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New Fairfax County program helps defendants access resources, help reduce crime 04/17/2022 08:09pm • A new Fairfax County program is offering second chances in order to reduce crime. The new deferred disposition pilot program is called "Taking Root." More Fairfax County News It’s the latest effort to reduce crime while addressing needs when it comes to everything from behav 50 years of playing, sleeping and eating a lot of bamboo for DC’s pandas 04/16/2022 01:08pm • Washington's National Zoo was crawling with panda lovers Saturday, as the cuddly black-and-white bears munched on some special cake to celebrate 50 years in the nation’s capital. Pandas arrived in the U.S. in April 1972 shortly after President Richard Nixon visited China and established normal DC men plead guilty to kidnapping, assaulting victim from Maryland casino 04/14/2022 10:46pm • Two D.C. men have admitted to the and assault of a victim from a Maryland hotel and casino in February last year. Anthony Erik Hebron, age 23, and Darius Lawrence Young, age 29, pleaded guilty this week on kidnapping charges for collaborating with three others to lure a victim out of their hotel Paid Online Survey Sites to Earn You Extra Money 04/13/2022 08:00pm • Anyone looking to generate side income can earn extra money by participating in paid online survey sites. Some of them are even reputable. Paid online survey sites are pretty straightforward: Participants answer some questions or fulfill some task online and earn money in exchange for their time. Bu Special grand jury investigating Loudoun Co. Public Schools' handling of 2 sex assaults 04/13/2022 01:25pm • An official with Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia said a special grand jury has been convened to look into how the school system handled two sexual assaults last year. Under an executive order issued by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares was authorized to conduc 2 accused of posing as federal agents to be released pending trial 04/13/2022 01:05am • A judge has ordered the two men charged with impersonating federal agents in D.C. to be released with conditions until their trial. Judge G. Michael Harvey made the decision Tuesday afternoon in the case of Arian Taherzadeh, 40, and Haider Ali, 35. His order will be stayed until 9 a.m. Wednesd Virginia DMV offering mobile check-in 04/13/2022 12:29am • If you're heading to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, there's no longer a need to wait in long check-in lines. You can now check in to an appointment with your cellphone. Customers with appointments at the DMV will be able to scan a QR code and submit information to notify the informati Questions to ask before paying any medical bill 04/09/2022 09:10am • A single stay in the hospital can result in a bewildering array of bills covering a number of services and providers. Some statements may provide scant details to justify charges while others could include descriptions or codes that make little sense to the average person. "There's a lot of mista Prince George's Co. council member abruptly steps down 04/08/2022 08:44pm • Prince George's County Council member Derrick Leon Davis is resigning from the 6th District council seat, effective April 15. Davis, who has served on the council since 2011, issued a statement Friday saying the time had come to "rest, restore and prepare for the next leg of this journey," but di 'A complicated case': Hearing to continue for 2 charged with impersonating federal agents 04/08/2022 06:28pm • The detention hearing for the two men who have been charged with impersonating federal law enforcement officers, and are accused of giving gifts including free apartments to Secret Service agents, finished without a resolution on Friday. The proceedings will continue on Monday, when Judge G. Mich Data Doctors: Starlink internet service updates 04/08/2022 05:47pm • Q: What’s the latest on the Starlink satellite internet service? A: Much has changed since I last wrote about this highly anticipated satellite internet service option, but it’s still a work in progress. Since they started making the service publicly available in October 2020, the number o Bill to ban 'ghost guns' in Md. becomes law without Hogan's signature 04/08/2022 03:17pm • A bill in Maryland to ban "ghost guns" will become law without Gov. Larry Hogan's signature. Last month, Maryland lawmakers approved a measure banning the sale and possession of so-called ghost guns, which don't have serial numbers and can be assembled from kits purchased online. More Dumfries considers tax abatement 04/08/2022 08:10am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Under a new proposal, Dumfries residents could get a welcome break on their real estate tax bills come June. Town Manager Keith Rogers Grocery delivery services for your budget in 2022 04/08/2022 07:40am • The COVID-19 pandemic may have introduced a lot of people to grocery delivery services, but is it still worth it? After all, inflation has made everything more expensive. Maybe it would be better to just hoof it to the store yourself and save on the delivery fees? Maybe, though there are a lot of Prosecutors seek to hold 2 charged with impersonating federal agents without bail 04/08/2022 01:40am • Federal prosecutors are looking to hold the two men accused of impersonating federal agents in D.C. without bail, saying one of them had ties to Pakistani intelligence and visas from Pakistan and Iran. Arian Taherzadeh, 40, and Haider Ali, 35, appeared in federal court via telephone on Thursday.