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Shot to hell: Club Heaven & Hell in Adams Morgan hit with $90,000 fine, 90-day license suspension 10/15/2019 09:22am • They're having a devil of a time. Longtime Adams Morgan staple Club Heaven & Hell has been slapped with a $90,000 fine and a 90-day liquor license suspension after D.C.s Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABCB) found that the bar illegally outsourced security and served a customer a drink with After getting grief for 2018 shirt, Marine Corps Marathon is set to roll out new winning look 10/15/2019 03:27am • Among life's certainties of death and taxes, add the guarantee that before you're buried, you will have accumulated your weight in free T-shirts. Whether they're from corporate events, team-building exercises, game day promotions, pink elephant gift exchanges or whatever, these things generally g DC repaving projects for smoother roads benefit from drier weather 10/11/2019 05:41pm • The D.C. area is known for potholes, but the District appears to be on track to accomplish its ambitious goal to provide a smooth ride citywide by 2024. "For the first time ever, we've been able to pave upwards of 90 miles of roadway," D.C. Department of Transportation Director Jeff Marootian sai Column: Is a RFID blocking wallet necessary? 10/11/2019 04:49am • Q: My new credit card just arrived and has the wireless symbol on it, so should I get an RFID blocking wallet now? A: The move to include "contactless payment technology" on major credit cards has been growing in the U.S., but lots of countries around the world have been using it for quite some t Overall crime in DC region is down by double digits 10/10/2019 05:06pm • MWAA Chief David Huchler and Arlington Chief M. Jay Farr, second and third from left, are vice chair and chair of the COG Police Chiefs Committee, respectively. They're pictured with officers from around the region who attended Thursday’s briefing. (Kristi King/WTOP) It can be painful and hard Today in History: Oct. 9 10/09/2019 01:30am • Today is Wednesday, Oct. 9, the 282nd day of 2019. There are 83 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 9, 1967, Marxist revolutionary guerrilla leader Che Guevara, 39, was summarily executed by the Bolivian army a day after his capture. On this date: In 1776, a grou Coach Jay Gruden is fired, but how much will really change with the Redskins? 10/07/2019 11:06am • While Jay Gruden was relieved of his duties as coach of the Washington Redskins Monday, he also might be just plain relieved. The Redskins said owner Daniel Snyder and President Bruce Allen informed Gruden he was out early Monday, after a 33-7 loss to the Patriots left the Redskins with an 0-5 re Supreme Court's blockbuster term hits with LGBT, abortion, DACA and more 10/06/2019 09:01am • The nine Supreme Court justices will return to the relative quiet of their marble-lined corridors and majestic chamber Monday to face an explosive docket of cases on issues such as abortion, immigration, the Second Amendment and LGBT rights. All this will play out against the backdrop of the 2020 Movie Review: Phoenix disturbingly realistic in villain origin story 'Joker' 10/04/2019 01:19am • Few films are electric enough to make headlines before audiences even see them. Enter "Joker," which won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, a rare honor for a superhero origin story, though its tone is more reminiscent of the Scorsese masterpieces "Taxi Driver" (1976) and "The King of Co The Latest: Ex-Dallas police officer sentenced to 10 years in prison 10/02/2019 04:35pm • JUST IN: Ex-Dallas police officer convicted in the 2018 shooting death of her neighbor in his home sentenced to 10 years in prison. DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a former Dallas police officer convicted of murder in the shooting death of her neighbor inside his apartment (all times l FTC: Millennials more likely to report falling victim to financial scams 10/02/2019 10:11am • The Federal Trade Commission has a new report out on who's more likely to report being victims of financial scams — and it's not who you'd think. "We oftentimes hear about grandma or grandpa getting scammed by clicking on the wrong thing online, but in this case, the FTC is saying that the re What you need to do to become REAL ID compliant before the 2020 deadline 10/01/2019 12:36am • A recent study by the U.S. Travel Association found that most Americans are unprepared for the Oct. 1, 2020 REAL ID deadline, so if you're not sure if your driver's license is REAL ID-compliant, here's what you need to know. Next year, in order to board a domestic flight in the U.S., you'll need Lawsuit accuses used car dealer of racial bias in loan terms 09/30/2019 02:38pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal authorities accuse a Maryland used car dealership of racially discriminating against black customers by offering them less favorable terms on auto loans than white customers. The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Monday against Glen Burnie, Maryland-based Guara The Wharf developers get biggest loan in DC history 09/30/2019 10:37am • Phase 2 of The Wharf is set to open in 2022. (Courtesy Hoffman-Madison Waterfront) Goldman Sachs Group is leading a group of investors backing the largest construction loan in D.C. history for development of The Wharf's Phase 2 addition on the Southwest waterfront. Hoffman-Madison Waterfront, DC millennials have the most mortgage debt in US 09/27/2019 07:35am • Millennials are on pace to have more mortgage debt than any other generation. And it's particularly bad in the District. Millennials, currently between the ages of 23 and 38, held an average of $222,211 in mortgage debt during the first quarter of 2019, according to data from Experian. That's a 5