There's a road pricing proposal under consideration which could cost motorists approximately eight to ten cents per mile to drive on the regions highways. It's a plan that could have political implications.

The idea, conceived by the Brookings Institution and under consideration by the regi...

Kaine says by the middle of November, everyone in Virginia who wants to get an H1N1 vaccination will be eligible to do so.

But until then, the H1N1 vaccine will only go to people in priority groups: health care workers, pregnant women and people younger than age 24. The department of health...

Hundreds of energetic children zip around the gymnasium at Claremont Elementary School in Arlington, Va.

Two of the children belong to Marna Louis, who is impressed by the quality of the food served at Claremont. "They've really increased the number of fresh fruits and vegetables that they...

As health care providers and public health departments across the country await more shipments of H1N1 flu vaccines, local pediatricians say parents should be looking out for a wider range of flu symptoms.

Virginia has received approximately 265,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine, far less than what...

There are only ten questions on the 2010 Census. But Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett says the survey will speak volumes about Maryland's residents. And it will impact how $400 billion in federal funds is distributed to local communities.

At a rally in Rockville, Leggett encouraged r...

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Democrat Creigh Deeds now has President Obama campaigning on his side. Deeds has largely distanced himself from proposals Mr. Obama and Congressional Democrats support. But the President appears in ads, released earlier this week, for Deeds and will be stumping at...

In Virginia, concerns about scam artists taking advantage of seniors has prompted a call for state regulation of tree trimmers.

Police say the tree trimmers roam the streets looking for senior citizens that might be easily confused. Concerns about fraud have prompted some members of the Fai...

The National Association of Elementary School Principals has honored some area leaders for their "extraordinary leadership and commitment to their students."

When Cheryl Warley took over as principal of J.O. Wilson Elementary School in D.C., she realized early on that to educate the childre...

The government's first time home-buyer tax credit is set to expire at the end of November. The National Association of Realtors would like to see the credit extended.

Elizabeth Wynne Johnson reports...