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Worried about your child's ID being stolen? Here's what to know 03/15/2019 06:02pm • Q: I’ve heard the horror stories of a child’s identity being stolen, so what should I be doing to protect my children’s identities? It’s easy to think that identity theft is only a problem for adults, but statistics from last year reveal that it’s twice as likely that a child’s ID is Pricy Lobbying and ‘Spilled Blood’: The Inside Story of How Arlington Won a Veto in Richmond 03/14/2019 03:30pm • (Updated at 10:45 p.m.) About a year ago at this time, Arlington looked to be in serious trouble down in Richmond. In mid-March 2018, county officials faced the decidedly unpleasant prospect that they’d come out on the losing end of a bruising legislative battle with two local golf and country VRE advancing Crystal City expansion ahead of Amazon vote 03/14/2019 05:10am • Virginia Railway Express is moving forward with plans to build an expanded Crystal City Station, a key step needed to expand and improve service. The VRE Operations Board is due to vote Friday to allow contracting to move forward for engineering work based on the already approved concept design. 'He's shady': Ringleader in college scandal irritated others 03/13/2019 08:03pm • NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — For 25 years, William "Rick" Singer was in the business of helping high school students get into some of the country's top colleges, gaining a reputation as a master salesman who got results, but also someone who came across as devious and way too slick, say some of th Silver Spring man convicted of bank fraud, identity theft 03/13/2019 02:11pm • GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man has been convicted of using stolen identities to defraud people and banks out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. After a five-day trial, a federal jury convicted Emmanuel Kusi Appiah, 47, of Silver Spring, on Tuesday of bank fraud, conspiracy to commit ban Ex-Georgetown tennis coach indicted in admissions cheating scandal 03/12/2019 06:26pm • Georgetown University’s former tennis coach is among those indicted on a charge of racketeering conspiracy as part of a sweeping series of allegations of college admissions bribery and cheating. Gordon Ernst was the head men’s and women’s coach at Georgetown University for 12 seasons, leavi Virginia Gov. Northam vetoes first bill of the year 03/12/2019 04:38pm • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issued his first veto of the year Tuesday, blocking a bill that would have automatically granted out-of-state residents a temporary concealed carry permit if Virginia State Police did not complete their review of an application within 90 days. The gun bill meant to mak 'Run Joe Run' signs greet former VP Joe Biden at firefighters' speech 03/12/2019 01:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — With firefighters chanting, "Run, Joe, run," former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday teased out themes of a possible presidential candidacy, criticizing President Donald Trump's leadership while questioning Republicans' commitment to middle class America. Biden, a Democrat, Md. lawmakers promise funding — now and in the future — at ‘March for Our Schools’ 03/12/2019 06:18am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The sea of red shirts stretched down the boulevard leading to Maryland’s State House, eventually packed in to stretch from the corner of t President's budget proposal cuts some transportation funds, includes key money for Metro 03/11/2019 04:48pm • Metro would continue to get a critical $150 million per year in special federal funding under President Trump's budget proposal unveiled Monday, even as the budget proposes cuts to transportation spending in many other areas. The $150 million per year is critical to Metro's long-term capital main Maryland warns of potential scam targeting residents behind on taxes 03/11/2019 04:00pm • Maryland courts are warning residents about what they call a deceptive letter being sent to people who are behind on their taxes. The letters threaten people with the seizure of bank accounts and property, and even arrest, if the recipient doesn't call a number on it and pay their debts, accordi House passes bill that includes support for DC statehood 03/10/2019 01:59pm • The House of Representatives passed a bill last week that includes support for D.C. statehood. H.R. 1, or the For the People Act, was passed along party lines on Friday by a vote of 234-193. It's a wide-ranging bill aimed at expanding voting access, revamping ethics investigations and would re 7 ways to invest in yourself 03/09/2019 01:00pm • When it comes to building wealth, financial experts often advise focusing on investing in index funds, ETFs, 401(k)s, IRAs and real estate. But there's another strategic investment vehicle that's often underutilized even though it can deliver far greater results: you. "Your single greatest asset Pay-per-mile driven instead of gas tax? Testing with tolls coming to Va. 03/09/2019 05:30am • Virginia is about to join the areas testing a fee per mile driven as a potential replacement for the gas tax to fund critical transportation needs. The I-95 Corridor Coalition is expanding the East Coast testing of a "vehicle miles traveled fee," also sometimes referred to as a mileage-based user Maryland Gov. Hogan offers minimum wage compromise 03/08/2019 07:06pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has proposed a compromise in the debate over a $15 an hour minimum wage. In a letter to Senate President Mike Miller and House Speaker Mike Busch, Hogan pitched a plan to raise the current state minimum wage of $10.10 an hour to $12.10 an hour by 2022. Hogan said he c