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Photos: Boat Accidentally Sails Down Lee Highway 12/23/2013 02:30pm • A boat fell off its trailer on Lee Highway in Cherrydale Saturday evening, requiring a 40-ton crane and several hours to remove it from the roadway. The boat belongs to Tom McNulty, a Yorktown resident who took his 16-foot Bayliner power boat out on the Potomac to enjoy the unseasonably warm Post-claim car insurance rate hikes smallest in Maryland 12/17/2013 11:26am • If you get in a car accident and make an insurance claim, your rate will likely go up, but in Maryland the post-claim rate hike is the smallest in the nation, according to InsuranceQuotes.com. On average, U.S. drivers see their insurance rates go up 38.2 percent after making a single claim. The post Mobile app takes wait, hassle out of filing car insurance claim 12/06/2013 12:36pm • WASHINGTON - Nobody looks forward to the process of filing a claim with a car insurance company. Typically, a person whose car is involved in an accident calls his or her insurance company, and is either sent to a pre-approved body shop or arrangements are made to have an appraiser come to the c RideScout app highlights all transportation options around District 12/03/2013 11:52pm • WASHINGTON - As transportation planners try to solve the traffic woes in our region, a new smartphone app aims to offer solutions. RideScout founder Joseph Kopser says the app gives users choices. "Just like you buy an airline ticket, we are very much like the Kayak of ground transportation," h Vehicle slams into Alexandria-area house 11/18/2013 06:52am • WASHINGTON - A young driver plowed her vehicle into a Fairfax County house early Monday morning. A young woman lost control of her vehicle and crashed into a house located at 6324 Rose Hill Drive in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County at about 5 a.m. The vehicle slammed into the right side 'Car Fit' program helps older drivers feel at ease behind the wheel 11/16/2013 03:04pm • CHANTILLY, Va.- It's like a child safety seat program, but this makes sure that older drivers have the proper fit in their own cars. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports there are more drivers ages 70 and older on the roads today, and the number of older drivers is growing as baby bo Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 11/13/2013 08:27am • Kissing plays an important role in selecting relationships Download Dr. Drew, One Minute Clinic Read the Oxford University study: Kissing helps us find the right partner - and keep them 9:10 p.m. - Jessica Patel, personal finance analyst at Bankrate Download Audi, GMC, Volvo crack reliability survey Top 10 10/28/2013 01:07pm • By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) - Japan's lock on Consumer Reports' vehicle reliability rankings is starting to ease. Three Japanese brands - Lexus, Toyota and Acura - took the top spots in this year's survey, and seven of the top 10 brands are Japanese. But three non-Japanese Routine traffic stop ends in $905 in fines 10/27/2013 03:03am • WASHINGTON - Last Tuesday, D.C. driver Anna Russell was pulled over for a routine traffic stop and ended up receiving six tickets. In total, she owes $905. After hearing about the WTOP TicketBuster series, Russell spoke about her ordeal exclusively with WTOP. "I was on 8th Street in the Barrack Poll: Half of older workers delay retirement plans 10/14/2013 06:38am • By MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Stung by a recession that sapped investments and home values, but expressing widespread job satisfaction, older Americans appear to have accepted the reality of a retirement that comes later in life and no longer represents a complete exit from t Shutdown impact: Some national parks could reopen 10/11/2013 03:18pm • By The Associated Press The government shutdown continues with some glimmer of hope for those who would like to visit the nation's national parks: The Obama administration said it would consider offers from the states to use their own money to pay for park operations and Utah jumped at the chance. Shutdown impact: Veterans regional offices close 10/08/2013 12:12am • By The Associated Press A government shutdown is having far-reaching consequences for some, but minimal impact on others. Mail is being delivered. Social Security and Medicare benefits continue to flow. But vacationers are being turned away from national parks and Smithsonian museums, and that's Study: Daydreaming a top distraction for drivers 10/03/2013 02:52am • WASHINGTON - Getting lost in thought can cause accidents. The Erie Insurance Group asked people involved in fatal crashes what was going on right before an accident: 62 percent said they were daydreaming -- that's more than crashes involving texting or talking on the phone. Erie Insurance Gr Furloughed feds may need to prioritize bills 10/02/2013 02:45pm • WASHINGTON -- The paychecks of furloughed federal workers could be on hold, but they'll still have to pay their bills. As a result, some people may have to prioritize which bills to pay. Clark Howard, a consumer expert, recommends paying mortgage and car loans first. "If you think of it logicall Report: D.C. drivers are worst in nation 08/28/2013 10:29pm • Where do you think the worst drivers are? And what do they do that frustrates you? You can join the conversation on our Facebook page or tweet using #WTOP. WASHINGTON - D.C. is home to more than just political gridlock. D.C. drivers ranked the worst out of 200 of the nation's biggest cities,