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Maryland online education company 2U files for bankruptcy, stock plunges 07/25/2024 12:19pm • Lanham, Maryland-based online education company 2U, once valued by Wall Street at more than $5 billion, saw its market value plunge below $12 million Thursday after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. 2U, founded in 2008 as a pioneer in online college courses, had grown to Manassas awarded $3.8M in Northern Virginia Transportation Authority funds for new roundabout 07/20/2024 01:10pm • The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority has approved funding for the city of Manassas to transform the current intersection at Sudley Road, Centreville Road and Prescott Avenue just northeast of Old Town into a $3.8 million roundabout. Matthew Arcieri, director of planning and community deve He was too small for football and got into lots of fights. Now, this Prince George's Co. boxer is going to the Olympics 07/18/2024 06:23am • Prince George's County native Jahmal Harvey grew up a fighter, but had to learn to become a boxer. Now, at 21, Harvey is gearing up to compete in the Olympics after winning gold at the 2023 Pan American Games to punch his ticket to Paris. "It meant a lot to me," he said of his victory last She grew up in McLean. Now she’s part of one of the ‘greatest sports dynasties' in the US — and heading to her 2nd Olympics 07/15/2024 05:24am • Growing up in McLean, Virginia, Claire Collins played almost every sport you can think of. Soccer, basketball, lacrosse and volleyball — and she swam, too, in the summers with the Northern Virginia Swimming League. But it was a sport she took up in high school that has made her a two-time O NATO’s 75th anniversary summit: A mix of success and setbacks 07/13/2024 07:26am • The leaders of 32 NATO member countries were greeted in Washington on Tuesday by blazing hot sunshine, sweltering temperatures and the turmoil of political uncertainty as they kicked off the 75th anniversary and summit of the alliance. By the time they prepared to depart, the U.S. political troub Historic DC church for sale in Dupont Circle at $5M asking price 07/13/2024 06:05am • Since 1894, the Church of the Holy City has called D.C.'s 16th Street NW home. Soon, that is going to change. This week, the historic church was put on the market for the asking price of $5 million. The gothic revival church was built by two prominent architects, including Paul Pelz, who w EXCLUSIVE: Head of Maryland's Motor Vehicle Administration explains what drivers need to know about big hike in car registration fees 07/05/2024 03:29pm • Marylanders looking to register a vehicle or renew their registrations may be facing sticker shock of a whole different sort: Fees in the state have gone up, starting July 1. Maryland MVA Administrator Chrissy Nizer. (Courtesy Maryland MVA) Maryland lawmakers approved the fee hike a few month Local business aims to be music sanctuary in nation's capital 07/02/2024 09:00pm • Practicing a musical instrument in a densely populated city such as D.C. can be challenging due to noise restrictions or limited space in apartments and town houses. Neighbors don't necessarily want to hear someone playing the drums directly next door, for example. That's the foundation for 7D He's always offering advice and spreading positivity. Fairfax Co. students are thanking him with his dream car 07/01/2024 08:40pm • Before and after they lift weights, football players at James Madison High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, stop and chat with school custodian Francis Apraku. He regularly keeps the area clean, something freshman Bennett Hibshman and his friends don't take for granted. If it weren't for Aprak These laws in DC, Maryland and Virginia take effect on July 1 07/01/2024 12:50am • Come Monday, there will be several new laws taking effect throughout D.C. region. Some of the laws raise the minimum wage, some crack down on animal cruelty and others regulate the ever-confusing ticket-selling landscape. Here are a few laws taking effect on July 1 in D.C., Maryland and Virginia: Montgomery Co. officer who lost both legs plans return to police department and football field 06/26/2024 09:00am • The Montgomery County police sergeant who was struck by a reckless driver last year, leading to the amputation of both his legs, is eyeing a return to the police force in the next couple of months. On the morning of Oct. 18, 2023, Patrick Kepp was trying to stop 19-year-old Raphael Mayorga, of Fr Are Virginia toll roads costly and confusing? A state study shows many drivers think so 06/20/2024 10:03am • Researchers found that some complex toll roads in Northern Virginia are “less understandable” for people who drive high occupancy vehicles and that inconsistent toll signage in Virginia may also cause driver confusion. The findings come after a months-long study into easing vehicle traffic conge Trump and Biden neck and neck nationally and in battlegrounds — CBS News poll 06/09/2024 09:30am • ▶ Watch Video: Biden returns from France as Trump campaigns following conviction Among all the factors on voters' minds this election, former President Donald Trump's guilty verdict pales in comparison to issues like the economy, inflation, and the border — all items on which Trump m US Soccer, Crystal Palace defender Chris Richards is ready to show the DC region his skills this summer 06/08/2024 05:21am • The United States men's national soccer team prepares to take on Colombia at Commanders Field in Landover, Maryland, on Saturday in its first of two international friendlies leading up to its participation in the Copa America tournament. For the last two weeks, the team has been training in Bethe A Virginia athlete grapples her way to the podium at the Brazilian jiu-jitsu world championship 06/06/2024 10:53am • A local athlete competing in the world championships of Brazilian jiu-jitsu grappled her way to greatness — a bronze medal — all while training out a small school in Arlington, Virginia. Beatrice Jin has been grappling at the Kogaion Academy for over five years. “Every time you think