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4 tips for investing in a vacation home 03/01/2019 08:00am • As spring draws near, many "snowbird" investors, or people who have chosen to vacation in warmer destinations during the several months of the winter season, may be considering whether it's finally time to purchase the vacation property of their dreams. From calculating expenses to determining ta Today in History: March 1 03/01/2019 12:24am • Today is Friday, March 1, the 60th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On March 1, 1932, Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh, was kidnapped from the family home near Hopewell, New Jersey. (Remains identified as those of the child were found the f Kiplinger, founded in DC in 1920, acquired by UK publisher 02/28/2019 03:31pm • Kiplinger Washington Editors Inc., one of the oldest publishing companies in Washington, has been acquired by London-based Dennis Publishing. Financial terms weren't disclosed. Kiplinger was founded in 1920 in D.C. by a former Associated Press economics reporter, W.M. Kiplinger, who launched t Daughter of civil rights leader to speak at book fair 02/28/2019 04:48am • NORFOLK, Va. (AP) ��� The daughter of Evelyn Thomas Butts will discuss her mother's life as a civil rights leader during a book fair in Virginia. Charlene Butts Ligon will be the featured author at the Norfolk Public Library's 2nd annual Local Author Fair on Saturday. She will discuss her book, " WATCH: Trump's ex-lawyer Cohen testifies before House committee 02/27/2019 05:24pm • WASHINGTON ��� Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump���s former lawyer, testified��in front of the House Oversight and Reform committee on Wednesday. Cohen met with the Senate intelligence committee for several hours behind closed doors on Tuesday, and he is expected to speak before a House panel Arlington Co. dog owners could soon buy lifetime licenses for pets 02/26/2019 12:16pm • Arlington dog owners could soon be able to pay for lifetime licenses for their four-legged friends. Currently, the county sells one-year or three-year licenses for Arlington���s furriest residents. But a new proposal advanced by the County Board last week would create a one-time, $30 fee for a li Massive solar power plant possibly coming to Northern Virginia 02/26/2019 04:50am • WASHINGTON ��� Northern Virginia could become home to one of the largest solar power plants in the country, and a public hearing on the plan is set for Tuesday afternoon. Solar energy company sPower wants to build the 500-megawatt project on about 3,500 acres, or nearly 5 1/2 square miles, of lan Today in History: Feb. 25 02/25/2019 12:15am • Today is Monday, Feb. 25, the 56th day of 2019. There are 309 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On Feb. 25, 1986, President Ferdinand Marcos fled the Philippines after 20 years of rule in the wake of a tainted election; Corazon Aquino assumed the presidency. On this dat What the Virginia budget deal means for you 02/24/2019 12:49pm • RICHMOND, Va. ��� A Virginia budget deal revealed Saturday touches on areas from education and teacher pay to transportation and health care. The budget was approved on Sunday during the final day of the General Assembly session in Richmond. Transportation The report eliminates some language th Virginia legislature fails to reach budget deal, may go into overtime 02/22/2019 07:21pm • RICHMOND ��� Virginia's General Assembly session could be forced into overtime due to delays in finalizing a budget deal, even as other bills from Interstate 81 to tampon taxes have already been sent to the governor. On the budget, House and Senate leaders got stuck on how to structure higher ed Ex-Md. county economic-development official gets 4 years for embezzlement 02/22/2019 06:31pm • WASHINGTON �����A man who oversaw Montgomery County, Maryland's finances is going to prison for four years after federal prosecutors said he embezzled millions. From 2010 until 2016, Byung Il "Peter" Bang was the COO of the county's Department of Economic Development and, as part of his work, ove Arlington County's manager proposes first tax increase in 2 years 02/22/2019 04:14am • WASHINGTON ��� Homeowners in Virginia's Arlington County could be paying a bit more in property taxes in the upcoming budget year if manager Mark Schwartz���s latest proposal is approved. The county manager is calling for a 1.5 cent real estate tax rate increase. One penny of the increase is earm Virginia to essentially get early voting in 2020 02/21/2019 07:15pm • RICHMOND, Va. ��� Significant shifts to make it easier to vote in Virginia were among the changes that got final approval Thursday from the General Assembly. Starting in November 2020, Virginia voters would no longer need a reason to vote early through in-person absentee voting, starting two Satu Senator on Hopkins bill: 'It���s akin to establishing a Vatican City within Baltimore' 02/21/2019 08:45am • On Friday, House and Senate committees will conduct hearings on legislation that would allow Johns Hopkins University to have armed police officers patrol its campuses, hospital and adjacent areas. Similar legislation was introduced in 2018 but it was withdrawn without a vote in the wake of public a Ballston Metro station to become home to colorful, motion-activated art project 02/20/2019 11:00am • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner, ARLnow.com, and republished with permission. Ballston���s Metro station could soon see a colorful, motion-activated, LED light display as part of a new public art project. Dubbed ���Intersections,��� the project is being backed by the Ballston