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Top tips for a healthier 2012 01/03/2012 08:07pm • WASHINGTON -- A look at some of the top health tips in 2011 may provide the necessary edge for those seeking a healthier lifestyle to keep up with their new year resolutions. Prevention Magazine put together a list of the best lessons they learned regarding health last year, and dredged up some in Coooookies!!!! 01/02/2012 11:32pm • The cruel irony of the New Year and the resolutions to lose weight is that Girl Scout Cookies are now on sale. Click here for a link to all the National Capitol Region Girl Scout Cookie details. All cookies sell for $4.00 per box in the Nation's Capital. Money is collected upon delivery (except for Men and women look at resolutions differently 12/31/2011 01:08pm • Max Smith, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Whether it's losing weight or saving money, if you want to stick to your New Year's Resolutions, men need to do one thing and women need to do another. A survey from Leadership IQ finds that women care more about their goals than men, and set goals that are toughe The January gym people are back 12/29/2011 06:12pm • WASHINGTON -- It's not January yet, but the January people are flooding area gyms again. Experts say if you're one of them, be sure you know what you're doing before you start working out. "In January, you'll definitely see an influx in traffic. Probably twice the usage," says Josh Crane, general m Mont. Co. Police turn to public to find missing Gaithersburg teen 12/27/2011 05:53pm • WASHINGTON -- Montgomery County police are turning to the public for help finding a teenager who has been missing since Dec. 26. Jennifer Borrego, 15, was last seen at her Gaithersburg house in the 100 block of Duvall Lane. She is known to frequent the local Lakeforest Mall and the Londonderry Apa To lose weight, you have to think differently 12/23/2011 03:39pm • WASHINGTON -- The time to make New Year's resolutions is here again and many will include weight loss as one of them. The best way to go about that, experts say, is to change your thinking. "Seeing weight loss as a temporary diet is just setting people up for failure," says Kay Loughrey, a nutrit Foods that help you kick the winter blues 12/22/2011 09:03pm • WASHINGTON -- Winter is the season least conducive to good health, with the cold keeping folks indoors, the holidays keeping people's bellies full and the runny noses keeping people home from work. But experts say there are certain foods that help keep the winter blues away. Men's Health put toge Missing American's captors cover their tracks 12/16/2011 07:19pm • J.J. Green, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Former FBI agent Robert Levinson, missing in Iran for more than four years, appeared in a video that may have been doctored to conceal his true location. The video, released Dec. 9, shows him seated on the floor of an unknown location with what appears to be a ston Legal battle brews after HIV positive teen is denied private school admission 12/16/2011 03:56pm • Kate Ryan, wtop.com WASHINGTON - A 13-year-old boy has been denied admission to a private school because he's HIV positive. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, a national organization, has announced it's throwing its weight behind the effort to get the boy admitted to the Milton Hershey School in Her Crime Report: Knife-Wielding Robbers Edition 12/14/2011 02:47pm • Whether you’re out delivering a pizza or walking a dog, sometimes you can never be too careful after dark. In this week’s Arlington County crime report, there were two instances of people being robbed by knife-wielding individuals on the street at night. ROBBERY, 12/07/11, 1000 block o Mike's Take: An honest way to make a living? 12/13/2011 07:34pm • ">Mike Causey, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - So who's ahead in the lying game? Men or women? A friend once observed that half the married men in the Washington area are (or say they are) secret agents. Which would explain broken dates, short and long absences (Honey, I was on the ground in I Pr. George's Co. has poor access to health care 12/12/2011 10:46pm • Kathy Stewart, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Recently released numbers show a glaring number of disparities in the health outcomes for residents of Prince George's County. Besides a high level of premature death, the county has high numbers of uninsured adults and poor access to primary care doctors. T Ray's Hell Burger Robbed by Armed Men 12/12/2011 02:57pm • Ray’s Hell Burger in Rosslyn was the scene of an armed robbery on Thursday night. The well-known restaurant was robbed by three men dressed in ski masks and sunglasses, we’re told. From this week’s Arlington County crime report: ROBBERY, 12/08/11, 1700 block of Wilson Blvd. On De Holidays pose pet dangers 12/11/2011 11:33am • Whether you are at home or away, the holidays should be a time for everyone to enjoy, including your pets.Rich foods, glass baubles and tinsel, and exotic holiday greens capture the attention of cats and dogs, but all can pose a serious threat to their well-being.Cats will chew tinsel and even swall Party wines for under $20 12/09/2011 04:13pm • Scott Greenberg, special to wtop.com The holiday party season is in full swing and chance are, you’re either hosting a holiday party or have been invited to one. What wine can you serve that will be delicious but not add to the national (or at least household) debt? Here is a selection of