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Today in History: Sept. 7 09/07/2019 12:00am • Today is Saturday, Sept. 7, the 250th day of 2019. There are 115 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 7, 1977, the Panama Canal treaties, calling for the U.S. to eventually turn over control of the waterway to Panama, were signed in Washington by President Jimmy Ca Commentary: History behind building another Bay crossing spans the ages 09/04/2019 11:26am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Bay Bridge was originally built as a single span, in 1952. A second span came more than 20 years later. (Courtesy Maryland Transportati Montgomery County superintendent expects phone policy changes 09/03/2019 10:57am • On the first day of the 2019-2020 school year, Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Smith expects the system's policy regarding students' use of phones will likely change. The county's policy dictates phones be kept off and out of sight during school hours, unless the teacher inst Things to not do when quitting your job 09/03/2019 04:15am • At first blush, quitting a job sounds easy. One might follow the iconic advice of '70s country singer Johnny Paycheck and walk into the boss's office and declare: "Take This Job and Shove It!" This, of course, would be a mistake. Leaving a job the right way can not only smooth over hard feelings 8 rules for managing your 401(k) in a recession 09/02/2019 11:30am • How will a recession affect your 401(k)? When recession talk heats up, financial questions abound. One of the most common centers on how to protect your 401(k) from a stock market crash. While a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis isn't likely, how the economy will be shaped by trade wars and int When your elderly parents move in with you 09/02/2019 10:25am • Moving elderly parents into your home can bring daunting challenges and unexpected closeness. Over the past 20 years, parents living with their adult children has become increasingly common. Among adults living in someone else's household, 14% were the parent of the household head in 2017, up fro Gas explosion destroys office building in Columbia 08/25/2019 11:30am • A gas explosion at a shopping center in Columbia, Maryland, caused the front of an office building to collapse on Sunday morning and shook homes and businesses many miles away. Howard County Fire and Rescue reported the explosion just before 8 a.m. in the 8800 block of Stanford Boulevard at the L Why vacation loans can be a bad idea 08/22/2019 08:00pm • A loan may seem like your ticket to a dream vacation when you lack the cash to cover the hefty price tag upfront. A vacation loan is simply another name for a personal loan you use for travel. But looks can be deceiving. That vacation loan you use to finance your seven-day Caribbean cruise cou Back to school in Loudoun Co. means 2 new schools 08/22/2019 04:04am • It's back to school in one of Northern Virginia's largest and fastest-growing school systems. And some of the thousands of students returning to classes Wednesday in Loudoun County, Virginia, will be streaming through the doors of brand-new schools. A new high school and a new elementary schoo 8,000 Maryland drivers could lose licenses during next traffic stop 08/15/2019 09:59pm • As Maryland works to meet a 2020 deadline to comply with the federal Real ID law, the state has recalled the licenses of 8,000 people. For those people, being pulled over for any reason could now lead to their licenses being confiscated. “Those customers have received at least six notices,†Today in History: Aug. 14 08/14/2019 12:00am • Today is Wednesday, Aug. 14, the 226th day of 2019. There are 139 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 14, 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced that Imperial Japan had surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II. On this date: In 1900, international fo Spot the scam: Watch out for calls pretending to be from Social Security Administration 08/13/2019 07:01pm • The Social Security Administration has been receiving reports about scammers pretending to be employees of the agency. Here's how to recognize these fake calls and how to prevent being scammed. The automated call goes something like this: "The reason of this call is to inform you that your Social Federal disaster-relief loans available in DC area after July floods 08/13/2019 03:30pm • The flooding that swept through the D.C. area on July 8 left so much damage that the federal government is offering low-interest disaster relief loans. Homeowners, renters and businesses can apply for help and seek county services at one of three recovery centers across the region. Businesses of Manassas City Council appoints interim member 08/13/2019 08:01am • 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. The Manassas City Council voted unanimously Monday to appoint Ralph Smith as an interim council member to replace Vice Mayor Ken Elst Cummings' wife shares images of man suspected of breaking into Baltimore home 08/12/2019 09:03am • Maya Cummings, Rep. Elijah Cummings' wife and chair of the Maryland Democratic Party, has provided a first glimpse into security footage of a man allegedly breaking into their Baltimore home last month. Maya Cummings tweeted four screen captures from surveillance video on Saturday, in an effort t