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Illegible handwriting leads to ticket error in Fairfax County 08/22/2013 02:13am • LORTON, Va. - In March, a Manassas man received a notice about an outstanding ticket and learned he was the victim of a human error. The Fairfax County Police Department issued the ticket on Dec. 21 at 4:07 a.m. at 9423 Lorton Station Blvd. In early March, Daniel Peacock received a letter info Chantilly, Ocean City named "Top eCities" 08/20/2013 11:57am • Google Inc. has named one city in each state as its 2013 eCity, selecting towns and cities where small businesses make the most of the Internet and social media, and Chantilly and Ocean City are its choices for eCities in Virginia and Maryland. Google and research firm Ipsos analyzed the online stre Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013 08/15/2013 05:22am • Nicer the car, worse the driver? Download WTOP's David Burd reports. Read more from the New York Times : The Rich Drive Differently, a Study Suggests Read more from The Daily Mail: Beware of blue BMW drivers who really are the most aggressive and more prone to road ra Google privacy issues at center of legal debate 08/14/2013 02:14pm • WASHINGTON - Google is under fire as it defends itself in a class-action suit that accuses the Internet giant of violating wiretap laws. The suit contends that Google violates wiretap laws by scanning emails to determine which ads you see. But Google says email users shouldn't be surprised that Buy, Sell, or Hold: Yelp 08/14/2013 05:00am • Shares of social reviewer Yelp  have been on a run so far this year, tapping all-time highs near $60 per share. That rally has translated into frothy valuation figures, as investors are now banking on major growth in the years ahead. The mobile business continues to grow, but Yelp's adv Woman Rescued After Fall Near GW Parkway 08/12/2013 09:30am • Arlington County firefighters helped to rescue a woman who fell 20 feet near the second overlook on the GW Parkway. The incident happened around 3:00 on Sunday afternoon. It’s unclear where exactly the woman fell, though there is a trail near the overlook. The woman suffered non-life-threateni D.C. library puts 3-D technology in your hands 08/09/2013 06:32am • By Tim Drummond, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - Jay Leno uses one to manufacture parts for his more than 200 cars and motorcycles. NASA even hopes they can someday be used to create food to fuel astronauts on the long flight to Mars. But it could still be years before 3-D printers are as prac APAH Plans New Carlyn Springs Apartments 08/08/2013 04:30pm •   The Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing is planning to build a 104-unit apartment building to replace its three-story, 27-unit Carlyn Springs apartment complex near Ballston. The site, at the intersection of N. Carlin Springs Road and Thomas Street, has gone through its first ro Task force aims to turn up Montgomery County nightlife 08/07/2013 02:04am • ROCKVILLE, Md. - It's already a great place to live and work, and now the goal is to turn Montgomery County into a hot entertainment destination. "We've got to change some of our rules, and we've got to make it a priority to create really fantastic, fun places for people to have a good time," Crystal Drive Pedestrian Bridge To Be Removed 08/01/2013 10:00am • The pedestrian bridge over Crystal Drive at 20th Street S. is set to close Monday, in advance of being removed permanently. The bridge, which connects to the 220 Twentieth Street apartment building, is being removed to bring the prior redevelopment of the building “in line with the County Boa Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 08/01/2013 04:36am • 6:10 a.m. - Ron Levi, founder of DOGTV Download DIRECTV offers the new channel that keeps pets occupied when they're at home alone. Watch an example of the DOGTV relaxation video: 8:10 p.m. - Carroll Lachnit, Edmunds.com features editor Download The dos a Wednesday, July 31, 2013 07/31/2013 05:50am • Keeping your man by having an expensive handbag? Download WTOP's David Burd reports Read more from CBS News: Women may buy designer bags to protect their relationships, study suggests 8:10 p.m. - Paul Kita, Men's Health Magazine Download Keeping safe w Wednesday, July 24, 2013 07/24/2013 03:42am • 8:35 p.m. - George Wallace, WTOP's Redskins beat reporter Download RG3 practice comments 8:10 p.m. - Gail Wilsensky, senior policy fellow at Project HOPE Download Rules between local states and what you need to know about the implementation of the Affordab The young photographer, part 2: Life through a lens 07/19/2013 07:23pm • Heather Brady, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - When Mary Alice Jackson started taking pictures at age 6, she wasn't dreaming of one day starting her own business behind the lens. But she never lost her passion for photography, and today the 25-year-old photographer owns Shot With A Bow, a co Friday, July 19, 2013 07/19/2013 12:11pm • 8:20 p.m. Adam Levin, co-founder of credit.com Download What to look out for when emails flood your inbox promising big bucks, exclusive savings and more The executive producer for Discovery Channel's 'Naked and Afraid' shares his own brush with death while scouting the