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Fresher, warmer air ahead of DC Pride celebrations 06/10/2023 10:06am • Unlike the past few days, being active outdoors Saturday shouldn't be too strenuous on the lungs for most D.C.-area residents. Here's what you need to know (and some ideas on where to go). Air quality throughout the D.C. region is expected to remain of moderate quality throughout Saturday — mak Fairfax Co. police share tips on securing your home before vacation 06/10/2023 09:28am • Summer is a time where a lot of people leave town. But while you're enjoying your vacation, burglars could be plotting on your empty home. The Fairfax County, Virginia, Police Department reported 680 cases of burglary or breaking and entering in 2022, a 21% increase since 2021. As a result of 'What are we leaving for future generations?': Maryland city is mandating composting 06/09/2023 08:23pm • Taking out the trash is getting more complicated for some folks in Maryland. Mandatory organics composting is on the way to the city of Laurel, according to an ordinance approved by the mayor and city council last month. The city says Laurel will be the first municipality to make composting a req Data Doctors: Tips for trying ChatGPT 06/09/2023 06:58pm • Q: I keep hearing about how incredible ChatGPT is, but what can it do for nontechnical people? A: The world of artificial intelligence is exploding and one of the first generally accessible AI tools, ChatGPT, is open for public use. Getting Started You’ll start by signing up for a free accou Va. congressman calls for 'sensible gun control' during Gun Violence National Awareness Month 06/09/2023 02:48pm • Faith leaders, activists and elected officials in Fairfax County, Virginia, took part in a community conversation Friday about how to reduce gun violence. The discussion was hosted by U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeffrey McKay, and state Sen. Jennifer DC's air quality continues improving, region shifts to Code Yellow 06/09/2023 01:45pm • The air quality in the D.C. region improved to Code Yellow Friday morning following days of an unhealthy atmosphere due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. Yet, it still remains unhealthy for some groups. Here's what you need to know. Changing to Code Yellow In a statement, the Metropolitan Washingt Fairfax Co. could have the nation's first neurodiversity specialist for a K-12 public school 06/09/2023 08:09am • It took a while for Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia to hire for its new neurodiversity specialist position, according to Nina Thomas, the school system's coordinator of professional learning and cultural responsiveness. But when Kristen Haynor was selected for what she characterized as High-yield checking: How it can pay you back 06/08/2023 02:12pm • This content is sponsored by PenFed Credit Union, federally insured by NCUA. Checking accounts allow you to have quick access to your money for things like bills, entertainment, expenses and other costs associated with daily life. However, you can optimize your checking account even further and i PHOTOS: DC region blanketed with smoke from Canadian wildfires 06/08/2023 01:30pm • The D.C. region was blanketed in smoke from the Canadian wildfires. At the moment, some areas have “very unhealthy” air. Check out photos below. What's hospice fraud? Make sure you're checking your Medicare statements 06/08/2023 11:04am • The week of June 5 is Medicare Fraud Prevention Week, sponsored each year by the government-funded volunteer-based Senior Medicare Patrol, whose field offices in all 50 states root out and report healthcare fraud, and run Medicare prevention outreach programs. It is annually during that week whic Review: 'Platonic' fills comedy void of 'Ted Lasso' on Apple TV+ 06/07/2023 04:06pm • Are you looking for a new comedy to watch now that "Ted Lasso" is over? You might try the new series "Platonic," which drops Episode 5 this Wednesday on Apple TV+. Set in modern-day Los Angeles, the story follows a restless middle-aged housewife named Sylvia (Rose Byrne), who re-connects w See it, smell it: Smoke makes for poor air quality in DC region 06/07/2023 10:03am • D.C.-area residents are seeing, and smelling, effects on the air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires pushing into the District on Wednesday. The smoke is adding to levels of fine particle pollution and some D.C.-area residents have already noticed the effects. "We haven't seen some Virginia ABC takes steps to address shoplifting, employee theft 06/07/2023 08:40am • Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control is taking steps to address theft from its stores — both shoplifting and theft by employees — though ABC said loss of inventory, or retail shrink, remains low. ABC operates 339 retail stores, as well as a distribution center. Virginia ABC's shrink was jus Tony-winning smash 'Hadestown' takes DC to 'hell and back' at National Theatre 06/06/2023 04:13am • It earned 14 Tony Award nominations and won eight, including Best Musical on Broadway. On Tuesday, the acclaimed musical "Hadestown" hits National Theatre in D.C. from June 6 to June 18. "You all have to check out what truly is a myth in the living flesh, Hadestown," actress Hannah Whitley Robert Hanssen, FBI agent convicted of spying for Russia, dead at 79 06/05/2023 02:38pm • ▶ Watch Video: Robert Hanssen, FBI agent convicted of spying for Russia, has died Robert Hanssen, a former FBI agent who was one of the most damaging spies in American history, was found dead in his prison cell Monday morning, according to the Bureau of Prisons. Hanssen, 79, was arr