A recent study discovered employers hiring for low-wage jobs in downtown D.C. are more likely to call back applicants who live nearby, effectively ignoring Washingtonians who live in Southeast and Northeast.

Say hello to biometrics next time you go abroad.

D.C.'s one-year dockless bikes and scooters pilot program has been extended until the end of the year. What has the District learned from their near-ubiquitous presence?

Angela Alsobrooks and Robin Ficker are running for Prince George's County and Montgomery County Executive, respectively.

After a vice presidential bid, Tim Kaine campaigns for a second term as U.S. senator from Virginia.

And what you can do to cool down.

When Maryland law enforcement knows a child has witnessed or been the victim of a violent crime, it lets the school know. Fans of the new "Handle With Care" program say this simple communication can go a long way to help kids under the worst kinds of stress.

After a year of graduation and enrollment scandals, D.C. Public Schools is starting its school year with a new interim leader: Amanda Alexander. What's her plan to steady the district's course?

A southwestern Virginia school board approved a plan permitting teachers and other school staff to carry guns. The state's attorney general says that's illegal.

America's black middle class has grown larger and wealthier in the last generation. One of the best places to take stock of these changes is Prince George's County, which has the highest average income among black-majority counties.