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10 best holiday light displays to check out in the DMV 12/13/2021 09:30pm • This content is sponsored by Long Fence If you love driving around seeing holiday lights, then this list is for you! We have rounded up the 10 places in the DMV area to see holiday lights and have a fun time with the entire family. Ten essential tips for navigating your international move 12/13/2021 03:26pm • This content is provided by Interstate Moving | Relocation | Logistics. An international move can be an exciting adventure. A global perspective with people to meet and areas to explore can make relocating for work and moving abroad feel like a fresh start. To help you on your way with your ne Amid push for online access to court records, Fairfax County paywall stands alone 12/13/2021 11:30am • Now that the Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a bill that would allow the public free access to federal court records, in part to ensure people with low incomes have access, some say one of the nation's wealthiest counties, Fairfax County, Virginia should do the same for its circuit court. " Fantastic experience gifts to give 12/13/2021 10:50am • 'Tis the season for gift-giving, but that's easier said than done. There are plenty of people who would rather skip the "stuff" in exchange for experiences to give as gifts. Not only do experience gifts save you valuable space, but experiences can result in longer-lasting happiness than material pos Cruise packing list: 25 best things to pack on a cruise 12/13/2021 10:45am • Packing for any trip takes some planning, but cruise vacations present a unique challenge. For starters, ship staterooms are typically smaller than most hotel rooms, so storage space may be limited. On top of that, you may be unable to purchase accidently forgotten items once your voyage begins; som The Space Place: Moonlight meteors and December sky sights 12/12/2021 02:04pm • The Geminid Meteor shower returns this month, and the weather in the D.C. region looks like it will cooperate this year. (Courtesy Greg Redfern) Unlike last year, the D.C. region is forecast to have clear skies on the night of Dec. 13, the peak of the Geminid Meteor Shower. But we will have to c Resident injured in Fairfax Co. apartment fire 12/12/2021 09:08am • Fairfax County firefighters battled flames in a three-story apartment building Sunday morning that sent one resident to the hospital. First responders were dispatched to a garden-style apartment complex in the 2600 block of Arlington Drive, in a residential neighborhood off northbound U.S. Route WTOP’s Live Local campaign highlights charities to support in the DMV 12/10/2021 08:35am • WTOP’s Live Local campaign is your local charity marketplace for amazing organizations making a difference in Maryland, DC and Virginia. Your donations help give back to these trusted local charity partners whose work supports and empowers the diverse community in which we live. Each donation made Weekend Road & Rail: I-66/I-495 work with stops and detours, Suitland Parkway closures 12/10/2021 04:10am • Although weather could be a factor in what happens this weekend, there are two big projects continuing as part of the Transform 66 Project, which include closures on the Beltway and overnight stops. The I-295/DC-295 Corridor Project continues with a planned closure on the Suitland Parkway. There No charges for DC police officer in fatal shooting of man suspected of holding woman against will 12/09/2021 11:35pm • A D.C. police officer will not face charges over the fatal shooting of a man suspected of holding a woman against her will. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia's investigation found insufficient evidence to pursue federal, criminal, civil rights or D.C. charges against the offic Blood pressure readings jumped for many during the pandemic 12/09/2021 10:05pm • Blood pressure measurements of nearly a half-million adults saw statistically significant increases in 2020, compared with 2019, according to a new research letter in the journal Circulation. A Northern Virginia doctor has advice for everyone to protect themselves from risk. Do you know your numb Wes Moore picks ex-delegate Aruna Miller to be his running mate 12/09/2021 02:19pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Aruna Miller’s husband bought her Wes Moore’s book, “The Other Wes Moore,” for her birthday this year. She devoured it one night. FDA expands Pfizer COVID booster, opens extra dose to age 16 12/09/2021 11:50am • The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, ruling that 16- and 17-year-olds can get a third dose of Pfizer's vaccine. The U.S. and many other nations already were urging adults to get booster shots to pump up immunity that can wane months after vaccination, calls that intensified with the discovery DC police officer arrested on charges of sexually abusing minor 12/08/2021 09:42pm • A D.C. police officer was arrested Monday in connection to the sexual abuse of an underage girl that started 15 years ago. D.C. police said 49-year-old Lucius Kearney, of Waldorf, Maryland, is accused of sexually abusing the girl several times beginning in 2006. According to court documents, K Genetic genealogy helps Prince George’s County solve 2017 killing 12/08/2021 01:36pm • In Prince George's County, Maryland, DNA technology has helped investigators find the man responsible for the 2017 murder of 26-year-old Matthew Mickens-Murray. On Tuesday, Brandon Biagas, 23, of Waldorf, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Mickens-Murray, who was found stabbed