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Woman dies after crashing car into tree in Prince George's Co. 11/27/2021 07:42am • A woman died after crashing her car into a tree in Forestville, Maryland, on Thursday, Prince George's County police said. Lakina Jackson, 32, of District Heights was driving southbound on Pennsylvania Avenue near Forestville Road when she crashed, according to police. More Maryland Ne Plans submitted to replace Arlington's Americana Hotel with residential high-rise 11/24/2021 08:41am • The Americana Hotel first opened in 1963 and closed in 2020 because of the pandemic. (Courtesy Google) JBG Smith, already the largest landlord in Arlington County’s Crystal City neighborhood, has filed plans with the county to replace the nearly 60-year-old Americana Hotel, a landmark property Data Doctors: 2021 Online shopping tips 11/19/2021 04:30pm • Q: What are the latest online shopping safety tips? A: The holiday season always drives online purchase volume to the highest levels of the year, which also means that those with malicious intent step up their tactics as well. Elaborate phishing scams One of the more sophisticated scams incorpo WTOP Wins National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Radio Award 11/10/2021 04:47pm • For Immediate Release                                                                           November 10, 2021   (Washington, D.C.) WTOP received national recognition at this year's Annual NAB Marconi Radio Awards Sh WTOP Announces Week of Giving Holiday Charity Campaign 11/09/2021 11:33am • WTOP Announces Week of Giving Holiday Charity Campaign WTOP will Raise Donations for Local Charities Nov. 8 through 12 Washington, D.C. (November 1, 2021) – WTOP has officially announced the launch of its Week of Giving holiday charity campaign Monday, Nov. 8 through 12 at 5 p.m. in partnership An eraser button? Focused ideas could help bridle Big Tech 10/31/2021 08:06am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Break up Big Tech? How about shrinking the tech companies’ shield against liability in cases where the content they push to users causes harm? Or creating a new regulator to strictly oversee the industry? Those ideas have captured official attention in the U.S., Europe, U.K. Google rolls out tool to help minors delete photos from search 10/27/2021 05:42pm • Google is now making it easier for minors or their parents to have photos of them deleted from search results. In a blog post published Wednesday, the company said it is rolling out a tool that lets parents and kids under the age of 18 request photos be removed from its images tab or no longer ap Data Doctors: Smartphone astrophotography tips 10/22/2021 04:02pm • Q: Is it possible to get a decent picture using my smartphone for astrophotography? A: While serious astrophotography requires a pile of expensive DSLR camera equipment, you can actually get decent images from your smartphone with a little work. A couple of keys to capturing the night sky are Review: ‘The Harder They Fall’ is stylish neo-western starring hidden figures of Old West 10/22/2021 12:18pm • If you wondered what the next evolution of the genre might look like after Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns and Quentin Tarantino's cinephile homages, hold onto your saddle. Filmmaker Jeymes Samuel crafts a rip-roaring ride in "The Harder They Fall," packed with Black Hollywood icons spittin Downtown Silver Spring is getting a big food hall 10/19/2021 09:42am • A 13,000-square-foot food hall with multiple vendors will open next spring on the second level of the Ellsworth Place shopping center in Silver Spring, Maryland. The shopping center at 8661 Colesville Road is about a block away from The Fillmore Silver Spring music venue. More Business Road closures, parking restrictions for IMF and World Bank fall meetings 10/11/2021 10:09am • Starting Monday and running through Friday, road closures and parking restrictions will be in effect for parts of Northwest D.C. during the 2021 IMF and World Bank fall meetings. Here's what you need to know. The following streets will be posted Emergency No Parking from Monday, Oct. 11 at 9:00 a DC ranked No. 22 on 'Best Cities of the World' list 10/08/2021 08:28am • D.C. ranks No. 22 on the newly released World’s 100 Best Cities list by tourism and economic advisory firm Resonance Consultancy. Among U.S. cities on the global list, D.C. ranks No. 6, behind New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Las Vegas. The annual rankings are based on vario Why is Taylor Swift now a topic in the Virginia governor's race? 10/06/2021 06:46am • Virginia's race for governor took an unusual turn Tuesday due to reports that Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe's campaign was using pop superstar Taylor Swift's name in new attack ads. The digital ads target Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin, citing his time as co-CEO of the Carlyle Group, Preventing workplace violence, privacy for crime victims: New Md. laws in effect 10/01/2021 11:20pm • Maryland employers have a new tool to protect their employees from workplace violence. A law that allows employers to seek peace orders on behalf of workers has taken effect as of Oct. 1. The bill, sponsored by Del. Vanessa Atterbeary and state Sen. Charles Sydnor, doesn't require the employee Data Doctors: When not to reply 'STOP' 10/01/2021 05:18am • Q: Does replying with "STOP" on unwanted text messages really work? A: If it feels like you’re getting a lot more text messages these days, both legitimate and questionable, it’s not your imagination. Every study on text messaging shows that people respond at a significantly higher rate an