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Homeowners in Maryland and Virginia spend 22% of their incomes on housing 08/03/2023 10:40am • Financial planners say the general rule is that households should not spend more than one-third of income on housing costs ��� and homeowners in Maryland and Virginia appear to be staying below that threshold. Census Bureau data, analyzed by a Re/Max agent team in New Jersey, ranks states for hom Shoes, backpacks, wedding dresses: Here's what you can get tax-free in Maryland this month 08/02/2023 03:00pm • If you are looking to save some cash on back-to-school clothes shopping, you're in luck in Maryland. ���Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week��� returns on Aug. 13 and runs through Aug. 19. During that week, shoppers won't have to pay the 6% sales tax on most clothing and pairs of shoes $100 or less. Maryland cannabis sales double in first month of legal recreational use 08/02/2023 11:05am • Maryland's first month with legalized cannabis sales for adult recreational use showed big demand, with sales at dispensaries doubling compared to June, when only medical marijuana was legal. The Maryland Cannabis Administration reports cannabis sales from July 1 ��� when recreational use bec $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot drawing offers shot at 6th largest prize ever 08/01/2023 01:09pm • An estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot will be up for grabs Tuesday night, giving lottery players a chance to snap an unlucky streak that has stretched on for months. No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since April 18, allowing it to roll over again and again until it reached it 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