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This will be an incredibly expensive Christmas — but shoppers aren't holding back 10/31/2021 11:07am • You've probably noticed that prices have gone up on groceries, essentials, home appliances, fast food and all sorts of consumer goods. Inflation is at more than a decade-long high. That means 2021 will be among the most expensive holiday shopping seasons ever. But shoppers aren't holding back jus The Space Place: How to celebrate Astroween 2021 10/31/2021 05:30am • Did you know that Halloween is an astronomical holiday? Oct. 31 is the traditional half way point between the Autumnal Equinox and the Winter Solstice. The Sun gets lower in the sky each day at local noon and the hours of darkness continue to increase with the indicators of Fall all around us. Vigil for man killed at Falls Church, Va. ATM 10/31/2021 12:09am • Nelson Alexander, 73, was remembered Saturday night following his death during an attempted robbery at an ATM in Falls Church, Virginia. A large group gathered to remember the man who some said lost his life in a "senseless situation" that "was not called for." More Fairfax County News After 'nasty' weather, breezy conditions with light showers heading to DC area 10/30/2021 08:00am • After the heavy rain that led to flooding in several areas along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, the Potomac River and the Atlantic coast, the D.C. area is not in the clear just yet. Here's what you need to know to start your Halloween weekend. The bulk of Friday's rainfall concluded by early S Bodycam footage shows panicked confrontation between DC police officer, suspect prior to shooting 10/29/2021 09:15pm • An officer and a man suspected of brandishing a firearm scream back and forth, panic rising in their voices as they speed down the streets of D.C. before the officer shoots the suspect and bails out of the moving vehicle. These are the images shown in body camera footage released by D.C. police F Fairfax Co. police release more video of suspect, possible acquaintances in fatal ATM shooting 10/29/2021 03:33pm • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, have released a new video that they say shows the man who shot and killed a 73-year-old man at an ATM, and two of his acquaintances, hours before the shooting. Fairfax County Major Crimes Bureau Chief Ed O'Carroll introduced the surveillance footage, which sh Spirited excursions: Savor the season by visiting the area’s many wineries 10/29/2021 05:02am • Grapes are seen among rows of vines at Barboursville Vineyards in Barboursville, Va., on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007. Wines from vintners in Virginia are drawing favorable attention and holding their own against products from more established regions, which has led the state to focus on growing wine tour France detains UK boat as spat over fishing rights escalates 10/28/2021 03:42am • French authorities stopped and fined two British vessels fishing in French waters Wednesday, diverting one to a French port, the French Minister for the Sea Annick Girardin tweeted early Thursday morning. One of the boats was not listed on the European Union's approved list of UK fishing vessels, First-year teacher takes on task of helping DC first-graders progress in a pandemic 10/28/2021 02:35am • First-year teacher Jewel Cauley is a D.C. native. She attended Anacostia High School and now teaches at Stanton Elementary School. (WTOP/Kate Ryan) Jewel Cauley, a first-year teacher at Stanton Elementary School in D.C., has been working to make sure that the parents of her first-grade students Winter Olympics 2022 guide with Beijing dates, fun facts and more 10/27/2021 03:44pm • Winter Olympics 2022 guide with Beijing dates, fun facts and more originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington It’s hard to believe we are just 100 days out from yet another Olympic Games. Just about six months after the Tokyo Olympics concluded, the winter edition of the Games will begin in Metro safety audit finds new problems that need addressing 10/27/2021 12:01pm • Metro has 30 days to come up with plans to address four new recommendations from the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission after its newest safety audit was released Wednesday. In 2015, problems with the equipment that power Metro's trains through the system led to a fire that ultimately claimed Driver sought in violent Va. road rage incident 10/26/2021 04:22pm • Deputies in Stafford County, Virginia, are looking for the driver who they say assaulted another man in a road rage incident. It began along southbound Interstate 95 around 7 p.m. on Saturday, according to the county's sheriff's office. After both the suspect and the victim had cut each other Doesn't quite fit: Smartphone wallets provide ease of proof for COVID-19 vaccination 10/26/2021 12:54pm • The issue has existed since the early days of COVID-19 vaccines -- the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cardboard vaccine card measuring 4 inches by 3 inches fits clumsily in a standard wallet. It's too big to slide into a driver's license slot, and too long to fold in half neatly. " Howard U. to begin 'hyper care' approach to student housing concerns 10/26/2021 05:05am • In response to a student protest that has gone on for weeks, the administration at D.C.'s Howard University said Monday it was beginning a policy of “hyper care” in regards to health and cleanliness in student housing. In a statement released by Cynthia Evers, vice president of student affair Police: Maryland man's decision to track and recover his stolen car wasn't smart move 10/25/2021 09:29pm • A Darnestown, Maryland, man who had his car stolen from his driveway was so frustrated, he decided to take matters into his own hands. But Montgomery County police said using Volvo's tracking app to find the car himself in Southeast D.C. wasn't a smart move. Many newer vehicles have GPS location,