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WTOP and Federal News Radio Websites Back After Cyber Attack 05/13/2013 07:25am • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 13, 2013 Contact: Mary Kay LeMay 202-895-5112 mklemay@wtop.com WTOP and Federal News Radio Websites Back After Cyber Attack Users encouraged to run security scan on their computers WASHINGTON - The news websites, WTOP.com and FederalNewsRadio.com, are accessible to all Fairfax officers return to duty after April shooting 05/07/2013 05:41pm • WASHINGTON - Three Fairfax County police officers have been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing in the shooting of a man in Alexandria last month. Commonwealth's Attorney Ray Morrough says the officers were not criminally liable for shooting and injuring 37-year-old Maxwell S. Eisenman on April 9. WTOP victim of malicious cyber attack 05/07/2013 01:23pm • Posted May 8, 2013, at 8:43 p.m. The information below has been posted to help FederalNewsRadio.com and WTOP.com visitors check their computers for malware, in light of the recent cyber attack on our system. How do I know if my computer was infected? The malware attack targeted the Internet Campaign against synthetic marijuana launched in D.C. 05/03/2013 02:36am • WASHINGTON - A new campaign in the District aims to warn young people about a dangerous but popular substance: fake weed. It's also known as Spice or K2. Graphic warnings featuring zombies are going out on social media and to schools. Mayor Vincent Gray announced the campaign Thursday along w Avenged: 'Iron Man 3' may be Marvel's best 05/02/2013 04:27pm • Jason Fraley, WTOP Film Critic WASHINGTON - "Ever since the guy with the hammer fell out of the sky, subtlety kind of went out the window." In one line, "Iron Man 3" captures the Marvel Universe with a refreshing self- awareness. On the one hand, the comics offer countless characters with compe White-nose syndrome killing off Va. bats 05/02/2013 02:37am • WASHINGTON - Instead of being afraid of the sight of bats flying near their home, those who see bats should welcome them. They're great to have around because they eat loads of pesky insects. But a baffling disease that kills bats seems to be getting more deadly in parts of the region. Whi EXCLUSIVE: Financial Irregularities at Arlington’s Senior Travel Program 04/29/2013 02:25pm • One county employee was fired and three others were disciplined after financial irregularities were discovered at Arlington’s Senior Adult Travel Program, but no criminal charges were brought after a months-long investigation that one source says was “botched.” The investigation st Police crack down on ticket scalpers outside Nats stadium 04/28/2013 04:17am • WASHINGTON - It's a whole new tune for fans heading into Nationals Park, as D.C. police crack down on ticket scalpers outside the stadium. Fans exiting the Navy Yard Metro onto Half Street for this week's homestand have been greeted by a D.C. Police vehicle with a loudspeaker on top blaring "A Saturday, April 20, 2013 04/19/2013 07:48pm • Dogs, celebretities help victims of Boston bombings with local ties Download Kate Ryan, WTOP 1:20 p.m. Carrie Budoff Brown, White House Reporter for POLITICO Download 12:20 p.m. Josh Gerstein, White House Reporter for Politico Download More areas consider using fake speed cameras 04/13/2013 03:09am • LAUREL, Md. - In a new twist on speed cameras, the City of Laurel introduced two fake cameras this week. In a story first reported by NBC 4, the two decoy boxes look just like the real cameras with police logos, except there is no actual camera inside. "Is it a camera or is it not a camera?" Fake speed cameras used to slow drivers in Laurel 04/11/2013 05:10pm • WASHINGTON -- As an effort to deter speeding, authorities in Laurel, Md. deployed fake speed cameras on Wednesday, reports NBC 4. The fake cameras have the police logo and camera lenses -- making them look real -- but are empty inside. NBC says Maryland law prohibits law enforcement from operatin Watch out for 'government' e-mail scams, Homeland Security warns 03/28/2013 06:34pm • Computer hackers and identity thieves have taken on a new roll: agents of the Homeland Security Department.At least, that's the claim in a recent round of malicious spam e-mails sent to thousands nation-wide.  The scam purports that Homeland Security (DHS) is starting an investigation into a us 'Hero pig' video turns out to be a fake (VIDEO) 02/27/2013 03:32pm • WASHINGTON - It doesn't happen very often, but every now and then WTOP gets duped by amazing things we see on the Internet. Most recently we wanted to believe that a pig saved a baby goat from drowning at a petting zoo. Unfortunately, the whole thing was staged, the New York Times reports. T Homeland funds new technology to track mobile devices, verify location history 02/18/2013 06:52am • The Homeland Security Department has awarded a University of Alabama-Birmingham researcher $583,000 to develop a system for that could be used to track people through their cell phones and mobile devices.With little fanfare, the university announced the grant to Professor Raghib Hasan from Homeland' Barbershop owner pleads guilty in $20M tax fraud scheme 02/17/2013 10:03pm • Andrew Mollenbeck, wtop.com WASHINGTON - A D.C. barbershop owner has pleaded guilty to charges connected to his role as a ring leader of an elaborate scheme that targeted dead people, drug addicts and people duped into believing they would receive "Obama Stimulus Money." Investigators say Kevin