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Maryland researcher's insight into regenerating tissue leads to Time innovator list 10/08/2024 10:46am • Research into harnessing the ability of the body's immune system to encourage severely injured tissue to regenerate has landed a Maryland researcher on a Time magazine list of 2024 innovators. The TIME100 Next list recognizes today's most influential and innovative leaders. During a WTOP v Hurricane Helene leaves lots of water-damaged cars. Don’t buy one 10/07/2024 08:12am • The wake of Hurricane Helene leaves behind leaves behind thousands of water-damaged cars, many of which may be cleaned up and find their way back to the vehicle resale market. Don’t be tempted by the price. Centreville, Virginia-based Carfax estimates close to 90,000 water damaged vehicles w Car Review: Subaru BRZ tS is a shot of fun with just two doors in a crossover crazed world 10/07/2024 05:13am • The small fun-to-drive coupes that dotted the automotive landscape in the 1990s and early 2000s are a wishful thing for many builders and buyers alike. However, all is not lost for buyers seeking that different driving experience today. For Subaru, the BRZ is its daring car in a landscape of SUVs an Open Streets shuts down a mile of downtown DC this Saturday 10/04/2024 06:10am • This Saturday is the 11th Open Streets DC, closing a mile of 7th Street NW to cars and opening up the roadway for people to safely walk, run, bike and play. The shutdown spans from Rhode Island Avenue to E Street, cutting through Shaw, Mount Vernon Triangle and Chinatown. The event runs fr 17-year-old girl dies after vehicle crashes into wooden light pole 10/03/2024 12:54pm • A 17-year-old girl has been killed and two of her friends have critical injuries after she drove into a wooden light pole while the three were on their way to school in Montgomery County, Maryland. It happened shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Norwood Road and Nesbitt Farm La Global Innovation, Local Impact: ST Engineering North America's Diverse Operations 10/03/2024 10:51am • This content is sponsored by ST Engineering. Washington is home to the federal government, but the region also has a vast array of cutting-edge businesses, including those with a national and international scope. One of them is ST Engineering North America, which has headquarters in Alexan Arlington man charged in series of Georgetown home invasion rape cases from the late 2000s 10/02/2024 06:30pm • An Arlington, Virginia, man was arrested at his home Tuesday night and charged in connection with a string of sexual assaults that occurred in the D.C. neighborhood of Georgetown in the late 2000s, authorities said Wednesday. Ernesto Ramon Mercado, 54, has been charged with three counts of first- How to increase your odds of living to 100 10/02/2024 05:58pm • Former President Jimmy Carter turned 100 on Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. president to live a full century. Living the last 19 months in home hospice care, the 39th president keeps defying expectations. The number of Americans ages 100 and older is projected to more than quadruple over the ne Which Virginia roads see the most close-calls between pedestrians and cars 10/02/2024 05:28pm • In Northern Virginia, speeding, distracted driving and failing to yield are leading to close calls between cars and people on foot or on bicycles, according to a new report. The findings are from the Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets nonprofit organization, and the data comes from hundr Maryland wants you to take a walk: 'Walktober' kicks off with 'sole mates' 10/01/2024 08:30pm • It's off to a soggy start, but Maryland's "Walktober" is featuring a series of events that focus on walking as more than just a great way to get in some exercise. Meg Young, Maryland Department of Transportation's deputy director of active transportation and micromobility, told WTOP that more tha Maryland closes loophole in Noah's Law to prevent repeat drunk drivers 09/30/2024 06:43pm • Eight years after Noah's Law went into effect, Maryland legislators have closed a loophole that allowed some drivers to repeatedly drive while intoxicated. Now, anyone caught driving under the influence will be required to install an ignition interlock device, which includes a camera. The upd Car Review: Genesis offers a stylish luxury SUV that blurs the lines with a coupe 09/30/2024 05:22am • The Genesis GV80 Coupe offers impressive styling. (Courtesy Genesis) By Brian Armstead, guest contributor The roads outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota, the state with 10,000 lakes, served as the road test bed for the new Genesis GV80 Coupe, the latest addition to the Korean automaker’s impressive l Amber Alert canceled after 14-year-old DC girl found safe 09/27/2024 07:00pm • D.C. police have canceled an Amber Alert after a 14-year-old District was safely found Friday afternoon. According to authorities, the girl went missing from the 1300 block of Longfellow Street NW around 10:30 p.m. Thursday. In a release, D.C. police said when they arrived on the scene Thursda Boo! Opening night of popular Field of Screams delayed amid Montgomery Co. permit issues 09/27/2024 08:52am • For over two decades, the popular Field of Screams Maryland at the Olney Boys and Girls Club has been hailed as a Hollywood-caliber haunted attraction. But Friday's scheduled opening night has been canceled, amid a yearslong permit dispute with Montgomery County. WTOP takes an exclusive look at what Lyft scooters will be unavailable in DC by October 09/26/2024 03:05pm • If you're looking to get around D.C. on two wheels, don't count on riding a Lyft scooter. You can still book a bike on the rideshare company's app through its partnership with Capital BikeShare. But Lyft's scooters will be gone by next week. In a message to users, the company announced its