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Metro Cooking DC 2019 Contest 09/12/2019 02:35pm • Enter now for your chance to win tickets to the 14th annual MetroCooking DC Show! Grand prize winners will be chosen for a special "BBQ & Brew" OR "Sip and Savor" package. This ultimate foodie outing returns to the Washington Convention Center November 16-17, 2019. Whether you’re an aspir First round of Nestle layoffs will hit Dreyer's ice cream workers in Laurel 09/10/2019 07:28am • The D.C. area is seeing its first layoffs related to Nestle USA’s shift away from direct store delivery. The consumer packaged goods giant on Monday filed a notice of mass layoff that would affect 69 workers at the Nestle Dreyer’s Ice Cream Company in Laurel. The layoffs will be effective Nov Garden Plot: How to deal with moles and grubs in your backyard 09/06/2019 04:35am • Editor's note: Mike McGrath is on vacation; this week's Garden Plot was first published on Sept. 7, 2018. Miserable moles Valerie in Howard County writes: “Any advice about moles? We have them in the backyard. And my next-door neighbor is also hosting them. I’ve signed on with a profession Sandwich bandit: DC Police seek man who broke into Subway, made himself a sandwich 09/06/2019 12:35am • D.C. police are on the lookout for a sandwich bandit. They say a man broke into a Subway restaurant in the middle of the night, made himself a sandwich and then made off with the stolen sub. It happened just before 2 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 2, at a Subway on the 1700 block of G Street NW. Surveil DC, Md., and Va. receiving more than $90M for opioid crisis 09/05/2019 05:39am • Tens of millions of dollars will flow from the federal government to D.C., Maryland and Virginia under a Trump administration initiative to fight the opioid epidemic. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that nearly $2 billion in federal grant money would be going to states and local govern Electric vehicles will change how all cars look forever 09/02/2019 09:53am • As automakers race to electrify their model lineups, the competition to stand out has never been greater. Luckily, thanks to electrification, the opportunities to develop new designs are abundant. But if automakers want to succeed, designers need to seize these new opportunities and start developing DC police: Suspect in dog walker’s death was found in minutes 08/29/2019 06:18pm • Video and a blood trail allowed D.C. police to quickly find a suspect in the stabbing of a dog walker in Northwest on Tuesday night. Margery Magill, 27, of Northwest, was walking a dog across from the MedStar Washington Hospital Center on Irving Street at about 8:45 p.m. Tuesday when she was stab How to save money when grocery shopping on a budget 08/26/2019 06:25am • How to save money on food Saving money on groceries is no easy task. Brick-and-mortar grocery stores and food shopping apps are designed to part you from your money with overhyped sales, confusing packaging and flashy displays. In order to save money on groceries, smart shoppers can tweak their s Pay to win: Premium services that could give your fantasy football team an edge 08/21/2019 12:16am • Welcome to Fantasy Week at WTOP.com, where we’ll be rolling out fantasy football related content to help you with your draft strategy, team names and more. The stakes are high in fantasy sports. In paid leagues, hundreds of dollars might be on the line. Daily fantasy leagues can offer even m GW to phase out fixed tuition for undergrads 08/20/2019 09:21am • George Washington University will phase out its fixed tuition program for incoming on-campus undergraduate students starting fall 2020. The move comes amid a review of long-standing policies on the undergraduate student experience. GW hopes axing its fixed tuition program will make more funds ava Organization masquerading as military charity to pay restitution in 4 states, including Md. and Va. 08/14/2019 06:02pm • A for-profit organization that claimed to deliver care packages to deployed service members has been shut down and ordered to pay almost $287,000 in restitution. Hearts 2 Heroes operated in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Officials said that the company misrepresented itself 'Cast a wide net': Where to find the best travel deals 08/14/2019 12:10pm • When you're planning a trip, websites such as Orbitz, Expedia or Hotels.com are often the first stop. But some travelers are suspicious after recent deals between major travel companies, including the Orbitz and Expedia merger, about who is controlling the prices. Christopher Elliott, a travel Video catches Amazon driver making delivery, taking bike 08/13/2019 01:46pm • MOUNT DORA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida home’s surveillance camera caught an Amazon driver delivering a package and then taking a bicycle that belongs to the homeowner’s daughter. The bike was resting against some trash cans on the driveway of the home in Mount Dora, an Orlando suburb. TV st 529 Plan Guide: What college expenses are qualified and other need-to-know facts 08/09/2019 03:00pm • As parents and children prepare for the fall semester of college, one of the most frequently asked questions we get is about college 529 funds — specifically, what that money can be spent on. Because 529 accounts are tax-favorable, they have strict rules on what the money can be used for, when Chocolate Chip Cookie Day and the accidental origin of this American staple 08/04/2019 12:50am • It's National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, when we celebrate the gooey, melty, nourish-your-soul goodness of this American staple. What better way to celebrate the day than to bake your own batch of chocolate perfection? But how do you go about it? A Google search for "chocolate chip cookie recipe"