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2023 NFC East preview 09/05/2023 05:46am • Washington 10-7 You may be surprised to see Burgundy and Gold place this high — but hear me out. Basically, Washington already won its Super Bowl by getting new, nontoxic ownership. From the wave of good vibes at Commanders training camp to the revelation of Sam Howell as quarterback, expectat Local leader sounds off on Giant pulling national brands from Southeast DC supermarket shelves 09/04/2023 08:24pm • Laneice Moore, an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in Ward 8, shops at the Alabama Avenue Giant in Southeast D.C. all the time — and she says shoplifting at that supermarket is nothing new. "They've been doing that for years,” she told WTOP. But she said the decision to take national bra Is Ozempic safe and effective for weight loss? What experts recommend 09/04/2023 08:00pm • Ozempic, a diabetes medication, has been getting a lot of attention lately because of its nearly magical ability to help some people lose significant amounts of weight. Essentially, Ozempic makes you eat less, though the exact mechanism isn't clear, explains Dr. Heather Martin, a family medicine Search called off after body of missing Md. swimmer found in surf off Rehoboth Beach 09/04/2023 02:18pm • Police in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, have called off the search for a Maryland man, who went missing in the water over the weekend, after finding his body in the surf early Monday morning. In an update on Facebook, Rehoboth police said the body of 31-year-old Richard Boateng was discovered in the Faculty unions form at Howard, Frederick community colleges under new law 09/04/2023 11:10am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Two new public employee unions had extra cause to celebrate this Labor Day weekend. New faculty unions at Howard Community College and College Football Corner: Terps, Hokies win while Prime Time steals the spotlight 09/04/2023 10:06am • You can't win a National Championship, or even a Conference/Division title, on Labor Day weekend but in college football you can win the imagination of your fan base and the spotlight of a nation. At the same time Maryland was warming up for Towson and Virginia was facing No. 12 Tennessee, Colora Montgomery Co. high school principals condemn 'dangerous, illegal' brawl after football game 09/04/2023 07:24am • The principals of rival high schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, are once again sending a unified message to students after fights broke out following a football game. Multiple incidents took place "throughout the central business distract" after Walter Johnson High School defeated Bethesda-C No more Colgate, Tide or Advil: Giant Food will stop stocking national brands at Southeast DC store 09/02/2023 11:25pm • The first thing many shoppers notice about the Giant grocery store on Alabama Avenue in Southeast D.C. are the cameras: in every aisle, entrance and corner of the store. Armed security are also stationed at both entrances, which is a sign of a troubling stretch of crime at the location in recent Jimmy Buffett remembered by DC-area 'Parrotheads' 09/02/2023 05:45pm • D.C.-area "Parrotheads" are reflecting on soft rock singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett's ties to the region, following the news that the "Margaritaville" hitmaker died Friday night at age 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and d DC postal employee steals nearly $1.7 million from residents, prosecutors claim 09/02/2023 11:56am • D.C. residents along one affluent neighborhood postal route have lost thousands of dollars in recent months to a United States Postal Service worker at the Friendship Post Office Station, court documents allege. The civil forfeiture filing, which is not a formal indictment of any person, ordered Flying this weekend? Check out Restaurant Week deals at Reagan National, Dulles 09/01/2023 02:47pm • Flying out of town (or back into town) this weekend is no excuse for missing Restaurant Week. You can find multicourse deals at restaurants at the airports, too. It's the first time that Dulles and Reagan National Airport restaurants have participated in Restaurant Week. There are nine restaur DC-area fliers ‘knock on wood’ on busy Friday before Labor Day 09/01/2023 10:10am • As passenger lines grew and dissipated at Dulles International Airport, Friday morning, many knew traveling on the Friday before Labor Day would be busy. And for the past few days, they’ve had the weather effects of Idalia, which is now off the east coast, after causing devastation in Florida, Dozens of fluffy, purebred cats have popped up in Montgomery Co. 08/31/2023 10:47pm • Some very pretty kitties have been popping up, one after the other, in parks and private yards in Montgomery County, Maryland. About two weeks ago, groups of kittens were found along the Sligo Creek Trail, which runs through Montgomery and Prince George's counties. Reports about more sightings fo Labor Day 2023: What's open, what's closed in the DC area 08/31/2023 10:33pm • The unofficial end of summer is upon us. Even though some area school districts have only been back in session for a week, all public schools in the D.C. area will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 4. Here's what else you need to know about schools, transportation, trash collection, librar Sandwich generation feels financial squeeze in caring for parents, kids 08/31/2023 08:00pm • After Michelle Creeden's father was diagnosed with a quickly progressing form of dementia, he moved in with her and her son. Related: Sign up for stock news with our Invested newsletter. "I have a seemingly endless amount of student loans, but my son and I made it safely through the pandemic,