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How much money should you give for a wedding gift? 06/10/2024 11:00am • The amount of money you should give as a wedding gift depends on a range of factors, including your budget, your relationship with the bride and groom and the cost of attending the wedding. Cash is often king when it comes to wedding gifts. Gone are the days when guests arrive with beautifully wr Risk of fires, burn injuries spur second recall of older Frigidaire and Kenmore electric ranges 05/21/2024 09:58am • Electrolux Group re-announced a recall of its Frigidaire and Kenmore Electric Ranges last week after reports of the products catching fire and burning users. The recent recall was posted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on May 16. The products were first recalled in August 2009 Middle school teacher turned bestselling author reflects on appreciation and sharing his stories 05/10/2024 10:13pm • Teacher Appreciation Week is over, and teachers across the country went home with gift cards, thank you notes, mugs and more. But one teacher told WTOP what he really appreciates are the thank-yous from parents who can see that teachers genuinely care for the students in their classes. Mat Review: 'The Big Door Prize' returns for Season 2 on Apple TV+, providing more questions than answers 04/24/2024 04:38pm • Imagine if a magical machine showed up in town promising to reveal your true life potential. Would you change your career to pursue your supposed destiny? Or would you cherish the life that you've already built? That's the fascinating high-concept premise of the existential dramedy "The Big D Over 100 guns turned in during Montgomery Co. gun buyback event 04/21/2024 02:18pm • On Saturday, more than 100 guns were turned in during a gun buyback event in Germantown, Maryland. At the event, community members were able to trade guns for grocery gift cards. The type of gun determined the amount of the gift card and all of them had to be functioning firearms. WTOP's partn Americans lost $10B to scammers last year. Here's how to avoid popular scams 04/18/2024 04:04pm • More than two-and-a-half million Americans lost $10 billion to scammers last year — surpassing the total amount lost to scammers in 2022 by a billion dollars. And the tactics used to fool people are only getting savvier and more aggressive — which itself should be a big warning sign. What are 15 homes destroyed by fires in Bowie over last 3 weeks — now residents come together to help 04/15/2024 08:18pm • In the last three weeks, 15 homes in Bowie, Maryland, have been destroyed by fires, and now, the city is rallying around those families as they try to restart their lives. The scene outside the biggest fire, a two-alarm fire that tore through some condo units not far from the Bowie Town Center la 9 red flags that could trigger an audit 04/11/2024 08:00pm • An audit occurs when the IRS chooses to review a taxpayer's accounts and financial information to ensure they reported all required income and followed all tax laws. According to a 2023 report from Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, the IRS audited 3.8 out of every Medium Rare brings steak frites to Columbia (somebody's getting steak for life) 04/11/2024 10:15am • Medium Rare, whose signature dish is steak frites with secret sauce, opens its newest restaurant April 15 in Columbia, Maryland, across from Merriweather Post Pavilion. One of the first 100 diners on grand opening day will get a gift card that is good for unlimited steak meals for life. The or 'You can't beat this dude': Comedian Kevin Hart awarded with Mark Twain Prize 03/25/2024 06:16am • The 25th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor was awarded to comedian and actor Kevin Hart Sunday night. At 44, Hart is one of the youngest recipients to receive the honor. He accepted the lifetime achievement award with several of his comedic peers watching in the VIP balcony of the Kennedy Cent 'Visit Occoquan' launches local gift card program for Prince William County's small businesses 03/17/2024 09:56pm • The nonprofit Visit Occoquan is launching a new shop local program to support the independent small businesses in the town of Occoquan. The new Visit Occoquan Gift Card is a Mastercard gift card that will work at all participating businesses in town, according to a news release. “The beauty of t Where to get the best pies in the DC area to celebrate Pi Day 03/14/2024 05:40am • Get a slice of some of the best pies in the region this Thursday for Pi Day. The annual holiday on March 14 was created by math enthusiasts to celebrate π, a symbol that represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, which is approximately 3.14. For those in search of som Fairfax Co. police: Scammers continue to rip people off using crypto ATMs, oftentimes stealing $10K 03/10/2024 03:24pm • Fraudsters continue to rip people off using scam calls, gift cards and bitcoin ATMs. Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, are warning residents to avoid callers that ask for money and immediately report any scams they come across. "They're taking advantage of people's fear," said Sgt. Jacob Pearce Faith-based network looks for your support in getting hundreds of guns off Montgomery Co. streets 03/01/2024 05:17am • A faith-based gun violence prevention group is asking for donations to help fund a “no questions asked” buyback event that hopes to get 300 guns off the streets of Montgomery County, Maryland. The D.C. area Interfaith Gun Violence Prevention Network is sponsoring the event which will be held How a WTOP reporter almost got swindled by a scammer over the phone 02/27/2024 08:11pm • Scam phone calls have become more prevalent and in some cases more convincing these days as thieves try to steal victims' money and personal or financial information. Montgomery County Police say among the most common scams are phone calls in which the caller impersonates law enforcement or a gov