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MARYLAND (WBFF) — Maryland Delegate Jackie Addison is set to reintroduce legislation aimed at closing a loophole that allows Maryland residents to register their vehicles in Virginia, avoiding higher registration fees and penalties in their home state. The measure, which passed the House in Annapolis last session but...

Healthcare consortium Kaiser Permanente has reached a $46 million settlement in a data privacy case alleging patient information was breached through their website and mobile apps. Multiple cases were consolidated into a class-action lawsuit in December 2024, and the court ordered the preliminary approval of the...

Value City furniture stores — including locations in Northern Virginia and Maryland — are closing.

Saidah Spinner interviews Gwen Levi, an advocate for the formerly incarcerated in the US. Special thanks to G. Grant Griffin …

(WBFF) — Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced a revised settlement with Capital One, requiring the bank to pay $425 million in restitution and offer better interest rates to 360 Savings customers who were previously denied higher interest payments. The new agreement, which more than doubles the value of...

Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police Collision Reconstruction Unit said Florence L. Chumbow, 73, of Silver Spring, was fatally struck while crossing Columbia Pike near Fairland Road shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 12. Third District officers and Fire Rescue personnel responded to...

Police said a teenage boy was found shot in Reston.

Fairfax County police are investigating whether speed may have contributed to a crash that killed a driver on Fairfax County Parkway this weekend. Jane Clayton, a 48-year-old Alexandria resident, died after she appears to have “lost control” of her 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier while driving on the parkway near Huntsman...

HUNTINGTON, Va. (7News) — A man arrested after a brief car chase with Fairfax County police on Tuesday was previously wanted on several charges, including a felony, according to police officials. Officers said the man, who was not yet identified, was spotted by a neighborhood patrol unit at around...