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DC expands Neighborhood Connect shuttle service in Northeast and Northwest 05/12/2022 11:37am • D.C. has expanded its Neighborhood Connect shuttle service to include the Fort Lincoln neighborhood, the Shops at Dakota Crossing in Ward 5 and the NoMa-Gallaudet University Metro Station in Ward 6. “DC Neighborhood Connect was created to provide more transit options and improve transportation FBI sounds alarm about scams targeting older Americans 05/11/2022 06:23pm • America as a country is growing older, and as more Americans get ready to put their life savings to work in retirement, more scam artists are trying to make sure there's no savings left to live on. Last year alone, Americans over the age of 60 were scammed out of almost $1.7 billion. It's a probl Workers at Montgomery Co. Starbucks move toward union 05/11/2022 05:59pm • The push to unionize Starbucks has reached Montgomery County, Maryland, as 14 workers at a store in Olney are planning to form a local shop. A petition filed with the National Labor Relations Board shows all full-time and regular part-time baristas are on-board, as are shift supervisors and assis Capitol Hill sandwich pop-up Fight Club gets its own restaurant 05/11/2022 09:45am • Irreverent sandwich-centric pop-up Fight Club opened its own stand-alone home this week at 633 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. It hasn’t moved far from home. More Business News Fight Club manager Cory Holzerland, and co-owners Bart Hutchins and Andrew Markert. (Courtesy Kimberly Kong Etch and Catch program aims to curb catalytic converter thefts 05/10/2022 04:27pm • Catalytic converters have become a popular target for thieves, and police in Takoma Park, Maryland, hope to change that. The police department has teamed up again with a local auto repair shop to launch an Etch and Catch program, which will allow vehicle owners to get their license plate number e Northern Va. gang members convicted of murder, kidnapping and drug trafficking 05/08/2022 06:29pm • Three members of Fairfax County's "Reccless Tigers," which prosecutors call a violent gang and drug trafficking enterprise, have been convicted on a slew of charges including murder and kidnapping related to a 2019 revenge killing. According to court documents, gang members abducted Brandon White School Zone: Policing in schools at heart of budget talks in DC region 05/06/2022 06:50am • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP's weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. Policing in schools central to DC region budget talks What it is: As jurisdictions across the D.C. region work in the coming weeks to finalize and vote on budgets for the next EXCLUSIVE: Autopsies unclear on how victims of suspected 'shopping cart killer' died 05/04/2022 11:02am • Autopsies have been unable to determine how three victims of suspected "shopping cart killer" Anthony Eugene Robinson died, WTOP has learned. Robinson is suspected of killing at least four people whose remains were found in Alexandria and Harrisonburg, Virginia, as well as the District. Police h 2 DC men arrested in connection with several Montgomery County robberies 05/03/2022 05:03pm • Two men from D.C. have been arrested in connection with a string of armed robberies and carjackings that happened in Montgomery County, Maryland, and the District. Joenathan Nelson, 25, and Azriel Echavarria, 20, were both arrested after Montgomery County police identified them as being part of a DC launches 'Hate Stops with Us' campaign to mark AAPI Heritage Month 05/03/2022 04:15pm • May marks Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, as well as D.C.'s launch of the anti-Asian violence prevention program that includes the "Hate Stops with Us" campaign. The director of the Mayor's Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs, Ben de Guzman, said one element of the pr Low-cost ways to celebrate mom this year 05/03/2022 08:00am • For Mother's Day, which falls on May 8 this year, the challenge for many is finding a gift that's both thoughtful and on budget. "Mother's Day presents an opportunity for us to let Mom know how much we love her, but we don't need to go overboard on the gift front," says Trae Bodge, a New York Cit DC makes 'investments' into small businesses 05/02/2022 02:16pm • D.C. kicked off Small Business Week by touting its first round of investments into resident-owned businesses that typically struggle to find the capital needed to grow in ways that match the dreams of their owners. The Inclusive Innovation Equity Impact Fund is a pool of grant money for businesse Michael Carbonaro brings magic show to Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races 05/02/2022 05:44am • Hear our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.” You've seen him perform astonishing magic tricks on "The Carbonaro Effect" on truTV. On Saturday, Michael Carbonaro performs at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. "There will be magic, pranking, surprises," Carbonaro t Man who shot his way into closed bank arrested in Waldorf 05/02/2022 01:17am • Authorities in Waldorf, Maryland, arrested a man Sunday who they say crashed his car into another vehicle, before shooting his way into an unoccupied bank. In a news release, the Charles County Sheriff's Office said that on Sunday morning, 25-year-old Zakee Rasuul Martin of Waldorf was involved i Maryland Day returns to U.Md. College Park after pandemic hiatus 04/30/2022 10:35am • The University of Maryland College Park is open to the public for its annual Maryland Day festivities that were put on hold for two years because of the pandemic. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and features a campus-wide celebration of learning with hundreds of free