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Council of Governments official found shot to death in Alexandria home 11/12/2013 11:53am • WASHINGTON - The 69-year-old man found shot to death in his Alexandria home Monday was a director with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG). Alexandria police say a relative found Ronald Kirby unconscious at his home in the 200 block of Elm Street in the Rosemont neighborhoo Failing Sewage Line Could Prove Costly for Some Lyon Park Homeowners 11/12/2013 10:35am • Homeowners on the 900 block of N. Daniel and Danville Streets in Lyon Park may have to shell out thousands of dollars to keep their toilets flushing. A deteriorating, 85-year-old sewage line that runs along the back of residents’ yards was determined, after “extensive research” by Google Glass: For better or worse 11/11/2013 01:42pm • WASHINGTON - We have Google Glass. Yep. WTOP will be taking the hottest piece of consumer technology out for a spin. Starting today, we'll document the ups and downs of trying to figure out and use this technology, which some have predicted will become part of everyday life. Others question why Death shrines: Washington's other monuments 11/06/2013 05:30pm • WASHINGTON - Photographer Lloyd Wolf squats to examine a piece of leftover police tape from a shooting in Northeast D.C. There are no candles, liquor bottles or messages to the deceased, but he snaps a few pictures anyway. "After a while, you know what to look for," he says. A quick survey r Google helps out with Helpouts 11/06/2013 02:26am • WASHINGTON - Google wants to help you out in a new way. It now offers live, one-on-one video calls with experts in all sorts of things. With Helpouts from Google, you can take cooking lessons, get math tutoring and toss questions to a plumbing expert. Some video chats are available right a Tips and tricks for safe mobile banking 10/31/2013 03:14am • WASHINGTON - It's a new age. Cash is no longer king and there's a good chance you do banking on your smartphone. If you do, there are a few tips to keep your information and money safe. Credit.com advises never saying "yes" when your phone asks to save a bank account password. If a thief were t Smartphone app releases scented alerts, notifications 10/29/2013 08:13pm • WASHINGTON - Imagine a whiff of bacon as a signal that an email is waiting in your Inbox. Inhale a sniff of cinnamon roll when someone hits "Like" on Facebook. Instead of audible chirps, dings, and beeps, a new smartphone app and plug-in accessory being developed in Japan will use olfactory alert Zombies come back to life at 5K challenge 10/26/2013 03:36pm • NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - Halloween is still a couple days away, but at the National Harbor, the walking dead came back to life at the Zombie Run Saturday. The 5K urban assault course features more than 100 actors dressed in tattered clothes and stage makeup. Runners wear a belt with three velcro f Morning Notes 10/22/2013 09:30am • Tighter Security at Marathon — This Sunday’s Marine Corps Marathon will include tighter security than years past. Camelback-style hydration backpacks have been banned, as have Halloween masks. Runners will only be able to check items in clear plastic bags. Google Maps Arlington Nationa Monday, Oct. 21, 2013 10/21/2013 01:58am • 2:20 p.m. - Fairfax Hackley, personal trainer Download Sports supplements can hurt more than help Read more from USA Today: Maker of Craze suspends production of sports supplement 8:50 p.m. - Dan Deevy, TheCinemaSource.com Download 'The Hub's' celebrity Growing Grassroots Campaign Takes Aim At Pepco, State Regulators 10/17/2013 12:10pm • It was day five without power and there was a utility pole, split in half and tangled in wires, on Abbe Milstein’s North Bethesda street. In the wake of the June 29, 2012 derecho, Milstein spent much of her time jockeying for outlets at a Barnes & Noble and checking for power updates on the li County Board to Consider Lower Speed Limits in Rosslyn 10/15/2013 09:50am • The Arlington County Board is scheduled to consider a change to the speed limit on two Rosslyn arterial streets. On Saturday, the Board is expected to approve a staff recommendation to lower the speed limit on N. Lynn Street and Fort Myer Drive from 30 to 25 mph. The change encompasses the stretch o Students learn digital mapping skills, target jobs 10/09/2013 04:23pm • CHEVY CHASE, Md. - Most people with smartphones know digital mapping has made huge strides in recent years, but have no idea how the technology works. Some local teenagers do. Geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS) are integral in the design of digital mappin Hate figuring how to split bill? Google offers answer 10/07/2013 02:02pm • WASHINGTON - Trying to figure out how to split a restaurant bill often puts math skills and friendships to a test. Splitting a bill evenly doesn't take into account when one person has several extra drinks before dinner, orders an appetizer or orders the lobster. A newly published patent filing 5 things to remember when shopping for a computer 10/01/2013 08:20pm • WASHINGTON - Shopping for a new computer can be exciting and stressful - and it's often both. With options including desktop computers with monitors, portable laptops and the growing tablet computer market, customers ready for a new computer have many choices. Ken Colburn, of The Data Doctors