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What changes, what doesn't when Metro shutdown ends 09/06/2019 11:15am • While most things are set to get back to normal Monday morning after more than three months with the Blue and Yellow Line shutdown south of Reagan National Airport, a few things added during the shutdown will remain as options for travelers. What stays Alexandria has extended a waiver for the Poto How Maryland State Fairgoers found $271,000 09/06/2019 10:00am • Fairgoers cheer as racing pigs come out of turn three during the opening of the Maryland State Fair, Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, in Timonium, Md. The fair runs until Sept. 6. (AP Photo/Rob Carr) Consumers have a lot of money owed to them that many don't know about, and in Maryland, the state Comptrol Fairfax County firefighters help hurricane-ravaged Bahamas 09/05/2019 03:50pm • Personnel with Virginia Task Force 1 load up and prepare to head to the Bahamas, which were battered by Hurricane Dorian. (Courtesy Virginia Task Force 1) The international humanitarian response to the hurricane disaster in the Bahamas includes help from across the U.S. and from members of Fairf Diapers will be tax-free in DC starting October 09/05/2019 10:41am • Beginning next month, those who buy diapers in the District won't have to pay any taxes on them. The elimination of the sales tax on diapers, effective Oct. 1, is part of D.C.'s budget for the 2020 fiscal year. Dropping the tax will cost the District $4.5 million. "Combined with other cost-sav Commentary: History behind building another Bay crossing spans the ages 09/04/2019 11:26am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Bay Bridge was originally built as a single span, in 1952. A second span came more than 20 years later. (Courtesy Maryland Transportati Toll cuts ‘could’ boost revenue, Md. transportation chief says 09/03/2019 06:51am • If a series of proposed changes goes into effect, Maryland motorists who drive certain vehicles will get a break at the toll booth, and those who refuse to get an E-ZPass transponder will gain new, faster ways of paying their tolls. The changes are among several that the Maryland Transportation A Want to help Dorian victims? Beware of scammers 09/02/2019 05:59pm • Massive storms like Hurricane Dorian may be unpredictable, and Montgomery County, Maryland's, Office of Consumer Protection said you can be sure of one thing when natural disasters strike: The scammers get to work. From fraudulent appeals for direct donations on social media to websites that offe 8 rules for managing your 401(k) in a recession 09/02/2019 11:30am • How will a recession affect your 401(k)? When recession talk heats up, financial questions abound. One of the most common centers on how to protect your 401(k) from a stock market crash. While a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis isn't likely, how the economy will be shaped by trade wars and int As Florida's cities are building to fight rising seas, small towns may struggle to defend themselves 09/01/2019 02:40am • Guus van Kesteren moved to Delray Beach 23 years ago. His home here is on the the town's barrier island and backs up to the Intracoastal Waterway, which separates the island from the Florida mainland. At just six feet above sea level, he lives in one of the lowest pl Today in History: Aug. 30 08/30/2019 12:00am • Today is Friday, Aug. 30, the 242nd day of 2019. There are 123 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 30, 1967, the Senate confirmed the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. On this date: In 1862, Confederate f Md. education reform group pushes back against Hogan's comment that recommendations are 'half-baked' 08/23/2019 04:57am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. William E. "Brit" Kirwan at a meeting of The Blueprint for Maryland's Future Funding Formula Workgroup. (Courtesy Maryland Matters/Danielle 80 years later, Alexandria marks civil rights milestone 08/21/2019 05:57pm • Sit-ins are remembered as one of the prime tactics of the civil rights movement, beginning in the 1960s and including sit-ins at Columbia University and Howard University later in the decade. But one of the first sit-ins in the fight for racial equality happened in the D.C. area much earlier than th Buffalo Billiards is closing, after 10.9 million beers 08/19/2019 07:46am • After 25 years, Dupont Circle mainstay Buffalo Billiards will rack ‘em up for the last time. After 25 years, Dupont Circle mainstay Buffalo Billiards will rack ‘em up for the last time Aug. 24. Buffalo Billiards, and its longtime Dupont Circle neighbor The Front Page, are both closing aft Gun debate returns to Virginia capitol 08/19/2019 03:50am • Virginia's battle over gun violence picks up again in Richmond Monday and Tuesday, as the group that Republicans have designated to consider all of the measures proposed during a special session meets to discuss the issues. The 13-member Virginia State Crime Commission will hear presentations thr Hogan warns against extra spending for Kirwan reforms 08/17/2019 08:09pm • Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) addresses the Maryland Association of Counties summer conference on Saturday morning. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription