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50 ways to improve your finances in 2019 01/01/2019 09:00am • Ring in the new year. The start of a new year is a time to make financial resolutions, ditch bad money habits and consider ways to improve your financial health. Throughout the past year, U.S. News has published stories with great advice on how to save money, pay down debt and reach your financi MARC plans extra service for Women’s March, Metro plans no track work 12/20/2018 11:23am • WASHINGTON — Expecting big crowds for a third-annual protest against President Donald Trump, Maryland’s MARC Train has already announced extra service Jan. 19 for the Women’s March on Washington. Metro plans to avoid any track work. MARC plans to run a special schedule on the Penn Line betw 6 dogs adopted during Del. 'mega' event diagnosed with parvo 12/18/2018 09:46am • HARRINGTON, Del. (AP) — At least six dogs adopted during a "Mega Adoption Event" in Delaware have been diagnosed with the highly contagious canine parvovirus. News outlets reports more than one of the dogs diagnosed with parvo have died since the Brandywine Valley SPCA's event, which took place It's official: 2018 is DC's wettest year on record 12/15/2018 07:42am • WASHINGTON — 2018 will officially go down as D.C.'s wettest calendar year on record. The National Weather Service (NWS) announced that Reagan Airport's total observed rainfall for the year had reached 61.34 inches at exactly 6:26 a.m. on Saturday, shattering D.C.'s old record of 61.33 inches se Over the top: Friday rain snarls commute; wet-weather record likely to fall by Sunday 12/14/2018 10:20pm • WASHINGTON — The longest rain-free stretch of the year in the WTOP listening area came to an end on Friday afternoon. By 9:30 p.m. about .13 inches of rain made 2018 the second rainiest year on record, with plenty more precipitation to come both Friday night and Saturday. Only about .43 inc Wreaths Across America will limit Metro single-tracking, close roads this weekend 12/14/2018 10:10am • WASHINGTON — Metro expects major crowds Saturday for Wreaths Across America, and so has limited some Saturday track work. Single-tracking on the Blue Line is not scheduled to begin until 10 p.m. Saturday. The Blue Line will run on a regular weekend schedule until then. Still, since the north No across-the-board Metro fare hikes, but some riders on track to pay more 12/13/2018 04:49pm • WASHINGTON — Metrorail riders may see targeted fare increases at certain times next year, but will not face across-the-board fare hikes, a series of votes Thursday by the Metro Board assured. Metro will now charge riders more to ride on weekends or holidays when there are large regional events Rolling Thunder comes to an end; 2019 will be last ride 12/13/2018 12:23pm • WASHINGTON — One of the nation's most iconic displays of support for military veterans, those missing in action and prisoners of war is coming to an end. The annual Rolling Thunder ride — which has brought thousands of bikers to the D.C. area for decades — is hitting the brakes. They won't Concert Capital: DC explodes into America's next big music town 12/13/2018 12:10am • WASHINGTON — Who says the nation's capital must only be known as a political town? It may be years before D.C. has the reputation of a music city like Austin, Texas, Chicago, Nashville, Tennessee, New Orleans, New York or Los Angeles. Yet the foundation has been laid with a rich history, fr Metrorail Safety Commission issues warning as DC pushes for longer hours 12/12/2018 05:56pm • WASHINGTON — The new Metrorail Safety Commission's CEO slammed Metro Board Chairman Jack Evans and other District politicians Wednesday over D.C.’s push to restore Metro’s former late-night hours. The price of such a change, the commission said, would be Metro’s safety and reliability. Why Metro riders could see higher weekend fares, changes to parking fees 12/10/2018 03:26pm • WASHINGTON — It could soon cost more to ride Metro on busy weekends, and parking fees could get more complicated if the Metro Board approves a pair of proposals on Thursday. If approved, Metro will charge riders peak fares on weekends or holidays when there are large events in the region, like Jury gets case in murder trial of man accused of Charlottesville car attack 12/06/2018 08:07pm • CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Jury deliberations began Thursday night in the murder trial of James Alex Fields, the man who is accused of ramming his car into a crowd of counterprotesters last year in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing Heather Heyer. Prosecutors closed their arguments by zooming in on Weather blog: Snow for DC on Sunday? Unlikely, but possible 12/06/2018 08:40am • WASHINGTON — Even before winter officially starts, we are already talking about snow chances for the second time this year. All the ingredients are in place for a potential snowstorm in our area for the Sunday-Monday time frame. It is looking likely that a good portion of the mid-Atlantic will be Yellow Line service resumes Monday, but other commuter hurdles remain 12/06/2018 04:31am • WASHINGTON — The final days of Metro's Yellow Line shutdown will slow riders this weekend, and there are also some service changes on the Red Line. On the roads, drivers must watch for a complete closure of the Memorial Bridge from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, weather permitting. There a 'Daily Show' host Trevor Noah silenced by a voice issue 12/05/2018 04:29am • Fans of "The Daily Show" got to see Trevor Noah host Tuesday night's Comedy Central broadcast. But they didn't get to hear him. The reason: Noah has lost his voice and is under doctor's orders not to utter a word. The show began as usual, with the theme song playing and the audience cheering a