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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. � DC man charged in multiple sexual assaults in Prince George's Co. 09/20/2022 01:43am • A D.C. man has been arrested and charged for multiple offensives, including first-degree rape in Prince George's County, Maryland. Prince George's County police said in a news release on Monday that 36-year-old Sean Lorenzo Tolbert of D.C. was allegedly involved in two alleged sexual assaults inc 'Shopping cart killer' suspect indicted in 2 deaths; new charge added 09/19/2022 07:23pm • A grand jury has indicted "shopping cart killer" suspect Anthony Eugene Robinson on five felony counts, including a new charge in connection with the 2021 deaths of two women in the Harrisonburg, Virginia, area. On Monday, Robinson appeared by video from jail after the Rockingham County grand jur The different ways checking and savings accounts can help you meet your financial goals 09/19/2022 02:48pm • This content is sponsored by PenFed Credit Union, federally insured by NCUA. No matter how you choose to spend your money, it’s good to make sure that you’re enjoying some of the big-picture benefits that come with checking and savings accounts with your financial goals in mind. Overall, t DC man arrested in Stafford Co., charged with passing counterfeit bills 09/18/2022 03:12pm • A man was arrested in Stafford, Virginia, after he allegedly tried to pass counterfeit $100 bills at local restaurants and other businesses, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. According to police, 28-year-old Cinquan Cartledge of Washington, D.C. has been charged with possession of fraudu Why it's time to start paying with $2 bills 09/17/2022 06:57am • Inflation has made it hard to buy much with a buck these days. $1 pizza has disappeared. Dollar stores aren't dollar stores anymore. So wouldn't it make more sense to start paying with $2 bills instead? "If you had a $2 bill, perfect," said Heather McCabe, a writer and $2 bill evangelist wh Montgomery Co. connects older residents with volunteer rides 09/17/2022 04:38am • To help older residents get around town, Montgomery County, Maryland, has launched a new online tool that connects residents to volunteer ride providers. The new website allows residents to enter a county address, including the ZIP code, and using GIS mapping technology, they are connected with o Black-owned coffee shop featured in DC Startup Week coming to H Street 09/16/2022 04:23pm • Jaliyaa Coffee is set to open on D.C.'s H Street NE in late October, along with a coffee truck that will roam around the city at the beginning of the month. Twenty-nine-year-old Mohamed Jalloh, who is from Sierra Leone, is the founder and owner of the company. He told WTOP that the name has a spe Rockville restaurant makes magazine’s national top 50 list 09/16/2022 01:20pm • There’s a lot of buzz surrounding a small restaurant in a Montgomery County, Maryland, strip mall. It’s the result of Z&Z Manoushe Bakery in Rockville being named one of Bon Appétit's 50 Best New Restaurants. “We were shocked,” said co-owner Danny Dubbaneh. Since Bon Appétit's Former Loudoun Co. school counselor pleads guilty to indecent liberties with student 09/16/2022 11:40am • A former Loudoun County, Virginia, school counselor has pleaded guilty to having an inappropriate sexual relationship with one of her high school students. Ann Barrett, 43, of Ashburn, entered a guilty plea Thursday in Circuit Court to taking indecent liberties with a child by a person in a custo Alexandria residents at odds as Duke Street bus lane proposal takes shape 09/16/2022 08:17am • Alexandria officials are taking a closer look at revamping the Duke Street corridor, with proposals that include the addition of dedicated bus lanes as the Virginia city looks at improving the efficiency of its transit system and safety. But reaction from Alexandria residents was decidedly mi Friendship Heights Village drops opposition to 5500 Wisconsin redevelopment in Chevy Chase 09/15/2022 08:24am • The Friendship Heights Village Council now supports the planned redevelopment of 5500 Wisconsin Avenue, after losing an appeal to a Montgomery County Planning Board’s approval of a sketch plan for the project. The village council has signed an agreement with Donohoe Development and Carr Pro Japan is struggling to quit floppy disks and fax machines 09/13/2022 07:55am • Tokyo — With its azure ocean views and terraced rice paddies, the city of Hamada, population 50,000, is far from Japan's major urban centers of Tokyo and Osaka. But Hamada is no digital slouch. Just like cities in other advanced nations, Hamada collects taxes, health insurance premiums and social In Harrisonburg court, ‘shopping cart killer’ case goes to grand jury; still no charges in Fairfax Co., DC 09/12/2022 04:25pm • After watching video of Beth Redmon and Tonita Smith each walk into Room 336 of the Howard Johnson motel in Harrisonburg with Anthony Eugene Robinson, and watching him leave with bodies wrapped in sheets in a shopping cart, a judge Monday found probable cause for 1st degree murder counts. (WTOP/Nea Fairfax Co. bus drivers surprised with sweet treats 09/11/2022 04:29pm • Friday was a “sweet” day for bus drivers in Fairfax County, Virginia as they were surprised with baked goods for their work. Before their Friday routes, FCPS Superintendent Michelle Reid, her leadership team and members of the school transportation team handed out scones and other treats