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Audit faults MVA for suspicious addresses, ‘points’ not applied 09/30/2020 12:25am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration issued drivers licenses to thousands of people who used questionable addresses as their place of Documents to Collect Before You Apply for Social Security 09/30/2020 12:00am • If you're getting ready to apply for Social Security benefits, spending some time gathering the paperwork you'll need can help streamline the process. You'll be able to readily provide the information requested when filling out a Social Security application. The Social Security Administration will n Do You Need Climate-Controlled Storage for Your Belongings? 09/29/2020 12:00am • Climate-controlled storage is a way to store your belongings that keeps the temperature controlled throughout the year to protect items from exposure to extreme temperatures in summer and winter. Climate-controlled storage is typically kept at a standard room temperature, though there are additiona How to Be a Successful Financial Advisor For Your Target Clients 09/29/2020 12:00am • To outsiders, the financial industry may seem like it's all about the money, but any successful financial advisor would tell you the clients come before the money. This has never been more true than today when clients are demanding more than just investment guidance from their advisors. To be a suc How to Find a Lost Pension Plan 09/29/2020 12:00am • Some people lose track of their pension plan from an old job. A company might merge with or be bought by another company and change its name, move to a new location in a different city or go out of business. When this happens, your pension is not necessarily lost, but it might take a little researc IRS: More than 400,000 in DC, Md., Va. could be missing out on stimulus payments 09/28/2020 12:58pm • The Internal Revenue Service on Monday said up to 9 million people may have missed out on claiming $1,200 stimulus payments that have been made to Americans this year under the federal CARES Act, and more than 431,000 of them live in the District, Maryland or Virginia. Letters will go out this mo DC announces pilot plan to bring back live entertainment 09/25/2020 09:25pm • As part of its Phase Two entertainment plans, D.C. is going to allow live music at six venues in a pilot program. The city is inviting City Winery, GALA Hispanic Theatre, Pearl Street Warehouse, The Kennedy Center, The Hamilton and Union Stage to submit plans to participate. The new program al Presto's Picks: Virginia and Virginia Tech return, so does the SEC 09/25/2020 07:30am • The slow boil is complete, even though Maryland and the Big Ten won’t begin play for another month. And while the Pac 12 and Mountain West have both voted to return, college football's party is back in essence this weekend. And I'm not referring to Virginia and Virginia Tech after multiple fals Avoid These Mistakes When Signing Up for Medicare 09/25/2020 12:00am • Your health care costs may drop significantly when you turn 65 and can finally enroll in Medicare. But the sign-up rules can be tricky, and it's easy to make mistakes that could leave you with coverage gaps, lifetime penalties or extra costs. Here's how to avoid six common mistakes when signing up Maryland courts go to full operation Oct. 5 09/24/2020 05:14am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland will begin jury trials on Oct. 5, ending a long wait for defendants who have been in jail or on home detention since March, when co How to Become an FBI Agent and Why 09/24/2020 12:00am • People who enjoy righting wrongs and seeking justice should consider a career as a law enforcement officer and investigator at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI, one of the world's preeminent crime-fighting and intelligence agencies. Someone who wants to work for the FBI should understand Playing and praying: Montgomery County tweaks COVID-19 restrictions 09/22/2020 04:48pm • The Montgomery County Council approved tweaks to COVID-19 restrictions that relax some of the existing rules, to allow more people to pray at houses of worship and let kids play outdoor sports without masks in the Maryland county. "The new guidance we're getting today on religious institutions -- DC Council extends Bowser's coronavirus health emergency authority 09/22/2020 03:29pm • The D.C. Council on Tuesday extended Mayor Muriel Bowser's health emergency authority until the end of the year, more than six months after she first declared the emergency to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. The council's declaration, which passed unanimously, extends the mayor's authority un DC area joins nationwide trend of first-time gun ownership 09/22/2020 04:11am • Cedric Barnes, owner of Barnes 1st Step Firearms Training in Southeast D.C., teaches student Teia Hill how to control a gun’s recoil by adjusting her stance and grip. (WTOP/Matthew Delaney) The sounds of gunfire ringing through her Southeast D.C. neighborhood had always kept Neta Vaught away f How to Become a Financial Advisor at 40 as a Second Career 09/22/2020 12:00am • Ten years into a successful career as a certified public accountant, Scott Giljum couldn't shake the feeling that something was missing. "I didn't feel like I was making a difference, and that made going to work very difficult," he says. "I couldn't see myself being a CPA for another 30 years." But