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3 arrested after attempting fraudulent $21K purchase from Tysons' Louis Vuitton store 09/16/2023 02:15pm • Three New Yorkers were arrested Thursday after allegedly attempting to use a stolen credit card for a $21,000 Louis Vuitton store purchase at the Tysons Corner Center mall, according to a news release from Fairfax County police. According to police, store employees contacted the mall's Tysons Urb Understanding DC real estate: Is buying a house in the DMV possible? 09/14/2023 09:38pm • Whether you are renting or buying a home in the D.C. area, the process can be complicated and expensive. According to data from the first quarter of this year, D.C. has the 7th highest cost of living among major U.S. metropolitan regions. To make matters worse, for-sale signs aren't popping u Off-duty Pentagon police officer pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder in 2021 double shooting 09/14/2023 05:07pm • An off-duty Pentagon police officer who fatally shot two men in the parking lot of his Takoma Park condo building in 2021 has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges. David Hall Dixon, 42, opened fire on a car in the parking lot of the Takoma Park Overlook Condominiums in the predawn h Fix of dangerous Lee Chapel Road in Fairfax Co. to move forward, funding secure 09/14/2023 01:03pm • Eight months after two South County High School students died in a crash, a treacherous stretch of Lee Chapel Road in Fairfax County, Virginia, will soon be fixed. "We received good news from Sen. George Barker, that he acquired the final $4 million that we needed to complete this road," said Pa Emergency roadside service without cell service: iPhone 14, 15 users can call for help via satellite 09/14/2023 10:51am • Having your car break down is bad, and not being able to call for a tow makes it worse. Now, AAA and Apple are teaming up with a solution. Users of the new iPhone 15, as well as iPhone 14, will be able to connect to AAA for Roadside Assistance by satellite, even in remote locations where there is Army veteran passes through Virginia on walk across the country's four corners 09/14/2023 05:50am • He's walking to all the four corners of the U.S., but he's not doing it to raise money or awareness. He's just enjoying the view. WTOP caught up with Matt Dyer in Haymarket, Virginia, as he continues his long journey across the country. The 29-year-old Army veteran plans to walk to all four co Montgomery Co. police makes case for drone first responders to Wheaton residents 09/13/2023 07:23am • An example of the drones that would be used in the Montgomery County Police Department's "Drone as First Responder" program. (WTOP/Mike Murillo) The police department in Montgomery County, Maryland, hopes it will be able to use drones to respond to some 911 calls starting this fall. It is ca 'Save our businesses': Bike lane plans draw protesters to Connecticut Avenue 09/12/2023 11:08pm • A small band of protesters turned out during the Tuesday evening commute on Connecticut Avenue in Cleveland Park. The demonstrators are opposing the D.C. Department of Transportation's plan to install protected bike lanes on each side of the street from Woodley Park to Chevy Chase. Wearing br How Md. retailers are responding to organized retail theft that has 'become so serious' 09/12/2023 04:14am • In response to organized retail theft across the state, the Maryland Retailers Association is meeting with several jurisdictions to discuss solutions before the issue becomes so significant that stores consider closing. Cailey Locklair, president of the Maryland Retailers Association, said the gr 3 Woodbridge teenagers found with 1,000 fentanyl pills, 2 handguns during traffic stop 09/10/2023 06:26pm • Three 19-year-olds were found with over 1,000 fentanyl pills and two loaded handguns during a traffic stop Thursday for speeding on I-95, according to the Spotsylvania's Sheriff's Office. The three teenagers from Woodbridge were identified by police as D'Shon A. Mims, Jada Sales-Perez and Francis Car Review: VW ID. 4 is a solid choice for EV buyers — and one of the few that qualifies for a tax credit 09/10/2023 03:54pm • The all-electric VW ID. 4 is a smaller crossover with a touch of style from the usually plain looking models. (WTOP/Mike Parris) The VW ID. 4 now has an entry-level model with a lower price. It gets around 210 miles of range, less than the other ID. 4 models. The top-of-the-line ID. 4 AWD Pro S has Md. Rep. Jamie Raskin urges social media companies, WMATA to address deadly 'subway surfing' 09/09/2023 08:23pm • Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin is asking social media companies and WMATA for help in controlling the "subway surfing" trend that led to the death of a teenager in D.C. in June. "This online trend has deadly consequences," wrote Rep. Raskin to Meta and TikTok. "This summer, my constituent, Jay 3 men accused of murder during attempted robbery at DC apartment 09/09/2023 04:36pm • Three men have pleaded not guilty for the murder of a man at an apartment in Southwest D.C. near the Wharf. Court documents describe Tuesday's incident as a botched robbery where four others were shot and another person was injured. Keshawn Lavender, 22, Deandre Sams, 27, and Raymond Mathis, 36, How to bring down the price of expensive car insurance 09/09/2023 06:24am • You may have recently noticed the steep cost of car insurance policies. Experts blame it on inflation, supply shortages and expensive auto repairs. But AAA says you can save money by enrolling in a telematics program through your insurance company. Telematics programs offer insurance companies Poland battles surge in Kremlin spies and hybrid warfare 09/08/2023 07:08pm • WARSAW — The sun-splashed streets of Warsaw in late August, periodically pelted with surprise rain showers looked, sounded, smelled and felt like any other modern, international city. Men and women in business suits rushed along to their appointments, dodging puddles, talking on their mobile ph