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New Maryland, Virginia laws going into effect on Jan. 1, 2024 12/30/2023 04:49am • There are a few new laws around the D.C. area that will go into effect on New Year's Day. There are no new laws in the District itself that will affect residents directly, but there are quite a few in neighboring states. Laws that will go into effect on the first day of 2024 in Maryland and Vi Data Doctors: How to recycle your tech properly 12/29/2023 03:28pm • Q: What do I need to do to my smart TV before I get rid of it and where can I take it? A: It's that time of year when many households are replacing older technology with the latest and greatest, leading to important questions of data privacy and proper disposal. Resetting your smart TV Smart TV How to find the best DC area fitness centers in 2024 12/29/2023 04:50am • Staying fit and healthy may be at the top of your list in 2024, but before you dish out the dollars for a gym membership, make sure it's what you want and not a waste of money. "A lot of consumers continue to join fitness clubs," said Kevin Brasler, executive editor of the Washington Consumers' C Top 10 most popular videos on WTOP in 2023 12/29/2023 04:27am • In 2023, everyone could get their 15 minutes of fame — whether they wanted it or not. Only in the case of viral videos on WTOP's social media platforms, those 15 minutes last roughly 90 seconds or so. To cap off the year, we compiled a list of our 10 most-played videos on Instagram, from fun an WTOP's Jason Fraley ranks the best movies of 2023 12/29/2023 03:43am • It's hard to believe that it's been almost a year since "Everything Everywhere All at Once" dominated last award season, but the ensuing year turned out to be an incredible time for the movies. Blockbuster audiences enjoyed "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," "Gu Why buying gift cards may be 'perilous,' and how can you protect yourself 12/28/2023 02:49pm • Scammers are at it again — this time, they're targeting gift cards. Police say gift cards are being stolen from area stores. The scammer will copy the numbers and security codes, then reseal the gift cards and place them back on the shelves. When anyone then loads money onto that gift card, 2 men arrested in Fairfax Co. for 'fraud ring' involving altered gift cards 12/28/2023 01:14pm • Two men were arrested and charged for altering gift cards at two Target stores in Virginia as part of a "complex fraud ring," according to Fairfax County police. Police were contacted by the Target store in the Springfield Town Center about two men who they believed were altering gift cards in th 3 years after White’s Ferry closed, Md. group feels ‘betrayed’ 12/28/2023 10:06am • On the third anniversary of the shutdown of historic White’s Ferry, which runs between Montgomery County, Maryland, and Loudoun County, Virginia, people on the Maryland side of the Potomac River say they feel "beyond frustrated" and "betrayed," that the ferry remains closed with "no end to the sta Things to do in the DC area: New Year’s last-minute reservations, kid-friendly activities … and more! 12/28/2023 01:12am • There’s much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. Looking for last-minute reservations to make for New Year's? WTOP has you cov A look back: WTOP Sports team’s top sports stories of 2023 12/28/2023 12:10am • Just as we did last year, the WTOP sports team has assembled Avengers-style to bring you the top sports stories of 2023. If 2022 was the year of accountability in sports, then 2023 was about renewal. Josh Harris and his group are expected to sweep out the remnants of Dan Snyder’s toxic owners How you can cash in on those unwanted gift cards 12/27/2023 08:15pm • Tis the season for returns and exchanges. Just when you thought those stocking stuffers would go to waste this holiday season, experts share details on how you can get the cash for those unwanted gift cards. "There are a number of websites that are out there that will take your gift card," Edgar Reagan National Airport sets record after Bethesda woman caught with loaded gun in carry-on 12/27/2023 11:23am • Transportation Security Administration agents at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, caught another passenger with a handgun at a security checkpoint on Christmas Eve — setting another record for most guns caught at the airport in a single year. A woman from Bethesda, Maryland, had WTOP's Book Report: Don't-miss books of 2023 12/27/2023 12:12am • This story was written as part of the WTOP Book Report series authored by Terik King. Read more of that coverage.  In 2023, WTOP's Book Report series took us many places. We've conversed with a law professor about the complicated history of police lawsuits, chatted with a journalist about t WTOP marks 10 years of Pet of the Week partnership — hundreds of spotlighted dogs adopted 12/26/2023 12:56am • Hundreds of pets have moved out of a D.C. shelter and into loving homes over the course of WTOP's 10-year partnership with the Humane Rescue Alliance on the "Pet of the Week" spotlight. This year marked the 10th anniversary of the weekly feature on WTOP, through which an adoptable pet is spot Metro extends New Year's Eve hours 12/25/2023 08:51pm • If you rely on Metro to get around the D.C. area, you can stay out and watch the ball drop this New Year's Eve without worry of being stranded. The transit agency is extending its service hours for the holiday. Metro normally shuts down rail service at midnight, but trains will keep running from