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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 Former teacher wins Democratic nomination for Fairfax Co. delegate 10/10/2022 08:08am • Holly Seibold nabbed the Democratic Party nomination Saturday, now she's focused on January's special election for Virginia's 35th House District. Seibold aims to take the solidly blue house seat that was held by Del. Mark Keam, until he resigned to serve in the Biden administration last month. She Bowser continues review of DC deputy mayor charged with assault as residency questions grow 10/08/2022 05:02am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said a review of all claims against Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Chris Geldart, including his compliance with the District's residency requirement, is ongoing after he allegedly assaulted a man in Arlington, Virginia. During a news conference Friday, Bowser responded to Anne Arundel poll shows Haire with narrow lead over Pittman in county exec race 10/05/2022 10:34am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A new Democratic poll on the Anne Arundel County executive race shows the Republican challenger, County Councilmember Jessica Haire, with a Property tax bills due in Fairfax Co., but there's some relief for car owners 10/04/2022 08:30pm • The pandemic caused the value of used cars and trucks to increase by 33% on average. While residents of Fairfax County, Virginia, won't bear the entire brunt of that impact on their car taxes, they still will be paying more for what usually are depreciating assets. "This is probably the No. 1 Simply the Best: National Theatre stages Broadway's 'Tina: The Tina Turner Musical' 10/04/2022 01:32am • After earning 12 Tony Award nominations on Broadway in 2020, the North American tour of "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical" arrives at National Theatre from Oct. 4-23. "'Tina: The Turner Musical' is coming to D.C. for the very first time," actress Zurin Villanueva told WTOP. "We need y'all to com Some DC workers see a big jump in paid family leave 09/30/2022 08:31am • Starting Saturday, some D.C. workers could be eligible for several more weeks of family leave. Hundreds of thousands of private sector employees will get a jump from eight weeks of paid family leave to 12 weeks per year and D.C. government employees are likely to join them. More DC New DC may join Maryland jurisdictions in allowing noncitizens to vote 09/28/2022 07:14am • Legislation that would allow noncitizens to vote in local elections in the District quickly gained momentum Tuesday as a committee approved the bill, sending it to the full D.C. Council for consideration. If it ultimately passes, undocumented immigrants, green card holders and people with visas w Maryland Black Caucus will have new leadership with resignations of Dels. Barnes, Brooks 09/27/2022 08:16pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland will have new leadership when the 2023 General Assembly session begins in January. Two of its lo Report: Md. children and youth continue to experience mental health challenges 09/26/2022 11:13am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Irene Diane is excited for her senior year at Bowie High School, serving as president of the school’s student government association and f Zelenskyy says Putin's nuclear threats 'could be a reality' 09/25/2022 09:27am • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that he does not believe Russian President Vladimir Putin is bluffing with his threats to use nuclear weapons, and urged Ukraine's allies to continue putting pressure on Putin to deter him. "Maybe yesterday it was a bluff. Now, it could be a Prince George’s Co. cuts ribbon on new, high-demand affordable housing 09/22/2022 03:28pm • The new Gateway at Peerless. (WTOP/John Domen) Prince George's County leaders helped cut the ribbon on the Gateway at Peerless, a new development aimed at boosting the stock of high-demand affordable housing in the region. The project brings more than 60 apartments to a plot of land off U.S. What rising interest rates mean for you 09/21/2022 03:35pm • In its continued bid to quash high inflation, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the overnight bank lending rate to a range of 3% to 3.25%. It is the fifth increase by the US central bank in six months and its third consecutive 75- basis-point hike, which will put upward pressure on other in 6 new historical markers in Fairfax Co. to honor African Americans 09/20/2022 04:32pm • Six new historical markers honoring African Americans will be installed in Fairfax County in the next year. In July of last year, the county launched its first-ever historical marker contest for students in grades K through 12. More Fairfax County Public Schools News More Fairfax Co Unions pooling resources to defeat Hough in Frederick with opening salvo on abortion rights 09/20/2022 08:41am • Two Maryland unions have joined forces to form a political action committee whose first order of business has been to run a TV ad attacking state Sen. Michael Hough, the Republican nominee for county executive who is in a close race with County Councilmember Jessica Fitzwater (D). The Maryland St