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Crime Report: Effort to Recover Stolen Bike Backfires 01/24/2013 01:00pm • A cyclist’s effort to recover his stolen bike backfired last week. Instead of getting the bike back, the man was punched in the face and had the bike he bought to replace the stolen bike taken, as well. The incident took place on a Thursday morning, near the Whole Foods store in Clarendon. Fro Police Respond to Huffing Disturbance 01/23/2013 09:55am • A disturbance at the Phoenix House on the 500 block of N. Quincy Street prompted a call to police late Monday night, when a resident allegedly became out of control while huffing a chemical. According to police, two roommates at the substance abuse treatment center alerted a resident adviser that th So much for the trillion dollar coin 01/14/2013 05:23pm • Dave Ross, commentator Harkin's wife pressed Iowa university for institute honoring senator 01/04/2013 06:28am • OWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Board of Regents member worked behind the scenes to create a university institute honoring her husband, Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin, and then pushed for its approval before two of the couple's allies left the board, according to an email obtained by The Associated View from Venus: Saving money in the new year is easier than you think 01/03/2013 03:15pm • Randi Martin, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Hard economic times require some creative thinking and self-control. OK, this revelation does comes after buying two pair of winter boots last week, but hey, they were on sale. 2013 is becoming the year of mindful spending and serious saving. Here are some m Louisville upsets Florida 33-23 in Sugar Bowl 01/03/2013 07:15am • By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Terell Floyd and the Louisville Cardinals gave the embattled Big East Conference at least one more triumphant night in a major bowl - and at the expense of a top team from the mighty SEC. Floyd returned an interception 38 yards for a touchdown Success cures 'Cousin Oliver Syndrome' for Robbie Rist 12/17/2012 03:51am • Neal Augenstein, wtop.com WASHINGTON - The former child actor, whose six episodes as Cousin Oliver on "The Brady Bunch" in 1974 remain forever linked to the popular situation comedy's downfall, is getting the last laugh - a hit television show. When 9-year-old Robbie Rist joined "The Brady Bu Bethesda Row To Light Up “Balloon” Menorah on Sunday 12/07/2012 03:15pm • Bethesda Row and the Chabad of Bethesda are taking their Channukah celebration to another level this year with a “balloon” menorah lighting this Sunday on Bethesda Lane. Renown balloon artist Katie Balloons (she changed her name) will put on a Channukah-themed balloon show at With alarming HIV numbers, doctors debate mandatory testing 11/27/2012 05:39pm • Amy Hunter, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Drew Pinsky was a medical resident in the early 1980s when a friend asked him to do his first call-in radio show. The term AIDS had just been introduced, the concept of "safe sex" had not yet been coined and the Internet was non-existent in American homes. "B Cyber Monday likely to be busiest online sales day 11/26/2012 03:56am • By MAE ANDERSON AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Bye-bye Black Friday. So long Small Business Saturday. Now, it's Cyber Monday's turn. Cyber Monday, coined in 2005 by a shopping trade group that noticed online sales spiked on the Monday following Thanksgiving, is the next in a series of days NFL Week 10 recap: Tie-game travesty 11/13/2012 05:06am • Rob Woodfork, wtop.com WASHINGTON - When the NFL announced before the season started that the overtime rules for playoff games would now apply to regular season games, I cringed. The thing I hate most about football would have a chance to rear its ugly head more often: Tie games. My fear cam New documentary of an icon behind legendary punk music (VIDEO) 10/22/2012 03:01pm • Neal Augenstein, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Danny Fields has been called "handmaiden to the gods, the midwife to some of the most important people in music." Now the man who's made a career championing The Doors, The Ramones, Iggy Pop & The Stooges, Judy Collins, Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lov Bethesda-Based Late Night Shuttle Service Debuts 10/11/2012 12:20pm • North Bethesda residents Brandon Yu and Alex Middel were tired of waiting for late night Metro service or paying for taxis back from bar spots in Washington D.C., so they came up with what they say is a much needed alternative. Last weekend, the pair of Winston Churchill High School grads introduc 50 Years of 007: Who is the best James Bond? 10/05/2012 07:06am • Jason Fraley, WTOP film critic WASHINGTON - Fifty years, 23 films and one legendary name. "Bond. James Bond." For five decades, we've been staring down the barrel of a gun. On this date in 1962, 007 arrived in "Dr. No." To mark the franchise's 50th anniversary, we're counting down the Best of B Crime Report: Indecent Exposures 08/08/2012 03:45pm • There were two incidents of men engaged in lewd activities in public last week, according to the latest Arlington County crime report. On Thursday, Aug. 2, a man was seen masturbating between two cars in the Clarendon/Courthouse area. INDECENT EXPOSURE, 08/02/12, 1100 block of N. Barton Street. At