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Prince William Co. School Board, supervisors talk security, budget surplus at joint meeting 01/27/2023 05:02pm • 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. Prince William���s Board of County Supervisors seemed eager to fund security increases at county high schools and middle schools in a Proving hate: Montgomery County prosecutors face challenge in grocery store attack 01/27/2023 02:41pm • Montgomery County prosecutor John McCarthy says the man charged with knocking a shopper unconscious and stealing his keys in a Gaithersburg, Maryland, Giant grocery store could soon face an additional hate charge. Thirty-year-old Eugene Thompson, who is also known as Michael Stewart, currently fa A guide to tax deductions for the self-employed 01/27/2023 08:25am • Are you self-employed and wondering how to maximize your tax deductions for the 2022 tax year? Here's a look at 15 of the best tax write-offs you don't want to miss: -- Qualified business income. -- Mileage or vehicle expenses. -- Retirement savings. -- Insurance premiums. -- Office s Beware of scammers impersonating Prince George���s Co. sheriff���s deputies 01/26/2023 07:36am • The sheriff's office in Prince George's County, Maryland, is warning people of a recent phone scam involving calls with scammers impersonating deputies. The callers are claiming to be from the Prince George's County Office of the Sheriff and are using internal office phone numbers, according to a Confused about the debt ceiling? Expert breaks it down 01/24/2023 01:00am • While lawmakers in Congress have a debate over whether to raise the debt ceiling, the actual definition of "debt ceiling" may get lost in all the political noise in Washington. "The debt ceiling is the maximum amount of money that the government can borrow," said Casey Burgat, director of the Leg Speaking in Fauquier County, Sen. Warner warns of 'carnage' if US defaults on debt 01/22/2023 10:07pm • 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. Speaking to a room full of local elected officials and other community stakeholders at Laurel Ridge Community College on Friday, Sen. Here's what will happen to the economy as the debt ceiling drama deepens 01/22/2023 08:54am • After the United States hit its debt ceiling on Thursday, the Treasury Department is now undertaking "extraordinary measures" to keep paying the government's bills. A default could be catastrophic, causing "irreparable harm to the US economy, the livelihoods of all Americans and global financial Fighting disinformation plays a key role in battling Russian aggression 01/20/2023 10:07pm • In Estonia, a country pioneering strategies to combat modern Russian disinformation, strategic communication means ���planning and integrating the activities of the state into a coherent communicative��� message and disseminating that message to society. One key objective behind disinformation is Police say Northern Virginia car thieves target Hyundai, Kia models amid TikTok trend 01/19/2023 09:02am • Car thieves are finding new ways to steal automobiles and now many of them brag about it on social media. In Virginia, Fairfax County police said thieves appear to be targeting Hyundai and Kia vehicles as officers have been responding to a growing number of calls for stolen or damaged cars. 5Qs with Shulman Rogers��� Kimberly Skiba-Rokosky: How to protect your family���s vulnerable adults 01/18/2023 01:07pm • Even before she started law school, Kimberly Skiba-Rokosky knew that she wanted to work with families and to tangibly make a difference in people���s lives. But the path to the law she practices now at Shulman Rogers ��� a mix of divorces, family law, estate and trust litigation, and conservators After the blast: 3 families devastated by Montgomery Co. condo blast share struggle to pick up the pieces 01/18/2023 07:15am • Sarah St. Jour and her husband Marc as well as the couple's 8-month-old daughter stand with Sequoia Royster and her son Zyir Cooper (from left to right). (WTOP/Mike Murillo) On Nov. 16, an explosion and fire ripped through the Potomac Oaks Condominium in Gaithersburg, Maryland, destroying two bu Tax prep checklist: Collect these forms before filing your taxes 01/13/2023 09:50am • Every year, it can pay off to get organized and gather your tax documents early, both because you're likely to receive your tax refund sooner and you'll avoid the stress of scrambling at the last minute. This is important because the Internal Revenue Service has been particularly slow in recent y Md. Gov.-elect Moore nominates 6 department heads, including secretary of the Department of Health 01/13/2023 09:00am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Maryland Gov.-elect Wes Moore (D) named six more department heads to his cabinet Thursday, with an eye toward making it the most diverse col Jones announces new Md. Democratic caucus, committee leaders for 2023 General Assembly session 01/06/2023 09:30am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Maryland Democrats will have a new leading voice in the House of Delegates when the General Assembly convenes next week. House Speaker Ad Md. awards $10 million in community safety grants 12/29/2022 04:25pm • More than 150 Maryland nonprofits, business districts, local governments and neighborhood associations are getting nearly $10 million in grants as part of the state���s Community Safety Works Program. Gov. Larry Hogan announced the grant awards, which are designed to help combat crime and improve