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Listeria outbreak leads to recall of cheeses sold at a dozen retailers 10/01/2022 11:33am • Old Europe Cheese, Inc., based in Benton Harbor, Michigan, is issuing a voluntary recall of its Brie and Camembert cheeses because of a possible outbreak of listeria, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. Affected cheeses were sold at about a dozen major retailers in the US and Mexico Off-duty DC police officer hit by car in Prince George’s Co. 09/30/2022 01:25pm • An off-duty D.C. police officer was hit and seriously hurt Friday by a car in a parking lot in Prince George’s County, Maryland, police there said. Kenneth Daniels, a 23-year veteran of the MPD, was hit at about 10:40 a.m. in a parking lot just after he walked out of a store in the 10500 block Metro unveils new DC headquarters, features one-stop shop for disabled riders 09/30/2022 04:24am • Metro and D.C. leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil its new state-of-the-art Metrorail headquarters building in Southwest D.C. Thursday. The new building replaces the outdated Jackson Graham Building, the former headquarters building near Gallery Place in Northwest. More D. Mortgage rates jump to 15-year high 09/29/2022 10:58am • Mortgage rates continue their rapid rise, with the average rate on a 30-year fix hitting the highest level since July 2007 this week. Freddie Mac says a 30-year mortgage now averages 6.7%. This is the sixth consecutive week that rates have risen. A year ago, 30-year rates averaged 3.01%. Thir Gaithersburg, Leesburg make Fortune's 'Best Places to Live for Families' list 09/29/2022 10:40am • A city in Maryland and a town in Virginia are being called some of the "best places to live for families" by Fortune magazine. Gaithersburg in Montgomery County, Maryland, ranked No. 7, and the town of Leesburg in Loudoun County, Virginia, ranked No. 8 in the inaugural "Fortune 25 Best Places to First Lidl grocery store in DC opens Wednesday 09/27/2022 11:33pm • A Lidl food market opens Wednesday morning in the Southeast D.C. neighborhoods of Hillcrest and Penn Branch. The opening of the store caps a long struggle to bring grocery stores to neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River. Mayor Muriel Bowser led Lidl executives, community activists and What Wizards players look forward to doing in Japan 09/27/2022 07:00pm • What Wizards players look forward to doing in Japan originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWASHINGTON -- As the Wizards head to Japan for two showcase preseason games against the defending-champion Warriors, they have a unique advantage when it comes to enjoying their time off the court with Ru Lidl’s long-awaited Southeast DC grocery store opens this week 09/26/2022 09:37am • German discount grocer Lidl will cut the ribbon on its Skyland Town Center store Sept. 27 with a grand opening Sept. 28. The store is Lidl's first in D.C. and the first new grocery store in Ward 7 in more than a decade. The store, at 2224 Town Center Dr SE, anchors developer Rappaport’s mixed-u Commanders called 49ers about a Jimmy Garoppolo trade but preferred Carson Wentz 09/25/2022 02:10pm • Commanders called 49ers about Garoppolo, preferred Wentz originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonHad history gone a bit differently, Washington’s QB1 this season might not have been Carson Wentz.According to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Commanders had a deal in place with Police continue to investigate Bailey's Crossroads shooting, shelter-in-place lifted 09/23/2022 07:20pm • An armored vehicle is seen behind police lines in Bailey's Crossroads as officers investigate a shooting on Sept. 23, 2022. (NBC4/Drew Wilder) A shelter-in-place has ended in the Bailey's Crossroads area of Fairfax County, Virginia, after gunfire struck two unoccupied vehicles in a parking lot o Unmanned aircraft manufacturer RapidFlight establishing HQ in Manassas 09/23/2022 12:40pm • Virginia-founded RapidFlight is setting up shop in Manassas, Virginia, to the tune of $5.5 million, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. The planned facility is expected to create 119 jobs. “Since day one we’ve declared that Virginia is open for business," Youngkin said. "RapidFlight is a pr Fairfax Co. police ask public to help locate jewelry store robbers 09/22/2022 08:09pm • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, are asking for help in locating three men they believe were involved in robbing three local jewelry stores. The Fairfax County Police Department says three men went into Prince Jewelers in Tysons Corner Center on Sept. 8 at 2:45 p.m. where they smashed display Arrests, incidents up in 2nd half of Alexandria's school year 09/21/2022 08:13pm • Alexandria City Public Schools have released their latest round of safety data, which covers the third and fourth quarters of last school year. That data, which will be presented to the school board on Thursday, shows that there were 194 reported incidents, up slightly from 191 in the first and s What rising interest rates mean for you 09/21/2022 03:35pm • In its continued bid to quash high inflation, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the overnight bank lending rate to a range of 3% to 3.25%. It is the fifth increase by the US central bank in six months and its third consecutive 75- basis-point hike, which will put upward pressure on other in Prince George's Co. confronts spike in carjacking and youth crime 09/20/2022 09:43pm • The recent spike in carjacking crimes in Prince George's County, Maryland, has been marked by an alarming increase in youth crime. While there has been criticism against supporting the early release of first-time juvenile offenders who may commit more crimes, the numbers tell a different story. â