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Police: Driver hit, killed after exiting car, running onto I-495 while fleeing traffic stop 05/05/2025 08:28am • The driver of a car fleeing a traffic stop in Prince George's County, Maryland, ran on Interstate 495 before getting struck and killed early Monday morning, according to police. Prince George's County police said a police officer "attempted a traffic stop" on a vehicle for a traffic violation at Car Review: On SUV's heels, Genesis sedan keeps up the opulence 05/05/2025 07:22am • A few months back, I was dazzled by its SUV cousin, the Genesis GV80. Now batting, the G80 sedan, which also manages to dial up the opulence. This one is called the Genesis G80 AWD 3.5T Sport Prestige, which is good because it’s fairly sporty and very prestigious. It’s meant to go up agains Cinco de Mayo celebrates resilience and culture of Mexican people 05/05/2025 06:09am • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Cinco de Mayo festivities are taking place across the U.S. with music, tacos, tequila and colorful displays of Mexican culture — even if they're not always the most authentic. The day falls on a Monday this year, meaning the bulk of the celebrations took place over the we Crash near Pentagon leaves 2 teens dead, 1 in critical condition 05/04/2025 05:12pm • Two teenage boys are dead and a third remains hospitalized after a high-speed crash late Saturday near the Pentagon, according to police. A news release from the Arlington County Police Department said officers were dispatched to the southbound lanes of Route 110 at Washington Boulevard at around Musk gets his Texas wish. SpaceX launch site is approved as the new city of Starbase 05/04/2025 09:36am • McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The South Texas home of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company is now an official city with a galactic name: Starbase. A vote Saturday to formally organize Starbase as a city was approved by a lopsided margin among the small group of voters who live there and are mostly Muskâ Man whose son was killed by Cincinnati police now charged in death of deputy 05/04/2025 09:21am • A man who struck and killed a county deputy with his car Friday is the father of a teen who was shot and killed by a Cincinnati police officer a day earlier as officers were responding to a call about a stolen car, police said. Authorities said the crash appeared to be intentional. The driver of 'Cult following': Why automakers are still making wagons in the SUV era 05/04/2025 08:00am • (NEW YORK) -- Think your giant sport-utility vehicle is cooler than the middling station wagon? Think again. German automaker BMW recently entered the U.S. "super wagon" category with its high performance M5 Touring, a ludicrously fast family hauler (starting price $121,500) that can smoke a two- Theodore Roosevelt Bridge set to undergo major renovations 05/02/2025 07:01pm • The Theodore Roosevelt Bridge that connects D.C. to Northern Virginia is set to get a $127 million upgrade beginning next week. The renovation project will take an estimated three and a half years, but D.C. Department of Transportation officials are hoping to minimize the traffic impact. The 60-y Car Review: Hyundai’s small car sips fuel, blends in 05/02/2025 05:04am • Practicality, affordability and even luxury can go together. This Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Limited came in what’s called “Electronic Gray” with a “Sage Gray” interior. The interior features seats made of a leather substitute called H-Tex, which feels like the real thing, whil 'Be smart, be safe': Warnings on underage drinking as prom season gets into full swing 05/01/2025 08:33pm • When Michele Mirowicz Hobart thinks about her daughter who was killed in a crash on Interstate 270 in Maryland, the memories come with tears and a sad smile. The smile comes from the jumbled memories of a holiday in which 19-year-old Amelia tried and failed to bake bread from scratch or serve up Humane Rescue Alliance warns of new scam involving missing pets 05/01/2025 05:08am • The Humane Rescue Alliance is alerting the D.C. region to a new scam targeting people who have lost their pets. It involves a person claiming to be an employee or a veterinarian from the organization, saying they have found your missing pet, and trying to pressure the pet owner to give money to g Manassas real estate taxes may spike even more than previously estimated 04/30/2025 03:48pm • Manassas residents could face a higher real estate tax rate than initially proposed, as the City Council weighs raising the rate to help fund next year’s budget. The city had initially proposed a real estate tax rate of $1.26 per $100 of assessed value, which would have raised the average hom 1 dead, 2 injured in triple shooting in Petworth 04/30/2025 03:22pm • D.C. police are investigating a triple shooting in the Petworth neighborhood that left a young man dead and a man and teenage boy injured Tuesday night. Authorities responded to the area of Georgia Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue near the Petworth Metro station just after 9 p.m. When officers Lawmakers pump brakes on annual national car fee 04/30/2025 01:30pm • A GOP proposal to create an annual $20 fee for all U.S. vehicles — which has been criticized by members of both parties as a national car tax — was pulled Wednesday from budget reconciliation legislation. The chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. Sam Graves, a R Southeast DC residents skeptical of new stadium plans in Ward 7 04/30/2025 11:18am • A day after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Washington Commanders and the NFL announced a $3.7 billion public-private deal to bring the Commanders back to the RFK Stadium site, Southeast D.C. residents appear skeptical of the project. Hundreds packed a meeting organized by a group opposed to the pl