Your favorite name-brands vanish from a Giant store in Southeast - Sunday, September 3, 2023 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | September 03, 2023 [Web version](   [No more Colgate, Tide or Advil: Giant Food will stop stocking national brands at Southeast DC store]( The Giant Food grocery store on Alabama Avenue in Southeast D.C. will no longer be stocking name-brand health and beauty items. [READ MORE](   [Drought watch - Northern Virginia residents encouraged to conserve water]( Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality issued a drought watch advisory for Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Arlington and Fairfax counties. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Heading to the beach this weekend? You'll need this!]( Before you grab your sunscreen and hit the road, be sure to check out WTOP's beach traffic and weather resource for smooth sailing! Brought to you by Maryland Transportation Authority.   ['Your dinner might be costing someone an arm and a leg,' says a DC-based nonprofit]( Ahead of Labor Day, a D.C.-based nonprofit is drawing attention to the thousands of nonfatal injuries in the meat and poultry industry every year. [READ MORE](   [DC postal employee steals nearly $1.7 million from residents, prosecutors claim]( D.C. residents along one affluent neighborhood postal route have lost thousands of dollars in recent months to a USPS worker at the Friendship Post Office Station, court documents allege. [READ MORE](   Sponsored by Northwest Federal Credit Union [Does membership make it hard to join a credit union? Not a much as you might think]( Although groups of like businesses originally formed credit unions in the early 1900s as small cooperatives when they couldn't get adequate services from their local banks, today membership is far broader, explains Northwest Federal Credit Union CEO Jeff Bentley.   [2 teenage girls dead, 1 injured after shooting in Northwest DC]( Just before midnight, D.C. police responded to sounds of gunshots in the 1300 block of 7th Street, near Mount Vernon Square. [READ MORE](   [17-year-old arrested, charged in fatal Fairfax Co. shooting, police say]( Police in Fairfax County are investigating the death of a man after a shooting in the Woodlawn area on Friday evening. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [High-yield savings: How it can help you on your next summer vacation]( As you start planning next year's getaway, you may want to consider opening a high-yield savings account to maximize your dollar.   [Bill Richardson, a former governor and UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies]( The Richardson Center for Global Engagement, which he founded, said in a statement Saturday that he died in his sleep at his home in Massachusetts. [READ MORE](   [Jimmy Buffett remembered by DC-area ‘Parrotheads']( D.C.-area "Parrotheads" are reflecting on soft rock singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett's ties to the region, following the news that the "Margaritaville" hitmaker died Friday night at age 76. [READ MORE](   Sponsored by Nokia [The case for 3GPP for Lunar Comms]( A local cellular network on the Moon might not be so far away. However, it will take some innovative thinking to make it a reality. Steve Vogelsang, Chief Technology Officer for Nokia's Federal Division and Thierry Klein, President of Bell Labs Solutions Research at Nokia Bell Labs explain.   [DC kids get a gift from new Washington Commanders quarterback]( Quarterback Jacoby Brissett and the NFL Players Association gave 68 bikes to smiling kids in Southwest D.C. [READ MORE](   [Md. state trooper airlifted for injuries after crash with DWI suspect]( A Maryland state trooper is being treated for injuries after a crash Saturday in Hagerstown with a driver who authorities say was impaired at the time. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Local news. Traffic. Weather. Hear it all on WTOP!]( We've got the latest local news, traffic and weather information impacting listeners across the Washington region. Everything you need, every time you listen. WTOP News 103.5FM. 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