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Funeral arrangements for former Md. Gov. Harry Hughes 03/20/2019 01:15pm • The funeral for former Maryland Gov. Harry R. Hughes will be held��Thursday in Annapolis. Those who wish to pay their respects may visit Moore Funeral Home in Denton, Maryland, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday. The funeral service will be at noon Thursday��at St. Anne's Episcopal Church at 1 Harry Roe Hughes, the unlikely governor: A remembrance by John W. Frece 03/20/2019 07:56am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners��at��Maryland Matters.��Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Though few Marylanders may realize it, their lives are better off today because former Maryland Gov. Harry R. Hughes, who died March 13 DC Council votes to reprimand Jack Evans 03/19/2019 11:48am • The D.C. Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to formally reprimand Council Member Jack Evans after allegations the longtime District lawmaker used his public office for personal gain. Going beyond the official reprimand, D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson also stripped Evans of his responsibiliti DC leads for STEM jobs; Va., Md. rank high for innovation 03/19/2019 09:57am • The D.C. region is a national leader in innovation, a new ranking shows. Personal finance website WalletHub ranked all 50 states and the District for innovation, which it defined as information technology jobs and spending on research. D.C. came in third, with Maryland fourth and Virginia seve Affordable housing, children key issues in DC mayor's State of the District address 03/19/2019 07:00am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed more money for affordable housing, making child care more affordable and the continuation of free rides on D.C.'s popular Circulator bus during her State of the District address Monday night. Bowser's budget that now goes to the D.C. Council includes $130 million A toast to tradition: DC restaurant hosts family-style Georgian feasts 03/19/2019 12:21am • About a decade ago, Noel Brockett got an education in a subject he never thought he'd study: How to give a toast. It turns out, there���s a lot more to it than raising a glass and calling out ���cheers��� ��� especially for a tamada, or toastmaster responsible for leading traditional Georgian fea 'Car tax' window decal no longer required in Alexandria 03/17/2019 04:04pm • The Alexandria City Council voted to eliminate the requirement that vehicles display a sticker on their windshields proving payment of personal property tax. According to a news release put out by the council, the vote to eliminate the decal was unanimous. Automated license plate readers on ci Arlington County approves $23M in Amazon growth incentives 03/16/2019 07:33pm • With a unanimous vote after a tense public hearing, the five-member Arlington County Board approved to provide Amazon pay-for-performance grants that could total about $23 million over 15 years. "Our vote today reflects our strong belief that Amazon will bring significant benefits to our communit No tax increases in Montgomery County proposed budget 03/15/2019 06:43pm • It's what residents don't see in Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich's proposed 2020 budget that might impress them the most: no tax increases. "Anybody waiting for me to drop the tax increase bomb, you will be sorely disappointed," Elrich joked in his Friday morning budget announcement. E 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