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Hoggle still unfit to stand trial; judge won't delay competency hearing 08/20/2019 07:48pm • A Montgomery County Circuit judge ruled prosecutors will not be granted more time to allow a powerful anti-psychotic medication to take full effect, and determined Tuesday that Catherine Hoggle remains mentally unfit to stand trial for murdering her children. After a psychiatrist selected by pros It's no joke, mom: Florida teen arrested in school threat 08/20/2019 06:42pm • DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities have posted a video of their arrest of a 15-year-old Florida boy who allegedly posted an online threat to kill at least seven people at a high school. Volusia County Sheriff's officials interviewed the boy and his mother outside their home near Daytona Bea Judge to weigh more tests of Catherine Hoggle's fitness for trial in Md. children's murders 08/16/2019 02:48pm • A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge will hear arguments Tuesday whether prosecutors should be granted more time, and an additional psychiatric evaluation, before the judge determines whether Catherine Hoggle is mentally competent to stand trial for murdering her children. As WTOP reported, a Today in History: Aug. 16 08/16/2019 12:00am • Today is Friday, Aug. 16, the 228th day of 2019. There are 137 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 42. On this date: In 1812, Detroit fell to British and Indian forces in the War 'Chrisley Knows Best' stars charged with federal tax evasion 08/13/2019 07:19pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A federal grand jury in Atlanta on Tuesday indicted reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley on charges including tax evasion, alleging among other things that they tried to hide their income from "Chrisley Knows Best" from the IRS. The 12-count indictment also accus Man pleads guilty in fraud scheme with Maryland driver's licenses 08/13/2019 07:14pm • A Manassas, Virginia, man has pleaded guilty Tuesday in a scheme to unlawfully provide and transfer Maryland driver's licenses, which involved bribing a pair of employees at the state's Motor Vehicle Administration. People who couldn't legally obtain a Maryland license paid 34-year-old Warner Ant Spot the scam: Watch out for calls pretending to be from Social Security Administration 08/13/2019 07:01pm • The Social Security Administration has been receiving reports about scammers pretending to be employees of the agency. Here's how to recognize these fake calls and how to prevent being scammed. The automated call goes something like this: "The reason of this call is to inform you that your Social Florida man arrested after threatening shooting at Walmart on Facebook 08/10/2019 11:43pm • A 26-year-old Florida man was arrested Friday after investigators discovered a threatening message on Facebook that suggested he was planning a shooting at a Walmart store. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said that its agents arrested Richard D. Clayton of Winter Park, Florida, for writ Data Doctors: Beware of tech scams in Google search results 08/09/2019 10:05am • Q: I did a Google search for help with a software problem and got an 800 number for support that ended up being a scammer. How can I avoid scam websites in Google? A: Google’s search technology and algorithms are pretty sophisticated, but Google has an ongoing challenge with scammers who are co They might be better for the planet, but are plant-based burgers good for you? 08/09/2019 02:49am • If you're looking for a vegetarian burger instead of a beef-based burger, you're in luck these days. Two popular options include the Impossible Burger, in over 5,000 restaurants in the United States, Hong Kong, Macao, and Singapore, and the Beyond Burger, available at more than 35,000 locations, inc Md. Senate GOP leader attacks white supremacists, gun violence on Twitter 08/06/2019 09:28am • The dual mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, over the weekend prompted predictable outrage and hand-wringing from Maryland politicians. But none of the expressions of outrage were more noteworthy than those that have come over the past two days from the Twitter account of state Se Fake Anne Arundel Co. cop pulled real scams; the 'telltale sign' that gave him away 08/04/2019 02:25pm • In many cases, scams are usually rooted in the same few premises, with the scam artists just putting a few tweaks on things to keep them fresh and trick their victims. This one was different. On Friday morning, Tim Altomare, police chief for Anne Arundel County, was visibly angry and emotional Today in History: Aug. 3 08/03/2019 12:00am • Today is Saturday, Aug. 3, the 215th day of 2019. There are 150 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 3, 1972, the U.S. Senate ratified the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union. (The U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the treaty in Fake real estate: How to avoid rental scams 08/02/2019 04:21pm • Apartment hunting can be frustrating, and D.C. wants to help you save time and avoid a headache by making sure that too-good-to-be-true listing is legit. Ben Wiseman, director of D.C.'s Office of Consumer Protection, an arm of the D.C. attorney general's office, said that there are two types of c Broken self-cleaning toilet? Findings from Metro's inspector general raise more concerns 07/26/2019 12:45pm • Falsified station inspection reports, wasted money on a self-cleaning toilet and hidden silt pumps, and millions in contracts that appear to have been wrongly steered to specific companies are among recent findings from investigations by Metro's Office of Inspector General. Inspection reports Afte