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Virginia tourism spending pops above pre-pandemic levels 08/01/2023 12:50pm • Domestic tourists generated $30.3 billion in visitor spending last year, according to the Virginia Tourism Corporation, up 20.3% from 2021 and 4.4% higher than Virginia tourism spending in 2019 — the year before the pandemic. Continuing a trend that began in 2021 when travelers were looking Prince William Co. supervisors approve one-time waiving of residential solar install fees 08/01/2023 11:31am • 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 Prince William Board of County Supervisors has allocated $1.2 million from the county’s year-end savings fund to help cut the cost of Car Review: Audi RS 6 Avant combines supercar performance with family-friendly wagon style 07/31/2023 06:46am • Style and breathtaking acceleration are usually reserved for coupes and supercars, but Audi has achieved it with a large station wagon. With a twin turbo V-8 good for 591 hp for 2023 (or 621 hp for 2024 models), this AWD super sedan will humble many sports cars when it comes to acceleration. The han Man charged in slaying of Bethesda professor back in Md. after 12 years on FBI's 'Wanted' list 07/26/2023 05:10pm • A man charged in the 2010 killing of an American University professor in Bethesda is finally back in Montgomery County, Maryland, after more than a decade on the run, authorities said. In his first court appearance Wednesday in Rockville District Court, Jorge Rueda Landeros, 53, was ordered held Residents speak out on Montgomery County road safety plan 07/26/2023 05:25am • From "walking school buses" to better sidewalk upkeep, Montgomery County, Maryland's Pedestrian Master Plan has more than 100 recommendations with the goal of making it safer and more pleasant for those on foot or bike to get where they're going. On Tuesday, residents got their chance to tell the Medical debt can lead to a compounding troubles for low-income Marylanders, particularly for Black families 07/25/2023 09:06am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. In the United States, health concerns that land someone in the hospital or require multiple visits to the doctor can be a taxing experience Your guide to an explosive — and pink — Barbenheimer release weekend in the DC area 07/20/2023 08:55pm • Although Barbie has never tackled the profession of Atomic Bomb Inventor, moviegoers who might appreciate the crossover can celebrate the shared July 21 release date of Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" and Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" around the D.C. area with food and drinks, special screenings and of Should you pay off student loans or invest for retirement? 07/20/2023 08:00pm • If you have student debt, you may be struggling to decide whether you should pay off your student loans or invest your money for retirement. How you should approach this question depends on your financial picture, but it is possible to work to pay off student debt while also getting on track for Navigating the future of Eden Center: Vietnamese hub seeks inclusion, improvements 07/19/2023 01:31pm • For the past 40 years, the Eden Center strip mall in Falls Church, Virginia, has been a hub for the Vietnamese community — those who work, shop and recreate there want to make sure Eden Center’s future reflects those who have made it what it is. On June 26, the City Council of Falls Church u Show me the money: How raising interest rates is benefiting short-term savers 07/19/2023 11:43am • It may be bad for borrowing money, but there's a silver lining of interest rates going up for savers. And if you have money sitting in a checking or savings account, not earning any interest, some financial experts say now may be the best time to consider moving it. With interest rates rising, How to build wealth in your 20s and 30s 07/17/2023 08:00pm • It may feel challenging to build wealth in your 20s and 30s when you're starting your first job and paying your first bills. But the decisions you make and the habits you form when you're starting out can make a big difference in your financial future. Even if you don't have a lot of money to sav Maryland's budget deficits loom in the wake of the 2023 session 07/17/2023 07:07am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The most recent 90-day legislative session swung the Maryland’s fiscal picture from hundreds of millions in surplus to increasing projec Using DC 'as an example': House, Senate bills tackle home rule with abortion, elections riders 07/15/2023 03:15pm • As the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate look to appropriations and administrative committee bills, representatives and senators highlight the District as a place to test wide-ranging legislation. As bills move toward a floor vote, local leaders are pushing back, calling emphasized Congres IRS says it collected $38 million from more than 175 high-income tax delinquents 07/14/2023 07:16am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is showcasing its new capability to aggressively audit high-income tax dodgers as it makes the case for sustained funding and tries to avert budget cuts sought by Republicans who want to gut the agency. IRS leaders said they collected $38 million in delinquent taxes fr Rush hour tolls would increase 40% under Dulles Greenway proposal 07/13/2023 09:28am • Tolls during a morning or evening commute on the Dulles Greenway would jump by 40% under an application to raise tolls on the 14-mile expressway between Leesburg and the Dulles Toll Road in Virginia. In its proposal to the State Corporation Commission, the private company that owns the Greenway w