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Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013 08/21/2013 01:39am • Getty Images Lobster prices are down to a little more than $2 per pound coming off boats in New England, and D.C. residents can get fresh, live lobster here for between $7 and $8 a pound at select stores. The New Yorker says part of the reason prices are high is shipping, but As Obamacare approaches, swindlers take notice 08/20/2013 08:45pm • WASHINGTON - Swindlers are busy peddling phony Obamacare insurance. "At least half the states have seen these scams and there may be a lot more," says James Quiggle, spokesman for the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. But Vivian Laxton, spokeswoman for the Maryland Insurance Administration, sa Column: I survived the GWAR-B-Q 08/19/2013 02:16pm • WASHINGTON -- "Are you guys freshmen?" asked a friendly blond college student carrying a clipboard and wearing a Virginia Commonwealth University shirt. "Definitely not," chuckled a group of black-clad, tattooed miscreants carrying coolers of booze. While most of downtown Richmond was filled Agreement in works to reopen popular night spot 08/16/2013 09:06pm • WASHINGTON - The owners of a popular Adams Morgan bar and the District have agreed to a compromise that could allow the hot spot to reopen. In a hearing with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Friday morning, the owners of The Reef and the attorney general's office agreed to the tentative deal, Breaking down 'Breaking Bad' (SPOILERS) 08/12/2013 10:42am • SPOILER ALERT: This piece is meant for viewers who have seen the previous night's episode. If it's still chilling on your DVR, abort now. WASHINGTON - WTOP is counting down the final eight episodes of AMC's "Breaking Bad" with an in-depth look at the show's hidden meanings, story elements and Resources can help seniors avoid scams 08/10/2013 06:55am • WASHINGTON -- They're quick, they're clever and they're convincing. And they're targeting senior citizens. Scam artists are hard at work in our area. Eric Friedman, Director of Montgomery County's Office of Consumer Affairs says, "It doesn't have to work every time, but they have to be convincing. WTOP Exclusive: Victim of indicted Prince George's ticket writer talks with WTOP 08/02/2013 02:42am • CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. - In June, Prince George's County ticket writer Antoine Budd was indicted on 41 counts of fraud, perjury and misconduct. Now one alleged victim tells WTOP she still cannot believe what happened to her. Nina Porter learned about her parking ticket when the Prince George's C Fairfax Co. officer accused of faking hit-and-run to hide crash 07/12/2013 08:11pm • WASHINGTON -- A Fairfax County police officer has been charged with hit-and-run and filing a false police report after he crashed his cruiser into a utility pole and said another driver hit him. Carl Joseph Biggs initially told officers the May 12 crash on Gallows Road occurred when an unknown Local woman scared by fake kidnapping phone scam 07/11/2013 10:36pm • WASHINTON - A scam has returned to the region and it's prompting a warning from police. It began when a Montgomery County woman received a call on her cellphone at her office in Howard County. The man's voice on the other end was unfamiliar. "Do you have a brother, or a husband or a son? Ther Can you speak Dothraki? Creating a fictional language for 'Game of Thrones' 06/14/2013 02:23pm • WASHINGTON - When HBO's "Game of Thrones" producers put out a casting call for the creation of a fake language, David J. Peterson rose to the challenge. The job was to craft a new language for a fictional tribe of characters who live in the pages of the bestselling fantasy novel and on the scr Men's Health Week: Being proactive in health 06/12/2013 02:15pm • WASHINGTON - Even someone who makes a living educating others about health and fitness can have a medical scare. Peter Moore says he was in denial about his risk for heart trouble. Then one day he went out for a bike ride and experienced chest pains that would not go away. It turns out Moore, t Prince George's ticket writer accused of issuing fake citations 06/12/2013 09:08am • WASHINGTON - A Prince George's County parking ticket writer is facing criminal charges for allegedly falsifying more than $2,600 in citations. Authorities say former Prince George's County Revenue Authority employee Antoine Budd was investigated after at least 10 people complained earlier this ye Crooks target bank accounts through Facebook 06/05/2013 02:46pm • WASHINGTON - You put money in the bank to keep it safe, but what you do on Facebook could let cybercrooks drain your bank account. The Zeus Trojan horse malware program was first detected in 2007, and infected millions of computers through phishing schemes. In May, the malware changed its tactics. Yorktown Teachers Receive Fake ‘Early Release’ Email 05/23/2013 11:45am • Yesterday, an email was sent from Superintendent Dr. Pat Murphy to Yorktown High School staff, informing them that classes had been cancelled for the remainder of the day. The only problem? The email was a fake and was not actually sent by Dr. Murphy. According to a tipster, the email Captain America movie filming underway in D.C. (Video) 05/14/2013 09:30am • WASHINGTON - A bit of Hollywood is back in the nation's capital this week. A Captain America movie is being shot near the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum. Tractor-trailers, white tents and police cars were lined up along Independence Avenue on Tuesday. The tents are for background actors,