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2 arrested in NW DC attempted carjacking 01/20/2019 11:00am • WASHINGTON — Two teens are in police custody after an attempted northwest D.C. carjacking in which a woman was ambushed and beaten. NBC Washington reported that the woman, a 69-year-old dog walker, was dropping off a dog in the 1400 block of Euclid Street on Jan. 17 when the two suspects jumped Car found in police-involved shooting in Seat Pleasant 01/18/2019 07:00pm • WASHINGTON — An officer was hospitalized and a suspect is being sought after a police chase and shooting Thursday afternoon in Seat Pleasant, Maryland. Prince George's County police's special investigation response team is handling the incident, Seat Pleasant Chief Devan Martin said hours late Virginia committee kills stronger seat-belt law 01/18/2019 10:51am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia will continue to have one of the weakest seat-belt laws in the country after a Senate committee killed a bill to require rear-seat passengers in a motor vehicle to wear safety belts and to make violating the state’s seat-belt law a primary offense. The Senate Tra Now leasing: Novel South Capitol has 42 penthouses, coworking space 01/18/2019 08:06am • WASHINGTON — Novel South Capitol, a new luxury apartment development sandwiched between Capitol Hill and Capitol Riverfront, with an on-site coworking space, has begun leasing with first move-ins expected in February. The 539-unit apartment building, at 2 I Street SE, has 42 penthouses and incl 2 killed in Prince George's Co. crashes 01/18/2019 04:32am • WASHINGTON — A Maryland woman and a D.C. man were killed in separate crashes Wednesday in Prince George's County. Thirty-nine-year-old Akil Nesby, of Northeast, D.C., died after he was struck by an SUV traveling eastbound on Central Avenue toward Hampton Park Boulevard in Capitol Heights around Variably priced parking could be coming to Arlington 01/18/2019 04:29am • WASHINGTON — Parking prices in parts of Arlington could soon rise and fall based on demand, just like Interstate 66 tolls. Virginia is considering providing $5.4 million for a system that would detect the number and location of empty and full street parking spaces in the Crystal City area and t Metro says it's losing $400K per day during shutdown 01/17/2019 10:42pm • WASHINGTON — In a letter to Virginia and Maryland senators, Metro said that it is losing approximately $400,000 per day during the longest government shutdown. "Our preliminary analysis estimates that for an average weekday when the federal government is closed, Metro is losing approximately $4 3 Tips for Investors in a Government Shutdown 01/17/2019 07:00pm • If you're worried about how your investments will fare during a government shutdown, you shouldn't be, at least if you're in your portfolio for the long haul. But that doesn't mean that even investors who don't invest specifically in potentially affected companies or sectors that rely on government Questions to Ask Before You Have Anesthesia 01/17/2019 07:00pm • Having a major surgical procedure can be a scary proposition. First, there's the fear connected to the issue itself that prompted the surgery. Then, you may also have some concerns about how the procedure will go. Part of this fear often revolves around how you'll react to anesthesia -- powerful me 2 shot in Prince George’s County: Report 01/17/2019 06:12pm • WASHINGTON — Two people have reportedly been shot and one person arrested in Bowie, Maryland, Thursday afternoon. WTOP’s news partner, NBC Washington, reported that two people were shot, that one person was badly hurt and the other suffered a flesh wound, and one person was taken out of nearb Woman held in attempted kidnapping of young girl in Georgetown 01/17/2019 08:47am • WASHINGTON — A woman is in custody and being questioned in the attempted kidnapping of a 6-year-old girl in front of the child's Georgetown home. D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham said the woman is under arrest on a separate charge and is expected to be charged in connection with the incident, wh 'I remember screaming:' WTOP reporter rescues drowning woman in Rock Creek Park during snowstorm 01/17/2019 04:14am • WASHINGTON — Two strangers out to take photos of a beautiful, snowy night ended up in a life-or-death situation together in the height of Sunday's snowstorm. The rescue in Rock Creek Park involved one of WTOP's very own. After leaving work around 4 p.m., WTOP reporter and photographer Dave Open the floodgates: Books, films, songs enter public domain for 1st time in 20 years 01/17/2019 01:02am • WASHINGTON — When the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve and 2018 clicked over to 2019, an American cultural celebration began that had nothing to do with Nick Jonas, Christina Aguilera or any of the other performers on the network Times Square shows. On Jan. 1, works were added to t Can Practicing 'Minimalism' Improve Your Financial Health? 01/16/2019 07:00pm • When it comes to her lifestyle, Chelsea Ricketson finds that practicing minimalism doesn't just help her mentally or spiritually -- it helps her financially. "When you become an entrepreneur, you get quickly creative about: What do I need to spend money on and what don't I?" says Ricketson, 30, who How Do Corporate Credit Cards Work? 01/16/2019 07:00pm • Companies use corporate credit cards so that employees can charge authorized business expenses such as hotel stays and flights without relying on their own credit cards or cash. A corporate card usually carries a company's name as well as the name of the employee designated as the cardholder. Broad