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Cash grab on Md. highway after armored car spill 03/23/2012 01:19pm • Neal Augenstein, wtop.com HYATTSTOWN, Md. - Coins and bills spilled from an armored truck on northbound Interstate 270 Friday morning, and passersby stopped and scooped them up. Maryland State Police are investigating how the cash came out of the truck -- owned by Garda -- shortly after 9 a.m. P Angry Birds heads to outer space 03/20/2012 11:18pm • WASHINGTON - The popular mobile game turned Facebook phenomena is now moving in a new direction: Gamers will soon be able to travel to space. The official trailer for Angry Birds Space is futuristic and exciting. Finnish Video Game Developer Rovio Mobile has already coined a hastag, #angrybirdsp Metro workers to plead guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands 03/19/2012 11:04am • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Two former Metro workers accused of stealing potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars in coins from fare card machines are scheduled to enter guilty pleas in federal court. Court records in Alexandria show plea hearings scheduled Monday for Horace McDade of Bowie, Md., an Vending machines that hand out gold, bikes, even wash pets (VIDEO) 03/13/2012 03:43pm • WASHINGTON - Consumers who find themselves in an endless debate at the vending machine are in for real frustration. Vending machines are offering far more than salty and sweet treats, according to SmarterTravel. In China, people in the mood for seafood can grab their live dinner from a vending mac Surviving the 'Casper effect' 03/03/2012 10:50pm • WASHINGTON - Many women have been "ghosted" in a relationship. It's not a new concept, but it does have a new name. It's called the "Casper effect" and according to relationship columnist Jill DiDonato it's "when a man disappears from a relationship without a trace." DiDonato coined the phrase Travelers leave $350k behind 02/17/2012 04:48pm • WASHINGTON - Many airline passengers are telling the TSA to keep the change after leaving nearly a million dollars in plastic security bins over a two-year span. According to MSNBC, it is only a dime here, and a penny there, but all that unwanted change adds up. In 2010, travelers left $380,000 b 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