Marc Elrich delivered a taped message seated behind a desk, and put Ritz Residences in Chevy Chase now for sale, buyer tours fully booked 03/05/2021 10:42am • The Chevy Chase Lake development, a joint venture between Bozzuto and Chevy Chase Land Company, is at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Manor Road. (Courtesy The Bozzuto Group) There appears to be a lot of interest among high-end buyers for the new, seven-figure Ritz-Carlton Residences Montgomery Co. considers mandatory window guards in some buildings 03/01/2021 01:37pm • The Montgomery County Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee gave a clearer picture of the type of window guards that could be required in some housing units. In a meeting on Monday, the committee said that the window guards, if approved, would be mandated in multistory and multiuni Most Fairfax County homes rose in value from last year 03/01/2021 08:52am • The average value of homes in Fairfax County, Virginia, increased since last year, and that will likely mean higher real estate tax bills this year, according to a new report. The Fairfax County 2021 real estate assessments report shows that 88% of homes in the county have increased in value In environmental justice push, Md. lawmakers look to decrease harmful toxins 02/25/2021 12:25pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. In taking a broader look at social justice and equity issues, Maryland lawmakers are considering a series of bills to mitigate harmful env DC attorney general claims companies refuse service east of Anacostia River 02/22/2021 06:38pm • D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine has filed one discrimination lawsuit, and settled another case, both claiming companies denied service to residents who live east of the Anacostia River. The new suit is against Lend A Box, a Virginia-based company that delivers rental moving boxes to one locatio Arlington Co. proposed 2022 budget focuses on safety net services, housing 02/18/2021 07:18pm • The fiscal year 2022 budget proposed for Arlington County, Virginia, prioritizes community relief, housing, equity and public safety. The $1.36 billion measure announced Thursday by County Manager Mark Schwartz is a 1.4% increase over FY 2021. It includes a $5.1 million, 1%, increase, in fund Homeowners, renters in Md. struggling with payments during pandemic 02/16/2021 04:09pm • Many homeowners and renters continue to fall behind on monthly payments during the COVID-19 pandemic, and now there's a renewed push to ensure they don't lose their homes or get evicted. Maryland has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country, according to Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who is h Virginia's pandemic rent relief program gets $160M boost; mortgage relief program going away 02/16/2021 02:20pm • Virginia is getting more than half a billion dollars in new federal housing assistance, and is immediately putting $160 million of it toward the state's rental relief program, which aims to save renters from a "rent cliff" of unpaid bills during the COVID-19 pandemic. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Fairfax Co. approves $2K pandemic bonuses for county gov't employees in 'high-risk' jobs 02/10/2021 11:51am • Editor's note: The hazard pay bonuses are for county government employees only.  Fairfax County will provide one-time $2,000 hazard pay bonuses to county government employees who have worked through the coronavirus pandemic in "high-risk" positions. The bonuses were unanimously approved by th Long gun restrictions among four Maryland Senate veto overrides 02/09/2021 05:37pm • COLLEGE PARK, Md. –– The Maryland Senate overrode four vetoes from Gov. Larry Hogan, R, on Tuesday, including one that would require a licensed firearms dealer to facilitate most transactions involving rifles and shotguns. The four bills that the Senate overrode were part of a slew of legisla DC launches faith-based coronavirus vaccination partnerships 02/08/2021 04:40pm • D.C. isn't planning to open a mass vaccination site yet, but the District is teaming up with faith-based partners to spread the good word on getting vaccinated against COVID-19. As part of a pilot program, the Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church will be D.C.'s first partner, and it will host two v 50 best hotels in US 02/02/2021 12:00am • From seaside resorts to glamorous urban hotels, these unique properties are the best in the country. With such a wide array of luxurious urban hotels, boutique lodges and beachfront resorts to choose from, it can be difficult to decide where to travel. That's why U.S. News did the work for you. U Virginia bill calls for background checks for renting guns at ranges 01/27/2021 01:53pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers are being asked to approve a bill that would require a state background check for anyone who wants to rent a gun at a shooting range. The legislation proposed by Sen. Creigh Deeds comes after the suicides of two young men at the Green Top Shooting Range i