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Certain Aetna health insurance plans leaving the Affordable Care Act marketplace next year 07/14/2025 02:06pm • Starting next year, Aetna clients in Virginia and other states will no longer be able to purchase individual or family health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. The ACA is a 15-year-old federal law that allows people who don’t have employer-provided insurance to purcha Data Doctors: 5 reasons to avoid all-in-one computers 07/11/2025 04:26pm • Q: What are the pros and cons of all-in-one computers? A: All-in-one computers are the ultimate tech illustration of "form over function," as they’re sleek packages that hide major trade-offs that can cost time and money in the long run. Before you fall for the clean lines and smaller footprint Hear from the candidates on the special election ballot for the Ward 8 DC Council seat 07/11/2025 09:07am • On Friday, Ward 8 residents will begin casting their ballots to select their next D.C. Council member. Among the candidates is Trayon White, the council member whose expulsion led to the special election. White was expelled from office as he awaited trial on a federal bribery charge. He was arres Police: 80-year-old woman sexually assaulted at Woodbridge Hobby Lobby 07/10/2025 04:49pm • Police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted an 80-year-old woman Wednesday inside the Woodbridge Hobby Lobby store. The victim was shopping at the store at 14000 Shoppers Best Way when she was approached from behind by an unknown man just before noon. "During the encounter, the suspe Northern Va. state senator seeks answers from Walmart concerning sexual health products 07/09/2025 09:56pm • As Virginia customers of Walmart shop on the company's website, shoppers are receiving a message telling them they need to provide consent for data collection to search for items including pregnancy tests, birth control items and even a baby registry. State Sen. Barbara Favola, a Democrat represe Smartphones now account for record 53% of online sales — that means more impulse buying 07/09/2025 12:41pm • This week’s four-day Amazon Prime sale is lifting e-commerce sales at retail sites across the board. It always does, according to Adobe Digital, with consumers anxious to comparison shop, and other retailers launching their own competing online sales events. And for the first time ever, Adobe s This Northern Virginia city just ranked No. 5 best destination in US 07/09/2025 10:39am • Alexandria, Virginia, ranks No. 5 on Travel + Leisure’s 2025 Best Cities list, destinations voted on by its readers for favorite travel destinations. It is the fourth year in a row Alexandria made the list of 15 top destinations, and it climbed from 15th place last year. In publishing its li From prison to public service: Former inmate leads Prince George’s County’s reentry efforts 07/09/2025 04:13am • After spending more than three decades behind bars for a crime he committed as a teenager, Alonzo Turner-Bey now holds a top role helping others find their footing after incarceration. Turner-Bey, recently appointed Director of the Returning Citizen Affairs Division for Prince George’s County, Virginia Tech computer expert offers summer vacation advice to stay safe 07/09/2025 12:23am • We are in the peak of vacation season and while you're away, cybercriminals and burglars may be watching. Virginia Tech computer science professor Christine Julien has some ideas on how you can enjoy your vacation, and at the same time, not get ripped off. Julien heads Virginia Tech's computer Why are DC-area condo sales slowing? First-time buyers are getting older 07/07/2025 02:50pm • In the D.C. region’s slowing housing market, condominium sales are slowing the most. In Arlington County, condo sales are expected to fall 2.1% this year, according to the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, with condo prices in Arlington falling an average of 4.9%. In Alexandria, co Data Doctors: How to choose a laptop docking station 07/03/2025 04:44pm • Q: I’m considering a docking station for my Windows laptop; what should I be looking for? A: If a Windows laptop has become your main workhorse, adding a docking station can transform how you work. It allows you to keep your laptop’s portability while giving you the productivity of a full des Things to do in the DC area: 'Momentum Park(our)', Fourth of July celebrations … and more! 07/03/2025 01:55pm • Parkour is essentially treating the world as your obstacle course — going from one point to another by jumping and climbing on anything around you, without assisting equipment, and often involving acrobatics. Mark Toorock, founder and CEO of American Parkour, described parkour as "seeing the bu The sisters behind Georgetown Cupcake share their recipe for success on 'Founding DC' podcast 07/01/2025 09:24am • If you think the main motivation for starting D.C.'s Georgetown Cupcake was money, sisters Katherine Berman and Sophie LaMontagne say you're wrong. The women opened the doors to their first Georgetown Cupcake location on Valentine's Day 2008, which happened to be during a financial crisis. This w Working Capital: What’s it like to cook for royalty? This Maryland chef tells all 06/30/2025 05:00am • In the kitchen of a high-rise apartment building in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Jeremy Sharpe, the culinary director for Five Star Premiere Residences cooks for dozens of seniors every day. But once upon a time, his job was to cook for royalty. “You are catering to a standard that exceeds anything y Bethesda shopping center responds to a rash of vehicle break-ins 06/27/2025 07:13am • Police in Montgomery County are trying to solve a series of vehicle break-ins and robberies that have occurred over the last several days at the Westbard Square Shopping Center in Bethesda. Police say cars parked in the garage or along the 5400 block of Westbard Avenue have been broken into a