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4 things you need to know about marijuana retail sales in Maryland 06/28/2023 04:45am • On July 1, Maryland joins D.C. and Virginia in legalizing recreational marijuana — but unlike those other jurisdictions, a regulated and functional retail market for marijuana will also open up. "It's going to be extremely busy," said Brandon Barksdale, the co-CEO of Remedy, a marijuana dispens Rosie's Gaming Emporium eyeing Manassas Park for casino-like operation 06/24/2023 07:32am • 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. Rosie's Gaming Emporium is looking to make a push into Manassas Park. Churchill Downs Inc., the operator of Rosie's, announced Fri What Virginia's upcoming primary elections will tell us about national political trends 06/16/2023 10:12pm • Next year's presidential election is already getting a lot of attention, but there are more immediate political contests in Virginia, where the balance of power in the General Assembly will soon be at stake. Tuesday's primaries will provide an indication of which way Democratic and Republican vot Select advanced math classes to go virtual in Montgomery County 06/15/2023 09:45pm • Montgomery County students taking advanced math classes at select elementary schools in the county will be back online — the classes will only be offered virtually next year. Montgomery County Public Schools spokesperson Jessica Baxter told WTOP this applies to 4th and 5th graders who demonstra Lee and Lee Jackson Memorial highways renamed Route 29, Route 50 in Fairfax Co. 06/15/2023 08:46pm • Lee Highway and Lee Jackson Memorial Highway will be renamed to their route number in Fairfax County, Virginia, as part of the county's effort to strip names of Confederate generals from roads, buildings and locations. Lee Highway will change to Route 29 and Lee Jackson Memorial Highway will chan As IRS ramps up taxpayer scrutiny, these 5 tips can help you avoid an audit 06/15/2023 01:36pm • The IRS has made it clear publicly that it will increase efforts to identify tax fraud and underpayments by individuals and businesses with annual income of more than $400,000. But what it didn’t say, and that it isn’t going to reduce, are audits of people and businesses making less than that. Major investments are coming to Prince George’s. Is there reason to worry? 06/14/2023 03:29pm • Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks took the stage in a ballroom at a College Park, Maryland, hotel on Wednesday, speaking for nearly 30 minutes about how much money had poured into the county over the last year — about what one would expect in the annual speech, dubbed the "State Exploring the economic impact of sportbetting in the US 06/13/2023 09:54am • This content is provided by Bazoom. The subject of how legalized sports betting would affect the economy of the United States is complicated and multi-faceted. Over the past few years, the number of states that have passed legislation to legalize sports betting and the number of people who partic Amazon’s appetite for Northern Virginia: $52 billion and counting 06/12/2023 01:39pm • Amazon’s HQ2 headquarters build out in Arlington County, Virginia, has been a high-profile project for the company, but over the past decade and a half, it has quietly been building out a huge network of data centers in Northern Virginia as well. In a recent report, Amazon Web Services said Prince William Co. supervisors approve millions for infrastructure upgrades, wildlife refuge segment 06/10/2023 09:45am • 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 on Tuesday allocated millions of dollars toward infrastructure upgrades that include a n DC-area leaders said stay indoors, avoid unhealthy smog. What should homeless people do? 06/09/2023 01:19pm • A man offers drivers water and cool beverages for change while he stood in the smog in Northwest D.C. (WTOP/Ivy Lyons) During the Wednesday morning commute through haze along Georgia Avenue in Northwest D.C., the region's drivers smelled smoke in the air and kept on moving. Alan stayed put. A New Wizards boss Michael Winger says team will win, just isn't sure when 06/08/2023 03:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Winger made it clear he’s got work to do as the Washington Wizards’ new top basketball executive. Winger, who spent the last six seasons as the Los Angeles Clippers general manager, has the title of President of Monumental Basketball. Hired on May 25, he'll also ov Anne Arundel Co. orders ban on plastic bags at grocery stores 06/07/2023 05:00am • In a bid to help protect the environment, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, ordered a ban on plastic bags at grocery stores on Monday night. It joins a growing numbers of counties in the D.C. region to enact bans on single-use plastic bags. Starting in January 2024, grocery shoppers in Anne Arund How a Fairfax Co. freshman is studying abroad in Paris this summer — for just $50 06/01/2023 08:35pm • Annandale High students who will be studying abroad this summer. (Courtesy Karen Bolt/Fairfax County Public Schools) Annandale High School freshman Meilhi Leon was initially uninterested after learning about a study abroad opportunity made possible through a Council on International Educational 2 men in Virginia defrauded millions in COVID relief 05/31/2023 02:53pm • Two Northern Virginia businessmen will likely spend the next several years in prison after pleading guilty in a joint scheme to defraud banks and the Small Business Administration of around $7.6 million in COVID relief funds. Bennie Earl Magee, 54, of Manassas, Virginia, and Michael Gilcher, 45,