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Fairfax Co. police find child in car backseat after chasing down grocery store robbers 03/25/2023 08:55pm • Fairfax County police arrested a man and a woman from D.C. for robbing a Safeway grocery store in Great Falls, Virginia, on Thursday afternoon. They were also charged with child endangerment. Police arrived at the Safeway on Georgetown Pike after reports that a man and woman had stolen items from 16 top East Coast beaches to visit 03/25/2023 10:00am • Even if you only have one day to spare, these stretches of sand guarantee a relaxing getaway. A trip to the beach is a favorite leisure activity among Americans -- whether it's within driving distance of home or a flight away. And while tourism in beach and coastal destinations generates billions When the Lakeforest Mall closes, a food distribution program will have to find a new home 03/25/2023 01:07am • For three years, So What Else, a Gaithersburg-based nonprofit established a food distribution program at Lakeforest Mall, has provided free food to families in need. But at the end of the month, when the mall closes for good as part of a redevelopment plan, their operation at the sprawling mall Montgomery Co. high school cracks down on off-campus lunch policy due to 'safety concerns' 03/24/2023 11:57pm • Days after a Quince Orchard High School student was found suffering an apparent overdose inside the bathroom of a McDonald's near the school, the school's principal announced stricter enforcement of the off-campus lunch policy. In a tweet, Quince Orchard Principal Elizabeth Thomas wrote that Virginia police release photo of suspect car in Capital Beltway shooting 03/24/2023 05:22pm • Virginia State Police have released a photo of the car whose front seat passenger is suspected of firing shots on the Capital Beltway in Fairfax County. The vehicle is described as a matte-finish charcoal gray Mercedes AMG E-Class sedan with a sunroof and tinted windows. More Virginia Father and son, 2 brothers among 6 killed in Baltimore beltway crash 03/24/2023 04:50pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — New details are emerging about a midweek crash along the Baltimore beltway that left six construction workers dead after a driver lost control of her car and it careened into a work zone, according to Maryland State Police. Lisa Adrienna Lea, 54, was alone in an Acura sedan 8 injured after crash involving Fairfax Co. fire truck 03/24/2023 06:29am • Eight people were taken to the hospital after a crash Thursday involving a Fairfax County, Virginia, fire truck and three other cars. The crash happened around 5:19 p.m. on Richmond Highway at Memorial Street in Groveton, Fairfax County Police said in a tweet. More Fairfax County News Woman carjacked at gunpoint near the Mall at Prince George's 03/23/2023 05:00pm • A woman was forced out of her car at gunpoint Thursday morning, in a brazen car jacking in Hyattsville, Maryland. It happened near the Mall at Prince George’s in the 3500 block of East-West Highway. Hyattsville Chief of Police Jarod Towers said a woman was arriving for work at the T-J Maxx s Tastee Diner closes, but dining car to stay 03/23/2023 02:00pm • Fans of Silver Spring's Tastee Diner were surprised by its abrupt closing on Wednesday, but it has a future despite the site being bought by a developer with plans for a new residential building. D.C.-based Roadside Development purchased the site next to a former Capital One Bank branch which it Police: 6 dead after work-zone crash on Baltimore Beltway 03/23/2023 04:57am • WOODLAWN, Md. (AP) — Six people were killed when a passenger vehicle pulled into a work zone along the Baltimore beltway and struck construction workers there, Maryland State Police said Wednesday. Troopers responded to the work zone on northbound Interstate 695 at Security Boulevard in the Woo Customers shocked as Tastee Diner in Silver Spring closes 03/22/2023 10:41pm • The iconic Tastee Diner in Silver Spring, Maryland, abruptly closed Wednesday, with shocked customers lining up outside, seeing a note on the front door that only said, "Thank you for the opportunity of letting us serve you for so many years." There was initially no specific reason given as to wh Prince George’s Co. considers guaranteed income and its costs 03/22/2023 09:05pm • It’s already being done in D.C., Maryland's Montgomery County and Virginia's Arlington County. And now a local philanthropic group is offering to help Prince George’s County launch a guaranteed income pilot program for its residents. But even those who support the measure aren’t sure the co SIXT brings Audi, Mercedes, BMW rentals to Reagan National 03/22/2023 12:29pm • SIXT will land at Reagan National Airport on April 1. (Courtesy SIXT) Fort Lauderdale-based SIXT USA, the North American division of Munich-based rental car company SIXT, will land at Reagan National Airport on April 1, with a fleet of luxury German vehicles including convertibles. Its fl The best beach towns to retire in the U.S. 03/22/2023 10:57am • Many people dream about retirement in a beach town. But a remote beach area isn't always the right fit for retirees, who also need access to amenities and services, such as quality health care and transportation options. When you think of retirement locales, Florida is probably the first state to 40 years ago, CDs changed the way we listened to music; now vinyl sales top discs 03/21/2023 06:40pm • Most of us store our favorite music on a digital playlist, but March marks an anniversary for those of us who remember when music came on something physical. Forty years ago, in March 1983, Billy Joel's "52nd Street" became the first album released on a compact disc, or CD. More Busine