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Horror diet: Shed pounds with scary flicks 10/31/2012 10:55am • Jason Fraley, WTOP film critic WASHINGTON - Forget Jenny Craig. "Here's Johnny!" A new study by the University of Westminster finds that watching 90 minutes of cinematic horror can burn up to 113 calories, The Telegraph reports. That's about the same as a 30-minute walk or burning off the equi Battleground Virginia: Presidential race heats up in the Commonwealth 10/28/2012 12:29pm • Andrew Mollenbeck, wtop.com RICHMOND - The road to the White House winds through a handful of key swing states, and while Virginia enjoys the national attention, voters' concerns in the Commonwealth are at times different from the electorate as a whole. Four years ago, then-Sen. Barack Obama b Ambitious, soulless 'Cloud Atlas' shrugs off potential 10/25/2012 02:37pm • Jason Fraley, WTOP film critic WASHINGTON - In his fall movie preview, Rolling Stone critic Peter Travers said he was "betting on Tom Tykwer teaming with the Wachowskis to create a new matrix for what film can do. Or it could suck. Place your bets." Indeed, "Cloud Atlas" looked awesome on paper: Parents Decry Study of B-CC High School Addition 10/24/2012 09:30am • Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School will be almost 600 students over capacity by 2018, but some parents don’t think plans for a large addition is the right way to manage overcrowding. In an at-times contentious meeting on Tuesday in the school’s cafeteria, a number of parents of students Hefty New Fines Proposed for Noise Ordinance 10/19/2012 02:40pm • On Saturday, the Arlington County Board is expected to vote to advertise a proposed set of changes to the county’s 37-year-old noise control ordinance. Among the proposed changes, county staff is recommending an increase in the fine for a noise violation from $25 to a maximum of $2,500. Jail Bethesda teen survives flesh-eating bacteria 10/19/2012 02:45am • Michelle Basch, wtop.com WASHINGTON - A local teen is lucky to be alive after a battle with flesh- eating bacteria, and now a special bracelet has been designed in her name. Sixteen-year-old Alexis Hanford of Bethesda's fight started when she cut her left leg while swimming in a freshwater la Heavy purse can be a burden on back 10/17/2012 04:08am • WASHINGTON - Those who carry purses usually don't give the act a second thought, but it turns out it may deserve one. Once a bag is packed with keys, a wallet, phone, makeup and a myriad of other items and then thrown over a shoulder, it can weigh its wearer down. Purses can weigh more than Council Introduces White Flint Committee 10/16/2012 12:05pm • The Montgomery County Council will likely approve the first formal White Flint advisory committee next week after a resolution was introduced at Council today. The White Flint Downtown Advisory Committee is an important step in the evolution of North Bethesda in two ways. First, the committee wou Bridesmaids bond through downward dog 10/11/2012 05:02pm • Stephanie Steinberg, wtop.com WASHINGTON - After a private Epic Yoga class in Dupont Circle, bride-to-be Amanda Merrill and her 14 friends sat on the studio's wood floor, dining out of Whole Foods lunch boxes and celebrating Merrill's surprise bachelorette party with champagne and cupcakes. The Increase in obesity causes problems for fuel economy 10/10/2012 10:02pm • WASHINGTON - While modern cars are getting lighter, drivers are getting heavier - and America's fuel economy may be feeling the weight. The Allstate Blog says that obese Americans are wasting more than 1 billion gallons of fuel per year, Forbes reports. The Department of Energy says an extra On the Run Blog: The home stretch 10/09/2012 07:57pm • Editor's Note: To mark a milestone birthday, WTOP's Paula Wolfson has signed up to run the Marine Corps Marathon. She will be sharing her journey along the way in a series of blog posts. Paula Wolfson, wtop.com WASHINGTON - One of the benefits of being a health reporter on the run - literally On the Run Blog: Doing 'curls for the girls' 10/03/2012 04:15am • Editor's Note: To mark a milestone birthday, WTOP's Paula Wolfson has signed up to run the Marine Corps Marathon. She will be sharing her journey along the way in a series of blog posts. Paula Wolfson, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Just about every time I meet up with "Vince the Trainer," he puts 10, The non-driving factors influencing car insurance rates 10/01/2012 04:55am • WASHINGTON - A driving record isn't the only thing car insurance companies consider when deciding what customers will pay. They may also consider marital status, education and even a customer's job. But the Consumer Federation of America wants some of these factors to carry less weight. The Goodyear testing self-inflating tires 09/30/2012 06:23am • WASHINGTON - It's something all drivers should know how to do: inflate a car's tires. But it can be hard to know how much air to put in and an under-inflated tire can go unnoticed, leading to difficulty steering and handling of the vehicle. What if car tires could inflate themselves? Goodyear Men charged with stealing 76 vases from cemetery 09/28/2012 12:15pm • Two men face criminal charges after police say they stole bronze flower vases from grave sites at a county cemetery.Christopher Michael Wachter, 22, of the 13000 block of Graceham Road in Thurmont, and Robert Michael Shriner Jr., 34, of the 19000 block of Bennie Drive in Hagerstown, are each charged