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The Key Bridge, One Year Later: After collapse, its replacement is 'on track' 03/24/2025 05:21am • Maryland U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, like many people, was awakened in the early morning hours of March 26, 2024, by a phone call with stunning news that the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore had collapsed after being struck by a container ship. He was alerted by his staff and quickly tried t Washington Nationals unveil District Blueprint uniforms featuring cherry blossoms to kick off 20th anniversary season 03/23/2025 02:52pm • Standing alongside infielder Ryan Zimmerman (aka “Mr. National”), D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled a new Washington Nationals City Connect uniform to a crowd outside of Nationals Park on Sunday. The new uniforms ��� rightfully named District Blueprint ��� feature a baby blue jersey and Pope Francis is back home after a 5-week hospital stay for life-threatening double pneumonia 03/23/2025 10:59am • VATICAN CITY (AP) ��� A frail Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after a five-week hospitalization for life-threatening double pneumonia, and he made a surprise stop at his favorite basilica on the way home before beginning two months of prescribed rest and recovery. The 88-year-old p 1 person dead, child injured after being slammed into vehicle fleeing police, Prince George's Co. police say 03/22/2025 10:52am • One person is dead and a child is injured after their car was slammed into by another vehicle fleeing police in Landover, Maryland, Friday night. A "partner law enforcement agency" was trying to do a traffic stop around 7:30 p.m., Prince George's County police said. The driver of that vehicle Car Review: Acura MDX Type S could be a winner 03/21/2025 04:55am • The Acura MDX Type S is a midsize three row SUV. (WTOP/John Aaron) Acura seems to have found a winning formula with its Type S performance models. In my case, it involves cement gray paint, a very premium interior and horsepower to spare. After driving the TLX Type S sedan last spring, I got a turn How much money do motorists lose each year commuting on roads in Maryland? 03/20/2025 04:26am • If you live in Maryland, your commute may be costing you a lot more than you think. The average driver in the D.C. area loses $3,464 each year due to driving on local and state roads that are deteriorated, congested or are without some safety features, according to a new report by TRIP, a nationa 'Crab 5' shirts take center court as U.Md. prepares for NCAA Tournament 03/19/2025 09:24pm • Excitement is building for the Maryland men's basketball team, a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Maryland has one of the best starting units in college basketball, and the players ��� Derik Queen, Julian Reese, Ja���Kobi Gillespie, Rodney Rice and Selton Miguel ��� have picked up a nickname, Car Review: Buick makes the Enclave relevant again with a major redo for 2025 03/19/2025 09:20am • Buick is aiming for younger crossover buyers with the remake of the 2025 Buick Enclave Avenir. (WTOP/Mike Parris) Buick finally gives its largest vehicle some much needed love, and it might just be what this big, midsize crossover needs to play in the premium crossover market. The Enclave moves from This ladder expert says this is how you should be climbing on to your roof 03/19/2025 05:42am • As we see more clear days with mild temperatures, more people will start checking off boxes on their spring home improvement lists. With that, you���re reminded to keep ladder safety top of mind. While they���re a helpful tool, ladder-related incidents account for thousands of injuries each year Woman rescued after plunging car into Potomac River 03/18/2025 07:53pm • A driver who plunged her vehicle into the Potomac River on Tuesday evening made it safely out of the water with some help from good Samaritans. The driver and sole occupant of a Jeep was traveling on the George Washington Parkway when she ended up driving into the river between the Humpback B Teen accused of spraying hateful messages in Fairfax Co. arrested 03/17/2025 07:55pm • A teenager accused of spray painting hateful messages on signs in a Fairfax County, Virginia, community, and who police also said is connected to dozens of destruction of property incidents in one night last week, has been arrested. Gregory Fried, deputy chief of police for Fairfax County's Crimi Mineral bill heads toward a 'chrometastic' finish in Maryland 03/16/2025 08:40am • David Shore is a little obsessed with chromite. It���s infectious. Spend any amount of time with him and you will likely come away with an appreciation of a mineral you probably did not know existed. He���s happy to correct that oversight. ���Chromite is in everything,��� Shore says with a McLaren's Lando Norris wins wet and wild Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton finishes 10th 03/16/2025 06:35am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� McLaren���s Lando Norris won a chaotic rain-affected Australian Grand Prix, his first victory at Albert Park, with the British driver just managing to stay ahead of Red Bull���s Max Verstappen following a third safety car late in Sunday's season-opening Formula 1 race. Tornadoes, wildfires and blinding dust sweep across US as massive storm leaves at least 32 dead 03/16/2025 03:41am • PIEDMONT, Mo. (AP) ��� Violent tornadoes and high winds decimated homes, wiped out schools and toppled semitractor-trailers as a monster storm that killed at least 32 people ripped its way across the central and southern U.S. Dakota Henderson said he and others rescuing trapped neighbors found fi Venezuelan couple living in DC under protected status arrested by officials 03/14/2025 07:51am • A couple from Venezuela who live in Southeast D.C. have been released after they were arrested and held for three days by the U.S. Marshals Service for illegally entering the country more than two years ago. The charge comes despite the two being granted protection from deportation. ���The parent