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Synthetic marijuana 'wreaking havoc' on teens 10/29/2013 02:56pm • WASHINGTON -- While the D.C. council debates whether to decriminalize marijuana, a synthetic version of the drug is wreaking havoc on teens. The synthetic pot is sold at gas stations and in small grocery stores -- often in Southeast -- in a lollypop form. It's sold under a variety of names, includ Suspects Steal Credit Cards, Use Fake ID To Buy Puppy 10/25/2013 09:35am • Montgomery County Police say a pair of suspects stole credit cards from a Bethesda church-goer before using the victim’s identity to purchase a puppy in Rockville. Police on Friday released two videos of the suspects and a picture of the puppy, a three-month-old Yorkshire Terrier. The inciden Hats off to the International Gold Cup 10/19/2013 04:21pm • THE PLAINS, Va. - A well dressed crowd with fancy hats, horses, Jack Russell Terriers and plenty of food and drink -- these are the sights and sounds at the International Gold Cup. A crowd of about 40,000 was expected Saturday at the 76th International Gold Cup, one of the largest horse jumping Weekly Crime Report: Sept. 30 to Oct. 8 10/17/2013 01:45pm • Someone tried to use fake cash at the Dave & Busters in White Flint Mall. The suspect was apparently caught in the act before running out of the place: An incident of fraud occurred at Dave & Busters located at 11301 Rockville Pike in Kensington on Sunday, 10/6 at approximately 4:00 p.m. The su 5 things to know after Cowboys topple RG3, Redskins 10/14/2013 09:16am • By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Dwayne Harris and a "no-name group" of Dallas defenders made Tony Romo's job easy. Harris returned a punt 86 yards for a touchdown and set up another score with a 90-yard kickoff return, and a depleted defensive line forced a key fumble Man says 1973 UFO incident turned life upside down 10/11/2013 06:22am • BY JEFF AMY ASSOCIATED PRESS PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - Charles Hickson never regretted the notoriety that came his way after he told authorities he encountered an unidentified flying object and its occupants 40 years ago on the banks of the Pascagoula River. Until his death in 2011, Hickson told Elizabeth Smart details kidnapping in new memoir 10/07/2013 08:46am • BY PAUL FOY AND MICHELLE L. PRICE ASSOCIATED PRESS SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Minutes after 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was snatched from her bedroom in the dead of night, a police cruiser idled by along a neighborhood street as she was forced to the ground at knifepoint. "Move and I will kill you!" he TSA finds dozens of fake ID cards in bags at BWI 09/30/2013 05:40pm • WASHINGTON - Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore Washington International-Thurgood Marshall Airport found dozens of fake identification cards inside checked bags that belonged to two passengers Sept. 27. Officers opened a checked bag that set off an alarm, TSA said. They On anniversary of Paul McCartney death rumor: What if Twitter existed? 09/25/2013 04:01pm • WASHINGTON - Arguably the world's most famous and enduring urban legend took hold 44 years ago this month. On Sept. 17, 1969 the student newspaper of Drake University in Iowa published an article by student Tim Harper, entitled "Is Beatle Paul McCartney Dead?" Harper's article is widely-regard Backstage: Tommy Keene, Bill Kirchen play this weekend 09/12/2013 08:21pm • WASHINGTON - Tommy Keene may be power pop's best kept secret. Originally from D.C., Keene gained some notoriety in the 1980s with a major-label contract, and has since continued to release excellent albums. His most recent effort, "Excitement at Your Feet," is a covers album featuring songs by Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 09/02/2013 12:21am • Fake torso will make you look ripped Download WTOP's David Burd reports. Read more from <a href="http://now.msn.com/fake-abdomen-makes-you-look-muscled-crazy">MSN</a>. The muscles vest costs 24,000 yen, or about $250. (Amazon.com) Farm fresh fraud: Not all produce sold at markets is fresh or local 08/28/2013 04:49pm • WASHINGTON - Nothing beats farm-fresh tomatoes or sweet summer corn. And for many of us, the best way to get that fresh taste is by visiting the farmers market. But some vendors at farmers markets don't grow their own produce. Instead, some have been known to buy food at auction or even purchase a Man, woman sought in Md. identity theft case 08/27/2013 08:57am • WASHINGTON - Montgomery County police are asking for help identifying suspects in an identify theft case. Police say a Silver Spring, Md., man recently received a $20,000 credit card bill for an account opened in his name. A man who used the card at a beauty supply store in Beltsville in July sh For Satirical Sports Podcasting Duo, Bethesda Is A Big Inspiration 08/23/2013 12:00pm • Meet sports podcasters Mike and Dave. They say they’re filling an important niche. There are many sports podcasts, probably too many. But there’s only one that we know of that proclaims Bethesda as its home. Since May of last year, the two (we agreed to not use their last names) have tal D.C. says 'House of Cards' mess a 'serious miscommunication' 08/22/2013 01:25pm • The “House of Cards” motorcade fiasco is the result of “some serious miscommunication,” according to Mayor Vincent Gray’s office. Pedro Ribeiro, Gray’s spokesman, told me Thursday that the Metropolitan Police Department’s role in filming is strictly “