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Pelosi 'very confident' about Democrats' midterm chances 10/23/2022 12:42pm • ▶ Watch Video: Pelosi "very confident" about Democrats' midterm chances as races enter home stretch House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed optimism Sunday that Democrats will maintain control of the House in November even as momentum appears to be building behind Republican candidates in DC Council member says video of arrest shows 'aggressive use of police force' 10/21/2022 05:04pm • D.C. police say they are now conducting an investigation after video of an arrest Thursday night in Southeast has drawn outrage from a D.C. Council member, who says he believes it shows excessive force. The video, uploaded to Twitter on Thursday night by an ANC commissioner, shows a D.C. police o Prince William School Board passes collective bargaining rights as rancor continues between board and education association 10/20/2022 02:04pm • 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 County School Board adopted a collective bargaining resolution Wednesday night, formally enshrining the right to colle Insults slung in Anne Arundel debate; Haire and Pittman find they still have plenty to agree upon 10/19/2022 10:18am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. The election for Anne Arundel County executive is one of the most competitive and consequential in the state this fall, and the stakes were Virginia issues nearly 3M tax rebates worth $900M so far 10/19/2022 06:16am • Nearly 3 million one-time income tax rebates have been issued in Virginia so far, and more are on the way, Virginia Secretary of Finance Steve Cummings said Tuesday. "We have a lot of happy taxpayers out there who got their checks in September," Cummings said, while addressing the Virginia Senate Radio Hall of Fame Announces WTOP���s Director of News and Programming Julia Ziegler Recipient of 2022 ���One to Watch��� Award 10/18/2022 07:35am • Radio Hall of Fame Announces WTOP���s Director of News and Programming Julia Ziegler ��Recipient of 2022 ���One to Watch��� Award Washington D.C. ��� The Museum of Broadcast Communications today announced the RADIO HALL OF FAME has named Julia Ziegler, Director of News and Programming for WTOP News Judge rejects Maryland's digital ad tax 10/17/2022 08:17pm • Maryland's first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising has been struck down by a judge in Anne Arundel County on Monday. Judge Alison Asti ruled from the bench in favor of Comcast et al., in the case against Maryland's Office of the Comptroller. More Maryland News More Anne Arund Ex-DC deputy mayor explains Virginia home, says he 'geo bachelored' 10/15/2022 06:21pm • Former D.C. Deputy Mayor Chris Geldart ��� who resigned this week after an argument in an Arlington, Virginia, parking lot led to a police statement that the District official lived in Falls Church ��� is defending his living arrangement. Geldart stepped down Wednesday as deputy mayor for public Md. tax deadlines extended for Fiona, Ian victims until 2023 10/14/2022 12:58pm • Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot announced Thursday that he'll extend tax deadlines for non-resident individual and business taxpayers who were affected by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian. The extension, which lasts until until Feb. 15, 2023, is for residential and commercial victims of either hurric Timeline of Washington's recent tumult under Dan Snyder 10/13/2022 05:48pm • Dan Snyder���s ownership of Washington���s NFL franchise has been a matter of considerable debate for years. Some has centered around a lack of success on the field: six playoff appearances in 23 seasons since he bought the team in 1999. Events over the past few years have put more heat on Sny Fairfax Co. approves $3 million for affordable housing at Arrowbrook 10/13/2022 08:34am • The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors took a significant action to support affordable housing in the Virginia county on Tuesday. In a 9-1 vote, the board approved a $3 million bond issue to fund and complete the Ovation at Arrowbrook housing development near the Innovation Center Metro station Phase 2 of The Wharf in DC officially opens 10/13/2022 12:30am • D.C. celebrated the fifth anniversary of The Wharf's grand opening Wednesday night. However, this anniversary was extra special for the District as it marked the long-awaited opening of Phase 2. ���The project is one of the most significant and successful urban waterfront developments in the worl DC deputy mayor Geldart resigns in wake of assault charge, residency questions 10/12/2022 06:46pm • D.C.'s embattled deputy mayor for public safety and justice ��� facing scrutiny over an allegation of assault and battery and questions about his residency in Virginia ��� is stepping down. In a news conference Wednesday afternoon, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said she was "saddened" to announce she Falls Church City Council green lights tax incentives for new movie theater 10/12/2022 05:17pm • The Falls Church City Council in Virginia voted Tuesday night to approve controversial tax incentives for a new movie theater, a few weeks after the city's planning commission recommended against the incentives. Under the structure of the tax incentive, the first $20,000 in ticket tax revenue and Falls Church looks to use tax dollars on movie theater 10/11/2022 10:22am • Officials in the city of Falls Church, Virginia, have been trying to get a movie theater to come to their city for years. On Tuesday night, the city council will vote on whether to approve a theater that was lured there with tax dollars.�� The mixed-use development, Founders Row, off West Broad Str