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Shoplifters, no swiping! Fairfax Co. police tackling summer crime with new shoplifting prevention initiative 06/14/2023 05:21am • If you're thinking of taking something you didn't pay for from a business this summer, police in Fairfax County, Virginia, want you to think again. Fairfax County police announced Tuesday that June is "Retail Theft Month" in the department's series of crime prevention efforts this summer. From Some NYC dining establishments cater to dogs and their owners 06/11/2023 10:14am • ▶ Watch Video: Some NYC dining establishments cater to both dogs and their owners Many people identify their four-legged friends as members of their family — a sentiment some restaurants in New York City are getting behind. Instead of a kids menu, La Contenta Oeste in Lower Manhat Maryland preservationists work to restore 'storage shed' to its place in history 06/10/2023 11:01am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The oldest state government building in Annapolis doesn't look like much these days. In fact, a visitor could be forgiven for not thinking 'American Idol' champ Phillip Phillips drops new album 'Drift Back' 06/09/2023 06:05am • Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” He won season 11 of "American Idol" and became a chart-topping radio success with "Home." On Friday, Phillip Phillips releases his new album "Drift Back" with the single "Dancing With Your Shadows." "The album 'Shopping cart killer' suspect's first trial delayed, awaiting sanity evaluation 06/06/2023 08:14pm • The first trial for "shopping cart killer" suspect Anthony Eugene Robinson, which was scheduled to begin this August in Harrisonburg, Virginia, will be delayed, as his attorney has yet to receive a mental health evaluation to determine whether Robinson was insane when he allegedly killed two women  How Alexandria police plan to keep kids safe as school year ends 06/06/2023 05:34pm • The Alexandria Police Department in Virginia is launching an end-of-the-school-year safety strategy following the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old student last year. Chief Don Hayes said the plan will be deployed in the entire city, but focuses around the Bradlee Shopping Center, where the stabbi New recognition for Maryland’s oldest-settled region 06/06/2023 05:21pm • It was founded more than a century before the United States was formed, and it was one of the first places you could practice your religion freely, whatever it was. Now, Southern Maryland is celebrating its designation as a National Heritage Area. “This is a national story, and that’s why it� Local high school theater honored at Brandon Victor Dixon Awards 06/05/2023 12:38pm • It may be Tonys week on Broadway in New York City, but here in the nation's capital local high school theater got the spotlight at the Brandon Victor Dixon Awards, held Saturday night at National Theatre in D.C. The ceremony honored local musical theater productions at public, private and cha Round House Theatre stages August Wilson's final play 'Radio Golf' 06/05/2023 04:27am • The late August Wilson's "Century Cycle" famously featured 10 plays that tackled 10 different decades of African American life in 20th century Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The collective works include "Gem of the Ocean" (1900s), "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" (1910s), "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (1920 The best places to retire overseas where English is spoken 06/04/2023 08:00pm • When you decide to launch a new life overseas, one of the most important choices you have to make is whether to learn a new language. Moving to a new country can be daunting, especially if you don't speak the local language. But there are countries throughout the world where grappling with a lang Sanity evaluation pending, 'shopping cart killer' suspect seeks trial delay 06/02/2023 09:17pm • The lawyer for “shopping cart killer” suspect Anthony Eugene Robinson has asked a judge to delay an August trial because he has yet to receive a mental health evaluation to determine whether Robinson was insane when he allegedly killed two women in the Harrisonburg, Virginia, area in 2021. As National Doughnut Day 2023 deals 06/02/2023 09:28am • National Doughnut Day is Friday and shops across the D.C. area are celebrating with free goodies and deals. National Doughnut Day began in 1938 by the Salvation Army in Chicago as a way to honor the women called “Doughnut Girls” who delivered tasty treats and assistance to troops during World Frederick Co. sheriff seeks separate trial in Maryland machine gun conspiracy case 06/01/2023 09:43am • Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins wants to be tried separately from the Maryland gun dealer he's accused of conspiring with. Charles Austin "Chuck" Jenkins, 66, was indicted by a federal grand jury in April on charges of conspiracy and making false statements when he helped gun shop owner Ro If you like scallion pancakes, this new Navy Yard restaurant hits the spot 06/01/2023 08:23am • Any Day Now, a new, all-day restaurant at Navy Yard, is bringing stuffed scallion breakfast pancakes, a sort-of Asian version of a breakfast sandwich, to the Navy Yard. The new restaurant is from D.C. restaurateur Tim Ma, founder of popular Chinese-American takeout Lucky Danger. Any Day No 14 events for DC-area dog lovers this summer 06/01/2023 07:19am • It's time to paw-ty! Whether you're a dog owner or a dog enthusiast, there is a variety of upcoming local events that'll be a doggone good time this summer. From puppy yoga and a dog-friendly drag show to pet-focused paint nights, where you can make a masterpiece depicting your furry friend, ther