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Before NFL reporting career, Chris Mortensen coached Federal News Network's Peter Musurlian 03/04/2024 05:50pm • Long before Chris Mortensen was breaking news about NFL rosters and transactions, he was a baseball coach in suburban Los Angeles, working with a team that included Federal News Network's Peter Musurlian. Mortensen, who died Sunday at 72 years old, graduated from North Torrance High School and th As election season heats up, Md. state lawmakers tackle deepfake political ads 02/24/2024 11:57am • As the election year gears up, voters will likely be inundated with political ads. But how can you know all the images and sounds shown are real and not deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence? Stories about deepfakes of political candidates have already made headlines, including fake 2 Maryland men attempted to steal 5,000 iPhones with fraud scheme, jury finds 02/21/2024 09:44am • Two Maryland residents were found guilty of trying to defraud Apple out of millions of dollars with fake iPhones from China on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Haotian Sun and Pengfei Xue, both Chinese nationals that were residing in Germantown, Maryland, were charged with ma Hoax bomb threats, fire alarms will now come with a price tag in Alexandria 02/14/2024 11:20am • People in Alexandria, Virginia, who call in hoax active shooters and fake bomb threats will now be footed with the bill for the police response. The Alexandria City Council passed an ordinance on Tuesday that would seek reimbursement for the cost of responding to "swatting" incidents. "The Cit Youngster with server to 'rival the National Security Agency' pleads guilty to Northern Va. swatting incidents 02/11/2024 08:57am • A juvenile has pleaded guilty to "numerous" swatting incidents in Stafford County, Virginia, last year with what the sheriff's office called "a server we imagine would rival the National Security Agency." A "swatting" incident is one in which a person makes a fake call to a 911 center in order to Takoma Park woman hopes to break stigma around single-needle tattoos with her works of art 02/08/2024 05:04am • A 26-year-old tattoo artist from Takoma Park, Maryland, first picked up the needle during the COVID-19 pandemic. But a few short years later, Bibi Etienne has already grown her business to the point where she’s becoming more selective about the projects she takes on. “I just need a challenge, Arlington's Signature Theatre stages world premiere of 'Private Jones' about deaf sniper during World War I 02/07/2024 02:19pm • Imagine fighting in the trenches of war without being able to hear the gunfire and explosions happening all around you. That's the case with the deaf World War I sniper at the center of "Private Jones." The new musical made its world premiere at Signature Theatre in Shirlington, Virginia, this we Lawsuit accuses DC property management company of discriminating against potential tenants 02/02/2024 09:00pm • Two Northwest D.C. apartment complexes discriminated against potential residents by having minimum credit score and income requirements and creating barriers for some people with criminal records and past evictions, according to a lawsuit filed in D.C. Superior Court on Thursday. The lawsuit, fil Can this new tech help stop deepfakes from going viral? 02/02/2024 04:58pm • It takes just a few minutes for a video posted online to go viral, whether it’s true or not. And advances in technology, including the creation of what’s commonly know as “deepfake” videos, have the ability to shape opinions, emotions and even reality for people tricked into believing someth Arlington woman accused of impersonating immigration lawyer, defrauding clients of $700K 01/17/2024 10:00pm • An Arlington, Virginia, woman has been charged with falsely posing as an immigration attorney and defrauding clients of about $700,000, according to a federal grand jury indictment. Patricia De Oliveira Souza Lelis Bolin, a 29-year-old Brazilian national, is accused of pretending to be a lawyer t What does the Baltimore Sun's new owner have planned for the paper? 01/16/2024 08:31pm • A local buyer taking over a struggling newspaper in the 21st century is normally cause for some celebration. But The Baltimore Sun’s newly announced owner has a very specific political background, and some are concerned about what the 187-year-old publication could become. David D. Smith, execu WATCH: Capture of 2 shoplifting suspects aided by Montgomery Co. police drone 01/10/2024 09:51pm • A new Montgomery County, Maryland, program that uses drones as first responders is yielding results. Recently released video shows how a drone helped police nab two suspects in a theft. Drones also helped them track down dozens of suspects in other cases. Last November, police arrested 26-year Virginia high school marching band wins $15,000 worth of instruments in national Metallica contest 01/10/2024 04:04am • Exit light, enter night, take my hand — off to congratulate a Virginia high school marching band! The Oakton High School Marching Cougars just won Metallica's Inaugural Marching Band Contest, announced this past Sunday night on ESPN. "It feels pretty awesome," band director Jamie VanValkenb New year, new you? New weight loss scams to watch out for 01/05/2024 09:20am • Did you make a resolution to get fit this year? If you are considering buying a weight loss product you saw online, here are some red flags to watch out for. While not all health and fitness ads are scams, the Federal Trade Commission has put out a consumer alert with a list of common ways scamme Elvis' Birthday Fight Club pits famous figures in smackdown tournament in DC, Baltimore 01/04/2024 04:06am • Imagine famous pop-culture figures duking it out on stage in a "life-or-death" tournament bracket. That's what the 13th annual Elvis' Birthday Fight Club is all about. The evening of combat returns to GALA Hispanic Theatre in D.C. on Friday, Jan. 5, and Saturday, Jan. 6, followed by a run at the