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End of Metro shutdown is 'sigh of relief' for Alexandria businesses 09/09/2019 09:31am • Metro riders are celebrating the end of the long summertime shutdown of six rail stations Monday, and local businesses are too 鈥� offering deals for returning commuters. Business owners in communities around the reopened stations, such as Alexandria, Virginia, are rejoicing now that thousands of

'Ball Cap Bandit' pleads guilty to Falls Church pawn shop robberies where he stole $800,000 09/06/2019 10:32am • Budder Khan was dubbed the "Ballcap Bandit." He was convicted of robbing Alexandria banks. (Courtesy FBI) An Arlington, Virginia, man pleaded guilty Thursday to robbing $800,000 worth of bauble from two Falls Church pawnshops 鈥� and it turns out he's the same "Ball Cap Bandit" who robbed two Al

Big brother will be watching Baltimore-area traffic patterns 09/06/2019 06:29am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP鈥檚 news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters鈥� free email subscription today. The Maryland Department of Transportation has won approval to use a data analytics firm to gain greater insight into the commuting patterns

Sandwich bandit: DC Police seek man who broke into Subway, made himself a sandwich 09/06/2019 12:35am • D.C. police are on the lookout for a sandwich bandit. They say a man broke into a Subway restaurant in the middle of the night, made himself a sandwich and then made off with the stolen sub. It happened just before 2 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 2, at a Subway on the 1700 block of G Street NW. Surveil

Police: Anne Arundel Co. man who threatened co-workers had gun stash 09/05/2019 11:42am • PASADENA, Md. (AP) 鈥� Authorities in Maryland say they found an arsenal of nearly 150 guns in the home of a man whose colleagues said he threatened to shoot them at work. 麻豆传媒 outlets report Anne Arundel County police charged Mark Edward Rutkowski on Tuesday with one count of making a threat of

World's most livable city for 2019, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit 09/03/2019 09:14pm • It’s long been known for its grandiose architecture, lashings of green spaces and traditional coffee shops — and now Vienna is building itself a reputation for something even more covetable. The Austrian capital has been ranked the world’s most livable city for the second year runn

Teenage boy goes blind after existing on Pringles, white bread and French fries 09/03/2019 06:46am • Eating a diet of French fries, Pringles and white bread was enough to make one teenage boy lose his sight, according to a case study published in a medical journal. Scientists from the University of Bristol examined the case of a young patient whose extremely picky eating led to blindness, and ha

When to replace or repair a broken appliance 09/02/2019 09:00pm • If a major appliance, such as a dishwasher or washing machine, quits working, a locally based consumers' group advises you not assume it needs to be replaced even if it is a few years old. "There's a lot of bad information out there that tries to guide consumers about whether they should repair o

As Florida braces for Dorian, local volunteers roll up their sleeves 09/01/2019 05:37pm • Local volunteers from the American Red Cross National Capital Region are among those who have gone to Florida to help with any potential recovery efforts from Hurricane Dorian. Dorian struck the northern Bahamas as a catastrophic Category 5 storm Sunday, with a record 185 mph winds. While the cor

Find the lowest appliance prices the old fashioned way 08/30/2019 01:51pm • When shopping for appliances, you can compare all the online ads and circulars you want 鈥� but a locally based consumers group advises there's a better way to increase the odds you'll end up paying the lowest price possible. "You actually have to do it the old fashioned way and call or email sto

Home maintenance checklist for every season 08/27/2019 05:40am • Owning a home comes with year-round responsibilities, but you don't have to dread these tasks. "Home maintenance is easier than people think," says Jim Magliaro, risk consulting technical lead at the insurance company Chubb. The key is to complete seasonal preventive measures which are more manageab

Investigation continues into Howard Co. gas explosion 08/26/2019 12:53pm • The Lakeside Office Building, in Columbia, Maryland, the day after a natural gas explosion. (WTOP/Kate Ryan) Investigators are continuing to look into what caused the gas explosion at an office building in Howard County, Maryland, on Sunday morning, and are still assessing the damage. The fro

How to save money when grocery shopping on a budget 08/26/2019 06:25am • How to save money on food Saving money on groceries is no easy task. Brick-and-mortar grocery stores and food shopping apps are designed to part you from your money with overhyped sales, confusing packaging and flashy displays. In order to save money on groceries, smart shoppers can tweak their s

Target teams up with Disney to open shops 08/25/2019 07:07pm • NEW YORK (AP) 鈥擳arget is hoping to bring the magic of such characters as Mickey Mouse and Elsa to its own customers by opening permanent Disney shops at a cluster of stores starting this fall.聽 As part of the collaboration with The Walt Disney Co., the Minneapolis-based discounter says it will