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Scam targets your tax refund 04/09/2013 07:31pm • Hank Silverberg, wtop.com WASHINGTON - This could come as a real shock: You send in your tax return and then you get word from the IRS that the agency already has it. Your refund has been sent out to some other address. Almost 100 taxpayers in Fairfax County, Va., have already received that Celebrity chef's tweets rave about Chubby's Restaurant 04/07/2013 01:25pm • The occasional celebrity at Chubby's Barbeque does not surprise owner Tom Caulfield, but serving restaurateur Chris Santos and members of the White House staff left a big impression.Twice last month, Santos, a judge on the Food Network's "Chopped," brought new customers to the roadside restaurant in Friday, April 5, 2013 04/05/2013 08:37am • 7:50 p.m. George Wallace, WTOP Sports /Chris Chase, USA Today /Clinton Yates, Washington Post Express Download A preview of the NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four games Saturday 7:30 p.m. Paul Brandus, White House Correspondent, West Wing Reports Download R Thursday, April 4, 2013 04/04/2013 05:32am • 9:20 p.m. - Laura Adams, senior insurance analyst for Bankrate.com Download New survey on American's not knowing much about healthcare law 8:20 p.m. - Christian Toto, assistant editor, Big Hollywood Download The new Evil Dead 7:50 p.m. - T Arlington Pet of the Week: Roxy 04/03/2013 12:45pm • Meet this week’s Pet of the Week, Roxy, a teeny Yorkshire Terrier with a personality larger than life. Here’s what her adoring owner had to say about this pint-sized Ballston pooch: Roxy is quite likely the smallest dog in the Ballston neighborhood. Smaller than your average Yorkie Teens shying away from Facebook 04/02/2013 02:29am • What about you -- no matter what your age -- how has your use of Facebook changed? Do you still find it engaging? Post a comment in this story, comment on WTOP's Facebook Page or use #WTOP on Twitter. Michelle Basch, wtop.com BETHESDA, Md. - Facebook is still the most popular social network Monday, April 1, 2013 04/01/2013 04:04am • 8:20 p.m. - Dan Deevy, Cinemasource.com Download This week's new movie 7:50 p.m. - Jeremy Acevedo, analyst at Edmunds.com Download The cars younger drivers want 7:30 p.m. - WTOP's National Security Correspondent JJ Green Download Beer Garden to Replace Velocity 5 03/20/2013 02:05pm • Pretty soon, you’ll be able to order beer in a two liter boot in Arlington. The new owners of Velocity 5 (2300 Clarendon Blvd) in Courthouse say they’re planning to convert the 200-seat restaurant and bar into “Social Haus,” which they describe as “a traditional beer ga Board Approves Homeless Shelter Despite Neighbor Concerns 03/18/2013 12:35pm • (Updated at 12:45 p.m.) The Arlington County Board on Saturday voted to approve a controversial use permit for the county’s new year-round Homeless Services Center in Courthouse. The permit will allow the county and the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network to run a year-round hom Spy in the Sky: Unlikely bedfellows 03/18/2013 03:45am • Editor's note: Some drones are bigger than a jet, weaponized and used in strategic military operations. Others are smaller than a basketball, sent airborne for basic surveillance or weekend recreation. The label "unmanned aerial vehicles," or UAVs, is almost a catch-all term covering a wide r VA failed to encrypt vets' personal data, leaving it vulnerable to hackers 03/15/2013 01:58pm • The Veterans Affairs Department has been routinely transmitting veterans' personal data -- including medical information and Social Security numbers -- over unsecured Internet connections, leaving the information vulnerable to hacking and fraud, according to an internal watchdog that faults the agen Feds let Medicare provider give away $20 grocery cards to lure patients 03/15/2013 12:46pm • The Department of Health and Human Services has given qualified approval for a Medicare provider to give away $20 grocery gift cards to induce seniors to get more taxpayer-funded health screenings, despite concerns the promotion could run afoul of federal anti-kickback laws.The HHS inspector general Argentina's Jorge Bergoglio elected Pope Francis 03/13/2013 05:35pm • By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - From "the end of the earth," the Catholic Church found a surprising new leader Wednesday, a pioneer pope from Argentina who took the name Francis, a pastor rather than a manager to resurrect a church and faith in crisis. He is the fir Help Wanted Highlight: Staff Developer 03/13/2013 08:00am • Editor’s Note: Help Wanted Highlight is an occasional, sponsored feature that highlights job openings at local companies. Matrix Group needs your help! We have dozens and dozens of Sitefinity and WordPress sites. Since we host, manage and enhance our clients’ websites on a regular b Federal employees owe $3.5 billion in unpaid taxes 03/10/2013 11:04pm • Jamie Forzato, wtop.com WASHINGTON - From military personnel to postal workers, federal employees are on the hook for $3.5 billion in unpaid 2011 taxes, according to a report obtained by WTOP. The amount is a nearly 3 percent increase compared to the year before. About 312,000 employees owe