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Scammers pretending to be Falls Church police department in spoofing scheme 11/27/2019 07:54pm • The city of Falls Church is warning about a spoofing scam involving the police department. The city said some residents had calls come in which appear to be from the city’s police department, but that’s not the case. Instead, the calls came from someone looking to scam the person they called 5 tips to prepare for Small Business Saturday 11/24/2019 07:00pm • If you're looking to take advantage of discounts and promotions around Black Friday and Cyber Monday, you may want to consider shopping on Small Business Saturday, a shopping holiday created to inspire consumers to shop locally at mom and pop stores. Invented by American Express 10 years ago, Sma Tougher US asylum policy follows in Europe's footsteps 11/24/2019 03:35am • In this Nov. 12, 2019, photo, volunteers call names of people on a waiting list trying to obtain asylum in the United States along the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico. The U.S. has sent a Honduran migrant back to Guatemala in a move that marked a new phase of President Donald Trump’s immigr REAL ID documents: Common mistakes and how to avoid them 11/20/2019 05:53pm • Starting October 2020, Americans will need a REAL ID-compliant form of identification to get on a flight. (Courtesy AP/Gene J. Puskar) If you're getting on a plane to go see grandma for the holidays around this time next year, you'll need a driver's license that complies with the REAL ID require Column: With ludicrous workout, NFL, Colin Kaepernick both lose 11/19/2019 02:54am • Fall Saturdays typically belong to college football. When it comes to the NFL and its dysfunctional relationship with Colin Kaepernick, however, nothing is typical. Saturday was the day Kaepernick had, in theory, been waiting for — the first day of the rest of his NFL career. Earlier in the wee Fairfax Co. police chief: Breach may have compromised officers’ data 11/16/2019 05:19pm • FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Officials say a possible data breach may have compromised the personal information of more than 500 employees of a Virginia police department. Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin Roessler Jr. told the Washington Post that he doesn’t have any reports that officers’ personal Deadline nears for Maryland uninsured-motorist debt amnesty 11/15/2019 10:47am • Eric Myers, correspondent ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Time is running out for uninsured motorists in Maryland to take advantage of a program that forgives 80 percent of uninsured-driving debts that became delinquent before 2017. Debtors have until Dec. 31 to register for the program and begin repa 10 painless ways to save more for retirement 11/14/2019 10:30am • Saving for retirement doesn't have to be a chore. A few small changes can result in a much bigger retirement account balance, given enough time to compound. Here are some ways to save more for retirement without reducing your quality of life. Save 1% More A small increase in saving can result in a Arlington will review response to 1st boil water advisory in 26 years 11/12/2019 05:08pm • How well did Arlington County in Virginia think it handled the water main break that triggered a boil water advisory for more than 100,000 customers in the county and parts of Northwest D.C.? Pretty well, it seems. The county will be conducting an "after action review" of the response to last Va.-based smallsats startup BlackSky gets $50M Intelsat loan 11/12/2019 10:32am • BlackSky combines access to satellite images from its own satellites and others and fuses the images with other real-time sensor data and social media, news and other data feeds, using artificial intelligence and machine learning. (Courtesy BlackSky) Herndon-based BlackSky, whose constellation o Trump impeachment inquiry Q&A: What did we learn this week? 11/08/2019 11:55am • The impeachment inquiry into President Donald John Trump began Sept. 24. In this occasional feature, WTOP will touch on the week’s events — and answer some of the questions they raise — as this historic process unfolds in D.C. Nov. 1–7 This week, House investigators opened the impeachm Former Montgomery County doctor gets prison for collecting dead mother's benefits 11/01/2019 11:59pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, woman will spend two years behind bars after admitting to claiming her dead mother's benefits. Crystal Mebane McGinty, 59, of Silver Spring, was sentenced in federal court Friday, for mail fraud and theft of government property, in connection with a scheme to obtain Warning from FBI: Scammers are posing as law enforcement 10/31/2019 04:38am • The phone rings. A law enforcement officer on the other end of the line tells you about an indiscretion you’ve been involved in and asks you to confirm your identity. The officer then advises you that you’re about to be arrested if you don’t pay a fine. There are three problems with tha Silver Spring native Dave Chappelle receives Mark Twain Prize at Kennedy Center 10/28/2019 03:31am • The Kennedy Center bestowed its annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Sunday night and this year's recipient was hometown hero Dave Chappelle. Chappelle grew up in nearby Silver Spring, Maryland before attending the prestigious Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Northwest, D.C. "An Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed in US operation 10/27/2019 09:30am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '026f52c9-b54d-4c7f-857a-393583194691' }).render("46861535e0a394a6");}); WASHINGTON (AP) — The shadowy leader of