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How a DC woman completed the world's toughest footrace for a 2nd time 08/04/2024 08:30am • Kelaine Conochan of D.C. said growing up, elementary school field day was like her Super Bowl. "I've always been one of the fast kids. I always tried so hard during the National Physical Fitness Test," Conochan said. "During the mile, I wanted to be first." That love followed her into adulthoo How DC-area shoppers can save some money on school supplies in August 08/04/2024 04:00am • Virginia is holding a three-day sales tax holiday and Maryland is holding a similar one for a week, as local shoppers load their carts with back-to-school items. Virginia This year's Virginia's sales tax holiday, from Aug. 2 to Aug. 4, comes after state lawmakers forgot to renew the sales tax holi Things to do in the DC area: Black Books Matter Fest, Mubadala Citi DC Open ��� and more! 08/01/2024 04:51am • There���s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of��Things to do in the D.C. area. Since its establishment in 2021 in Prince George's County, Maryland, Black Fairfax students' award-winning scam detection site uses AI to tell you what's 'too good to be true' 07/31/2024 04:37pm • Advik Atyam never expected to be scammed, but he too became a victim while reselling computer parts during the pandemic. He was in eighth grade at the time, and was talking to someone who wanted to buy his keyboard. Atyam named his price and they agreed to make the deal over PayPal. While the A Prince George���s Co. school board member was found working in Missouri. Is that legal? 07/23/2024 08:40pm • Some parents and voters in Prince George's County have reacted with outrage after finding out a school board member has spent essentially all of this year working for a school system in Ferguson, Missouri, while maintaining his elected office in Maryland. They were quick to point out a state law Maryland woman, dual organ donor advocates for bill to give tax break to donors 07/22/2024 05:58am • A Maryland woman is advocating for a bill aimed at increasing the number of live organ donors. Lindsay Gutierrez, originally from Oklahoma, served in security forces for the U.S. Air Force from 2010 to 2016. After tours alongside her husband in both England and Georgia, she was transferred to Mar DC bars, restaurants and nightclubs given permission to extend hours for Olympics 07/20/2024 02:29pm • Closing time in the District is about to get later. That's because D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recently signed legislation allowing bars, restaurants and nightclubs to extend their hours for the Olympics, which will take place from July 26 to Aug. 11. The extended hours will also apply for the P Ex-Anne Arundel register of wills gets suspended sentence in misconduct case 07/19/2024 11:35am • Former Anne Arundel County Register of Wills Erica Griswold was sentenced Wednesday to two years of supervised probation for keeping and cashing a $6,645 check that had been sent to her office to pay estate taxes. Anne Arundel Circuit Court Judge Stacy McCormack also imposed a term of 18 months i Fights over DC budget delay launch of new sports betting apps 07/17/2024 06:00pm • A fight over D.C.'s budget continues after Mayor Muriel Bowser did not sign the city's annual spending plan into law. The move is now delaying two new sports betting apps from being launched. Bowser returned the $21 billion budget that was passed by the council Tuesday, stopping shy of a straight Fairfax Co. offering partial reimbursement for flood mitigation projects 07/15/2024 10:00pm • It hasn't rained much across the D.C. region recently, but Fairfax County in Virginia is offering to reimburse residents and renters for flood mitigation projects. The county's Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (FMAP) launched earlier this month as part of a plan to incentivize renters and prop Musical chairs could be in Prince George's County's immediate electoral future 07/13/2024 11:00am • This fall���s elections in Prince George���s County could be the start a game of political musical chairs that sparks two more special elections next year ��� and a shake-up in county leadership. Voters are already set to go to the polls Aug. 6 to fill a vacant at-large county council seat, and l Traveling this summer? What to know about anti-tourism protests 07/11/2024 12:50pm • The sight of tourists being sprayed with water in Barcelona, Spain, was unsettling for people preparing for a vacation, but CBS Travel Editor Peter Greenberg says last Saturday's demonstration is just the latest international protest against mass tourism. "The numbers of people traveling exce BetMGM sports betting app goes live throughout DC next week 07/11/2024 04:24am • Sports gamblers in the District will have another option beginning next week when BetMGM rolls out its app citywide on July 15. Currently, the BetMGM mobile app is only accessible in and around Nationals Park. FanDuel is currently the only approved betting app in the District, which only recen Maryland prison industries failed to collect millions in past-due bills, audit says 07/10/2024 10:41am • Maryland Correctional Enterprises, which produces and sells goods using prison labor, failed to pursue millions in payments it was owed for the goods and services it sold last year, according to a recent state audit. The Office of Legislative Audits said that of $12.9 million in accounts receivab Affordable apartments are out of reach for many low-wage Maryland renters, report finds 07/06/2024 09:05am • Maryland is among the most-challenging states for minimum wage workers to earn enough to be able to afford rent for a two-bedroom apartment, suggesting that affordable housing is ���out of reach��� for many low-wage renters. That���s the conclusion of the ���Out of Reach��� report from the Nation