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Va. couple pleads guilty in Md. auto body shop tax case 02/04/2022 08:46pm • An Alexandria, Virginia, couple plead guilty to conspiracy charges related to tax fraud in taxes filed for their Maryland auto body shop. The Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office statement said that Ercin Kalender, 60, and his wife Lizette, 44, cheated the IRS out of $2.2 million. More Cr Valerian root for anxiety: Does it work? 02/03/2022 07:00pm • If you're looking for a natural option to help with anxiety in addition to, or instead of, other treatments like prescription anxiety medication, then you may be curious to know more about valerian root. Valerian is a plant originally from Asia and Europe, although it's now also grown in North Am Column: Flores lawsuit reveals disheartening truth about Black NFL coaches 02/02/2022 03:28pm • Brian Flores vs. the NFL. Unfortunately, this is where it was always going to end up. Given the sheer volume of columns I've written on racial inequity among NFL coaches, I'm not sure how this never made its way into this space -- but I've always held the belief that the only way to inspire chang Police identify Alexandria man killed in Georgetown shooting 02/01/2022 11:33am • The D.C. police on Tuesday identified the man who was killed in a shooting in the Georgetown section on Monday evening. Tarek Boothe, 27, of Alexandria, Virginia, was shot at around 6:15 p.m. on M Street between 32nd and 33rd streets, the police said in a news release Tuesday. He died later at a Stafford man arrested in hit-and-run that hospitalized teen 02/01/2022 09:28am • The driver accused in a Stafford County, Virginia, hit-and-run that hospitalized a 14-year-old boy out skateboarding in January was arrested Monday, the sheriff's office said. William Lopez Funes, 30, of Stafford, was arrested for felony hit and run, obstruction of justice and not having a driver Police looking for suspect in Georgetown shooting that killed man 01/31/2022 09:30pm • Police in D.C. are investigating a fatal shooting that happened in the Georgetown neighborhood Monday night. It happened at the intersection of 33rd and M streets Northwest just before 6:15 p.m., where police received a call about shooting and a stabbing. Officers found a man who was unconscious Suicide's impact on others can be far-reaching 01/31/2022 09:09pm • The recent suicides of the mayor of Hyattsville, Maryland, and a former Miss USA in New York can affect even people who didn't know them well. In the immediate aftermath of a suicide, there is a higher risk of other suicides among people who might need support, according to a Northern Virginia ps DC light snow heads toward New England leaving icy road conditions 01/29/2022 10:55am • Snow that left minimal dusting for much of the region has moved toward the northeast, leaving slick patches of ice and brisk winter weather. Key points:  A winter weather advisory was canceled for large portions of the D.C. area early Saturday morning. Snow totals landed at around a Winter weather advisories in effect across DC area; Md., Va. declare state of emergency 01/28/2022 11:50pm • Snow is falling in the D.C. region, and the area is under a winter weather advisory until Saturday morning. As temperatures drop, snow will begin accumulating at a faster rate and will continue overnight. Key points:  A winter weather advisory is in the D.C. region through Saturday morn DC 911 call-takers tell lawmakers about short staffing 'emergency' 01/28/2022 09:11pm • The interim director who oversees D.C.'s troubled 911 call center vows improvements are underway, but concedes the agency is very low-staffed and having a hard time finding qualified candidates to fill the ranks. During a hearing before the Committee on Public Safety and Justice, longtime D.C. Of Weekend Road & Rail: Weather rules the roadwork; Metro single tracking on 5 of 6 lines 01/27/2022 07:50pm • This weekend’s roadwork will be dictated by the weather. With snow and possible freezing conditions in the forecast, there is destined to be last minute changes with snow clearing and treatment becoming the focus. Plans to the Transform 66 Outside the Beltway have already begun changing, so we� Gaithersburg town house fire displaces 8 01/27/2022 06:09pm • A large fire in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on Thursday afternoon scorched a town house and damaged neighboring homes, according to authorities. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said at least four adults and four kids were displaced because of the blaze that happened around 4 p.m. on Carousel Court. Metro says it hit milestone installing new faregates; old SmarTrip cards being phased out 01/27/2022 10:11am • The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is touting a new milestone in the transit agency's installation of new, improved faregates at "nearly" 50% of Metro stations around the D.C. area. The agency said in a release that one third of the new faregates had been completed. Mor Kellyanne Conway memoir 'Here's the Deal' coming out May 24 01/27/2022 07:06am • NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway has a memoir out May 24: “Here's the Deal” is billed by her publisher as a look beyond the headlines of the Trump administration and her family life, including her husband and prominent Trump detractor, George Conway. “Not just 'We can't celebrate just yet' — Drop in Montgomery Co. COVID-19 cases comes with warning 01/26/2022 06:30pm • COVID-19 cases are down precipitously in Montgomery County, Maryland, but the county executive and health officials on Wednesday said it’s too soon to pop Champagne. County Executive Marc Elrich, in a media briefing Wednesday, said cases in the county are down 51% since last week, at 579.81 cas