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Thursday, June 20, 2013 06/20/2013 11:09am • 8:50 p.m. - WTOP's Tech Guy Gregg Stebben Download Google Chromebook an alternative to iPad? 8:20 p.m. - Gail Wilensky, senior policy fellow at Project HOPE Download Medicare penalizes hospitals for treating poor patients who require more admissions Get ready to bring your pooch to work 06/20/2013 02:41am • WASHINGTON - If you see some furry friends at work Friday, they're probably there because it's " Take Your Dog to Work Day." No offense cat people, but bringing dogs to the office can benefit the company. The Humane Society of the United States reports a 2010 study from Central Michigan Unive Paladar Sets August 16 Opening Date In North Bethesda 06/19/2013 02:30pm • Ohio-based Paladar Latin Kitchen & Rum Bar announced it will open its first D.C. area location on Aug. 16 at North Bethesda Market, where work continues on the space across the street from Whole Foods. The 180-seat restaurant, with two patio seating areas, will take over the space at Wednesday, June 19, 2013 06/19/2013 03:47am • Data Doctors Download Improvements for Google Maps 8:50pm - WTOP Sports Reporter George Wallace and Chris Chase USA Today Sports Download Is Lebron James the next Michael Jordan or a big baby? 9:20 p.m. - Robert Thompson, professor of televis Thursday, June 13, 2013 06/13/2013 03:28am • 8:30 p.m. - Lucille Baur, Montgomery County Police Spokesperson Download Storm response in Maryland 8:20 p.m. - Laura Southard, spokesperson for the Virginia Department of Emergency Management Download Storm response in Virginia 7:50 p.m. - Ch Confusing Intersection to Get New Marking 06/06/2013 03:55pm • A Courthouse intersection where head-on collisions are sometimes narrowly avoided is getting a new marking to help guide drivers. ARLnow.com contacted the Department of Environmental Services regarding the section of N. Veitch Street between Clarendon Blvd and Wilson Blvd. The street does not have a MoCo Hopes Hackathon Leads To Innovation 06/04/2013 04:15pm • About 30 computer programmers gathered last weekend in Rockville for what county officials hope is the first step in turning government databases full of spreadsheets into useful phone apps or other software. That could mean an app to show bus riders where the next bus is, a way to connect restaura Fatal Pedestrian Accident In Potomac Parking Lot 06/03/2013 09:30am • A fatal accident in a Giant Food parking lot was one of three reported pedestrian collisions this weekend in the area. Montgomery County Police said Shirley Spearman, 81, of Potomac died from injuries sustained while she was walking toward the Giant Food on Sunday in the Cabin John Shopping Center. Monday, June 3, 2013 06/03/2013 09:29am • 9:20 p.m. - Lauren French, Politico tax policy reporter Download New IRS head testifies before Congress 7:50 p.m. Laura Adams, senior insurance analyst at InsuranceQuotes.com Download Americans uncertain whether they are eligible for Obamacare benefits Local agencies hang out with hackers for your benefit 06/02/2013 04:54am • WASHINGTON - Hackers are often seen as criminals, so the last thing one would expect to hear is that local agencies are working with them. But they did this weekend, and they say it's for your benefit. "Hack for Change" is the slogan of this gathering of hackers and government agencies. Both sides Massive asteroid set for flyby of Earth 05/31/2013 09:09am • Greg Redfern, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Earthlings had quite a scare in February when asteroid 2012 DA14 passed by safely while on the same day, a much smaller space rock entered the atmosphere over Russia and exploded, causing widespread property damage and injuries. On Friday at 4:59 p.m. EDT, t Quest for Bluemont Bocce Court Ends, For Now 05/29/2013 04:35pm • A controversial effort to get a bocce court built along the Bluemont Junction Trail has been shot down by Arlington’s parks department — for now. Supporters wanted a 13′ by 50′ bocce court built along the trail, using $15,000 from a hoped-for Parks Enhancement Grant from the Accidental Shooting at Arlington Nat’l Cemetery 05/29/2013 09:50am • An accidental shooting at Arlington National Cemetery sent one person to the hospital on Memorial Day (Monday). The incident happened at the cemetery’s parking lot around 9:30 a.m., an hour and a half before President Obama was scheduled to lay a wreath at the cemetery. According to a spokeswo Monday, May 20, 2013 05/20/2013 04:28am • 8:20 P.M. - WTOP Sports Reporter George Wallace Download Will Tiger Woods make-up with Sergio Garcia? One word: 'No' 7:50 p.m. Matt Heimer, editor of the Encore blog at Marketwatch.com Download Why airlines are charging higher fees Fish oil c Soccer Parents vs. Neighbors in Latest Lighting Battle 05/15/2013 02:00pm • Parents of Arlington youth soccer players and residents who live near Williamsburg Middle School have created dueling petitions — for and against a proposal to install lighting and new soccer fields at the school. The field and lighting proposal was floated as an optional part of the Arlington