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Fireworks go off in Union Station, causing Sunday afternoon panic 07/07/2019 07:18pm • (Video courtesy NBC Washington) Kevin Donahue, D.C.'s deputy mayor for Public Safety, said no one was hurt after loud bangs, likely from fireworks, set off a panic inside Union Station on Sunday afternoon. According to a number of social media posts, many people mistook the noise for gunsho Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 7-13 07/07/2019 12:15am • Here are celebrities celebrating a birthday this week. July 7: Bandleader Doc Severinsen is 92. Drummer Ringo Starr is 79. Singer-guitarist Warren Entner of the Grass Roots is 76. Actor Joe Spano is 73. Singer David Hodo (the construction worker) of The Village People is 72. Country singer Linda Montgomery Co. officials 'outraged,' 'saddened' by video of police arrest 07/05/2019 04:27pm • Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro and Vice President Sidney Katz said they were "outraged and deeply saddened" by the cellphone video of a man being arrested earlier this week by Montgomery County police at an Aspen Hill, Maryland, McDonald's. The videos posted on social media sho Montgomery Co. police investigating video of officer kneeing handcuffed person 07/04/2019 05:08pm • Montgomery County police are investigating after a video was posted to Twitter showing one of their officers kneeing a person who was laying in the sidewalk. The video shows someone handcuffed and lying on his stomach on a sidewalk; police said it was at the Aspen Hill Shopping Center. An officer Dulles ranks most expensive for airfares 07/03/2019 10:31am • Flying is the cheapest it has been since 1995, if you factor inflation in to average airfares, but not all airports are equal when it comes to what a ticket will cost. Dulles International Airport had the highest average domestic airfare in 2018, with Reagan National falling somewhere in the midd Ben & Jerry’s is saying goodbye to Georgetown 07/02/2019 02:27pm • Come September, the Georgetown neighborhood will be Ben & Jerry’s-less for the first time in 25 years. The Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop at 3135 Wisconsin Ave. NW in the neighborhood will close Aug. 31, according to a spokesperson for the company. “We appreciate the tremendous support Amazon Prime Day 2019 is just around the corner — here's what to expect 07/02/2019 04:31am • Deep down, we know The Truth: No amount of shopping can fill the existential void within us. It is never enough. It never can be enough. Annnnyway … wanna buy some cider vinegar gummies? Get excited: Amazon Prime Day is closer than you think. The retail behemoth's annual Black Friday in Jul No more plastic: Loop delivers food, household products in reusable bottles 07/01/2019 12:15am • There’s a new way to buy everyday cleaning and personal care products — and it’s one that won’t leave you with a pile of plastic bottles when the shampoo or laundry detergent is drained. It’s called Loop, and the company’s founder, Tom Szaky, said the concept is “like a reboot of th Montgomery Co. police arrest 2 more in burglary of Rockville gun shop 06/28/2019 01:45pm • Montgomery County police have made two more arrests in the June 13 burglary of a Rockville, Maryland, gun store. Demico Henderson Jr., 18, faces an adult charge of second-degree burglary with the intent to steal a firearm. The Glen Burnie, Maryland, man was 17 years old on June 13, said police, w Washington cornerback Josh Norman donates $18,000 to immigrant detention center in Texas 06/28/2019 09:14am • Josh Norman's mission of helping families impacted by the border crisis continues. The 31-year-old Washington cornerback donated $18,000 on Thursday to the Humanitarian Respite Center, a detention center run by Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley in McAllen, Texas. The charity's executive 'Never forget what happened': How Capital Gazette photographer uses art to honor victims and his profession 06/28/2019 04:20am • It was exactly one year ago that a man who held a yearslong grudge against the Capital Gazette shot his way into the newspaper's Annapolis offices. Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters were killed in that shooting. Six other staffers who were just feet away Small Change Consignment says goodbye to historic Lake Anne Plaza after 37 years 06/27/2019 03:30pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner RestonNow.com and republished with permission. Small Change Consignment, a relic of Reston’s history and Bob Simon’s vision for the community, is closing its doors at historic Lake Anne Plaza on Saturday. The children’s consignment shop — 1 year after Capital Gazette shootings, Annapolis neighbors reflect on paper, staffers’ impact 06/27/2019 01:00am • This week marks one year since the deadly attacks at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, and while it is a time of grief for many, the community continues to rally around the paper, remember those who died and fight for freedom of the press. The Eastport Oyster Boys bill themselves as "maritime mus Crystal City restaurants, retail get ready for Amazon's arrival 06/26/2019 12:05am • Geoff Dawson can’t help but smile when he looks out the second-floor window of Highline RxR — a bar he and Peter Bayne opened in Crystal City, Virginia, three years ago. Inside the 7,000 square-foot space, bartenders and servers rearrange chairs and restock glasses ahead of the Wednesday Burglars smash glass of 3 stores during Montgomery County break-in 06/25/2019 10:02pm • Three neighboring businesses were broken into on Tuesday morning in a quiet, leafy Silver Spring, Maryland, neighborhood where residents said crime is an infrequent visitor. The businesses hit in the Rock Creek Shopping Center on Grubb Road included Parkway Deli, Red Maple Asian Bistro and Fion