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The Health Care Agenda 2024: Navigating a path to reasonable medication costs 12/04/2024 07:54pm • This content is sponsored by PhRMA. Two of every three Americans take prescription drugs, and many are frustrated about rising costs, as well as barriers to getting medicine recommended by their doctors. Advances in new medications have helped save lives and improved the quality of life fo How common is 'mansplaining' in DC? 12/04/2024 09:40am • The Oxford English Dictionary defines "mansplaining" as the explanation of something by a man, typically to a woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing. But you probably already knew that. When you think of D.C., monuments, memorials and the Metro may come to mind, but according Alexandria bus driver charged with shooting and killing Oxon Hill woman 12/04/2024 09:10am • An Alexandria, Virginia, school bus driver has been charged with shooting and killing a young woman in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Carlas William Carter, 37, and 34-year-old Mary Ashby were arrested and charged for shooting and killing Tamara Jones, 26, on Nov. 26 on Oxon Hill Road near Livingston Road. Virginia lawmakers consider regulating police use of automated license plate readers 12/04/2024 06:20am • State lawmakers are debating whether to regulate law enforcement departments’ use of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR). They heard  constituents’ perspectives on the technology and reviewed studies from the Virginia State Crime Commission at a meeting in Richmond on Thursday. ALPRs are 'Fill the Boat' hopes to collect toys for children victims of Hurricane Helene 12/04/2024 04:00am • Moving full steam ahead. A local nonprofit and emergency responders from Montgomery County, Maryland, are teaming up this Saturday to collect toys for children in North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene. "Fill the Boat" is an annual event meant to collect and distribute toys to children th Man who murdered girlfriend in 2014 now indicted in Dale City murder-for-hire killing of his wife 12/03/2024 04:43pm • A Prince William County grand jury has indicted a 34-year-old man convicted of murder in the shooting death of his high school girlfriend a decade ago in the ambush-style, murder-for-hire killing of his wife in Dale City earlier this year. In both cases, the victims were found in their cars with gu Secret Service agent fires weapon after confrontation near Yellen's DC home 12/03/2024 12:38pm • A U.S. Secret Service agent fired shots at suspects reportedly trying to break into vehicles near the home of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Northwest D.C. Tuesday morning, multiple outlets report. No one is believed to have been shot during the incident, according to a statement from the U.S DC's mayor and police chief urge shoppers to buy local, pledge increased public safety efforts 12/02/2024 04:30pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser visited Georgetown's Shop Made on Monday to promote buying from local small businesses for the holidays. At the same time, she and D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith sought to reassure potential patrons that businesses will be safe, with Smith pledging a more visible police p Car Review: Wrangler Rubicon 392 Final Edition goes loudly into the night for the final year of a V-8 Jeep 12/02/2024 05:08am • The Jeep Wrangler has stayed true to its rough and ready-for-anything SUV. Over the years, it has grown an extra door and, for the last several years, it has boasted a V-8 engine for big on and off-road performance. However, all good and loud things must come to an end. Motorheads, where only potent Car trouble takes fun out of the Sunday after Thanksgiving 12/01/2024 04:52pm • People across the country are heading home Sunday following Thanksgiving celebrations. With record travel expected, there can be issues. WTOP caught up with some of those taking a break from the drive at the Maryland House Travel Plaza. AAA had predicted nearly 80 million travelers woul Pair of overnight Md. crashes leave 2 dead, 8 hospitalized 11/29/2024 05:08pm • A fiery crash on Interstate 270 in Montgomery County, Maryland, early Friday morning left one person dead and four others hospitalized. The crash happened at around 4:15 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the interstate near Old Georgetown Road, according to Pete Piringer, spokesman for the Montgome Online or in-store, police offer holiday shopping safety tips 11/29/2024 04:20pm • Even before you polish off all the Thanksgiving leftovers, you might be starting your holiday shopping. Whether you're ordering online or heading to the stores to check off the items on your holiday shopping list, Montgomery County Police said it's important to keep safety in mind. When having How to pick the perfect Christmas tree, thanks to this Germantown orchard 11/29/2024 06:28am • Now that the turkey and stuffing are leftovers, it’s time to prepare for the next big holiday. Christmas is less than four weeks away, and a lot of us will be getting the tree out of the attic or heading out to buy a real one. “The day after Thanksgiving is when you’re going to come Judge orders alternative rideshare app to halt operations in DC 11/28/2024 06:45am • A Virginia-based rideshare service that bills itself as cheaper for riders and better for drivers has been ordered to immediately cease operations in and out of D.C. until it registers as a private vehicle-for-hire company with the city. The legal back-and-forth started in 2020 when the D.C. Depa Board moves to fire Prince George's Co. officer after he was filmed embracing, getting into cruiser with woman 11/26/2024 06:03pm • A Prince George's County police officer is facing termination after a hearing board found him guilty on charges related to a video posted last year showing him in uniform, embracing a woman and then getting into the back seat of a police cruiser with her. The video of the officer, Cpl. France