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Proposed tax on bullion, gold coins draws concern from business owner 02/12/2012 12:00pm • Matt Lerner relies on the wink of gold bullion to draw shoppers into his downtown Frederick coin shop But lately, the gleam in stores like his has attracted some unwanted attention from state lawmakers.Lerner, owner of the Frederick Coin Exchange, said he is concerned about a proposal that would hav The government could owe you thousands 02/09/2012 03:19pm • Mark Segraves, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Need a little extra cash? Search this database to see if any of the tens of millions of dollars in unclaimed property is yours. The District's Chief Financial Officer published a 35 page insert in The Washington Post on Thursday listing thousands of individuals Ice sculptures draw crowds to downtown Frederick 02/05/2012 12:31pm • Downtown Frederick sidewalks were busy Saturday night -- shops, restaurants and walkways were crowded with adults, children and dogs enjoying the snowfall while they viewed 40 different ice sculptures.The creations ranged from birds and business logos to a purse and a chair. The snowy, cold weather Driving distracted with 'The nice day syndrome' 02/01/2012 09:45am • Amy Freedman, wtop.com WASHINGTON - We expect to encounter numerous wrecks in the rain and the snow, but on the unexpected beautiful day, we have a much more insidious enemy -- one that Bob Marbourg coined, "The nice day syndrome."” The syndrome occurs on a day exactly like Tuesd Workers accused of stealing thousands from Metro fare machines 01/19/2012 12:25pm • ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Metro revenue technician and a Metro police officer face charges of conspiring to steal tens of thousands of dollars in Metro fares, much of which allegedly was used to purchase winning lottery tickets. Authorities on Wednesday night arrested Horace Dexter McDade, 58, of Bowie, DDOT adds parking meters for persons with disabilities 01/09/2012 05:15pm • Amy Freedman, wtop.com WASHINGTON - The District Department of Transportation will implement a new program designed to improve access for persons with disabilities to businesses and services in the commercial areas of the District. Starting later this month, DDOT will provide reserved metered p Mail, package bandits run off with Christmas gifts 12/22/2011 05:38pm • Michelle Basch, wtop.com WASHINGTON -- First the Grinch stole Christmas, and now he's stealing mail and packages. Police in one part of the region are looking for a woman who stole a package soon after a delivery company left it on someone's porch. It happened Friday morning on Weston Drive i Growing concern over rise in Hispanic pedestrian deaths 12/22/2011 04:56pm • WASHINGTON - Nearly half of Montgomery County's pedestrian deaths in 2011 have been Hispanic victims -- a trend that has local leaders and other community organizations worried. Eleven people were killed in 26 pedestrian traffic crashes so far this year in Montgomery County, and five have been ide Body scanners can see perspiration as a potential weapon 12/20/2011 05:58am • by Michael Grabell and Christian Salewski, ProPublica While X-ray body scanners used in airports face concerns about potentially increasing cancer cases, a safer type of scanner has been plagued by another problem: a high rate of false alarms. The scanner, known as the millimeter-wave machine