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Workhouse Arts Center scares Lorton, Va. with 'Game Over' haunted trail 10/25/2023 12:05am • The Workhouse Arts Center is celebrating a decade of creative, spooky and haunted trails in Lorton, Virginia. The 10th annual Workhouse Haunt walking experience delivers one more weekend of frights this Friday, Saturday and Sunday before closing with a grand finale on Tuesday night for Ha Your next car could be an e-bike 10/23/2023 10:22pm • The United Auto Workers union has once again escalated its strikes against big Detroit automakers, this time adding a factory that makes Ram pickup trucks for Stellantis. As a result of the monthlong strike, experts have suspected car prices will increase and parts may be harder to locate. Some p Sorry, Barbie — you're not making the cut at this DC-area costume shop 10/23/2023 06:30pm • When it comes to dressing up for Halloween, is D.C. more of a Barbie or Bridgerton kind of town? WTOP got the answer at Gene’s Costumes in Kensington, Maryland. "We thought Barbie would be really popular this year, but quite honestly, it’s not," owner Ginger Ager said, referring to this summe 'Extremely disturbing': Prince George's Co. looking for driver in fatal hit-and-run who went 2 miles with man's body lodged in windshield 10/23/2023 05:59pm • Prince George's County police are asking for the public's help finding a driver they say hit a man in Lanham, Maryland, over the weekend who kept driving for 2 miles with the man's body "lodged" in the car's windshield. Police are also asking auto body shops to be on the lookout for any vehicles Things to do in the DC area: Halloween, fall festivals, pumpkin patches … and more! 10/22/2023 07:21am • This weekend and beyond, the calendar is chock-full of spooky fun, including fall festivals, haunted trails, corn mazes, pumpkin picking and other spooktacular things to do. Every Thursday WTOP brings you a roundup of Things to do in the DC area. This week, we focus on some of the uncanny events Businesses are the biggest targets of financial crimes. Help is being offered in Prince George's Co. 10/21/2023 04:40am • October isn’t even over yet and already fraud and scams have cost Prince George’s County, Maryland, residents and businesses more than $10 million. With the holiday shopping season almost upon us, there’s concern that the number will go up even more. “Because of their large balance she Data Doctors: Google Maps vs. Waze 10/20/2023 05:26pm • Q: What's the difference between Google Maps and Waze for navigation? A: One of the most important smartphone apps we all use on a regular basis is a mapping app, but it’s become much more than getting from point A to point B. Google owns both mapping apps as they acquired Waze in 2013 but k What to consider when choosing a mortgage lender (Psst: Don’t count out credit unions) 10/19/2023 01:34pm • Over the past year, homebuyers have watched interest rates on home loans continue to rise. Even though rates are still considered historically low on average, it’s stressful for people looking to buy homes or refinance existing mortgages. Jeff Bentley, president and CEO of Northwest Federal Things to do in the DC area: Literary festival, dance parties, workshops … and more! 10/19/2023 04:45am • There’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. If you're searching for events perfect for the season, be sure to head to last week's Halloween-focused event guide or WTOP's fall festival guide for mo Prince George's Co. moves to limit where cannabis dispensaries can operate in future 10/17/2023 06:30pm • The Prince George's County Council in Maryland spent several hours Tuesday afternoon hearing from people about cannabis, and then themselves spent 45 minutes discussing a bill that would limit any new dispensaries from opening outside of industrial or light industrial zoned areas of the county. I After air bag thefts, residents of Prince George's Co. complex say they 'don't feel safe anymore' 10/17/2023 05:45pm • Thieves break into a car to steal air bags in Prince George's County, Maryland. (WTOP/Sandra Jones) Residents living at the Jefferson Square Condominiums on Metzerott Road in Adelphi, Maryland, are being asked to be vigilant when it comes to their vehicles. There have been reported thefts of Virginia corrects its 'oops' on the sales tax holiday 10/17/2023 04:58am • It’s too late to help you with back-to-school shopping, but Virginia’s sales tax holiday is coming back this weekend. The state's sales tax holiday is from Friday, Oct. 20 to Sunday, Oct. 22. Lawmakers forgot to renew the sales tax holiday during budget negotiations back in March and the legi Bethesda Row Arts Festival invites art lovers to browse and buy from 165 artists over five blocks 10/10/2023 01:42pm • Are you looking for new artwork to adorn your home? Maybe a nice gift as the holidays approach? The Bethesda Row Arts Festival will be celebrating its 25th edition this Saturday and Sunday in Bethesda, Maryland. "It is the area's largest fine arts event," co-director Jon Gann told WTOP. "I Juvenile arrests creep up in Montgomery County, with concern over weapons and carjackings 10/09/2023 06:30pm • The number of juveniles being arrested in Montgomery County, Maryland, is down compared to 2019, but the nature of the crimes — and the ages of some of the juveniles involved — is what concerns police, prosecutors and the community. In 2019, there were 1,646 arrests of juveniles in Montgomery The big lessons that can be learned from a tiny Maryland food forest 10/09/2023 02:56pm • It's sandwiched between two sets of railroad tracks and sits next door to an auto repair shop. Once upon a time, it was a home, then it became an empty lot surrounded by homes. And for almost the last six years, the city of Hyattsville, Maryland, has been turning it into what it calls a "food forest