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DC bill aims to crack down on fake temporary vehicle tags 07/18/2023 07:10pm • D.C. Council members are looking to crack down on fake temporary vehicle tags, proposing new legislation that allows city workers to immediately tow and impound vehicles in the District that display counterfeits. The Fraudulent Vehicle Tag Enforcement Amendment Act of 2023, introduced by Council 'Pigeon Drop' scammer arrested for targeting seniors in Prince George's Co. 07/11/2023 09:00pm • A Temple Hills man has been arrested and charged with scamming several senior citizens out of thousands of dollars in a scheme known as a “pigeon drop.” Keith Twiggs, 59, was arrested on June 29 after Prince George’s County police said he had committed at least two of the scams in the New bill hopes to curb dangerous driving on DC streets 07/11/2023 08:59am • Legislation introduced Monday would offer District agencies stricter enforcement power against repeat offenders in an effort to reduce dangerous driving. The Strengthening Traffic Enforcement, Education and Responsibility, or STEER Amendment Act of 2023, would strengthen and streamline suspending The top 10 best new TV series of 2023 07/03/2023 09:16am • Are you looking for a new show to watch now that “Succession,” “Barry" and “Ted Lasso" are over? WTOP's Jason Fraley counted down the best new TV series so far in 2023 . There's one rule -- the show must have aired episodes of its first season this year, so you unfortunately won't find 4 things you need to know about marijuana retail sales in Maryland 06/28/2023 04:45am • On July 1, Maryland joins D.C. and Virginia in legalizing recreational marijuana — but unlike those other jurisdictions, a regulated and functional retail market for marijuana will also open up. "It's going to be extremely busy," said Brandon Barksdale, the co-CEO of Remedy, a marijuana dispens Jobseekers beware: Phony postings and job scams are on the rise 06/25/2023 05:27am • With the country’s sizzling hot jobs market, many people are finding and securing choice employment positions. But some are seeing an uptick in job scams, according to a recent survey by a cybersecurity research group. Nearly one-third of the people surveyed told PasswordManager.com that th DC subscribers to Victoria's Secret-owned online lingerie retailer will get subscription fee refunds, AG says 06/18/2023 08:20am • Adore Me, the lingerie startup acquired by Victoria's Secret & Co., will refund District subscribers for improperly charged subscription fees, Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced Friday. An estimated 2,500 consumers in D.C., as of 2021, who have VIP Memberships and store credits from rec Brother, sister to serve years in prison for selling fentanyl connected to deadly DC overdose 06/16/2023 10:06am • A brother and sister from the D.C. area were sentenced to a combined 14-plus years in prison for selling fentanyl to a woman who died from an overdose, the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. announced Thursday. Larry Eastman, 23, of Temple Hills, Maryland, was sentenced to more than 11 years in pris Rockville bank employee sentenced for fraud scheme targeting churches, religious organizations 06/03/2023 08:43am • A man from Rockville, Maryland, was sentenced Friday to three years in federal prison for a yearlong bank fraud scheme that stole millions from local churches and religious organizations. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland said that Diape Seck, 29, helped carry out the fraud A new app hopes to spot counterfeit products with a single photo using AI 05/29/2023 05:28pm • Is that antique watch you have on real or fake? A new app says it will be able to suss out counterfeit products. The app, which will be available directly for businesses from the developer, reportedly uses artificial intelligence to tell if something is counterfeit using just a photo, the develop Is a decades-old U.Md. tradition getting out of hand? 05/17/2023 04:31pm • For decades, students at the University of Maryland have made playful sacrifices to the Testudo statue in front of the library, hoping for a little extra luck on their final exams. Over the years, you may have seen anything from pens and notebooks to coffees and alcohol set up around the statue over 'Pregnant' woman has 1,500 grams of cocaine hidden in rubber belly 05/16/2023 09:12am • Anderson County Sheriff's Office in South Carolina confiscated more than 1,500 grams of cocaine during a traffic stop after finding a woman had hidden it behind a fake rubber pregnancy belly. (Anderson County Sheriff's Office/Facebook) Two people have been arrested in South Carolina after Ander How to write a resignation letter 05/10/2023 08:00pm • If you're about to quit a job, your first instinct may be to run out of your employer's doors and never be seen again. But don't do that. Instead, you may want to write a resignation letter. It isn't always necessary, of course, but a well-crafted resignation letter can be a professional and clas Md. school system races to battle fentanyl epidemic facing teens 05/10/2023 04:55am • This article is part of the WTOP series, "Facing Down Fentanyl: Teens Confront Drug Danger." The fentanyl epidemic has created new challenges for school systems across the country. Students are overdosing — sometimes on school grounds — in higher numbers, and school systems are racing to r The small blue pills behind a surge in children’s fentanyl-related hospital visits in the DC area 05/09/2023 04:39am • This article is part of the WTOP series, "Facing Down Fentanyl: Teens Confront Drug Danger." Doctors at the D.C. area’s top children’s hospital say they’re seeing a dramatic rise in the number of children coming to hospitals to be treated for fentanyl overdoses or seeking help beating a