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Several arrests in one night after nearly a dozen illegal car exhibitions across Maryland 09/02/2024 11:20am • Several people were arrested across three Maryland counties Saturday night into Sunday morning at nearly a dozen different illegal car exhibitions, according to Maryland State Police. Officers arrested seven people ranging from 20 to 33 years of age, police said in a news release. Those arrested Car Review: Mercedes AMG GLC 43 Coupe is a stylish crossover that doubles as a sports car with four doors 09/02/2024 04:31am • Mercedes turns its stylish GLC coupe into a sports car with the latest GLC 43 Coupe with big power and handling to live up to the AMG name. (WTOP/Mike Parris) Most people think of AMG as a large sedan or big SUV with a big, loud engine that will cost well into the six figures and earn you respect fr DC police find driver of motorcycle that suspect used to escape after dropping gun that killed officer 09/01/2024 05:49pm • Editor's note: This story and its headline have been updated to clarify the role of the motorcyclist.  A suspect hopped on the back of a motorcycle to escape after allegedly dropping a gun that later accidentally fired and killed a veteran D.C. police officer.  Police confirmed to WTOP t Driver shot dead by DC police after crashing into a McDonald's, officials say 09/01/2024 10:08am • A man is dead after officials say a pair of D.C. police officers opened fire Sunday morning in Southeast. It happened after the car he was driving crashed into the McDonald's located at 2529 Good Hope Road, at the intersection of Marion Barry Avenue and Naylor Road, just after 5:30 a.m. D.C. Poli Review: No. 1 movie on Netflix is new raunchy teen comedy 'Incoming' about freshman looking to party 08/30/2024 04:13pm • August means back to school, so are you looking for a wild teen party flick for Labor Day weekend? You might try the raunchy teen comedy "Incoming," which is currently the No. 1 movie on Netflix. It's nothing we haven't seen before in "Mean Girls" (2004) or "Superbad" (2007), but it's not Presumed dead, the search continues: Manassas Park police chief focuses on finding missing mother 08/30/2024 04:22am • It's been almost a month since a Manassas Park, Virginia, mother went missing. Mamta Kafle Bhatt, 28, an immigrant from Nepal who worked as a nurse, was last seen on July 31. Her husband has been charged in connection with her disappearance, but her body still hasn't been found. WTOP spoke wit After the sun, comes the rain: DC area sees heavy storms and hail as humidity brings temps up 08/29/2024 07:30pm • After a hot and humid day dried the ground, a wave of thunderstorms with heavy winds descended on the D.C. area, prompting flash flood warnings across the region. Here's what you need to know. Between 1.5 to 3 inches of rain are expected, adding onto the already 2-4 inches of rain that have f Prince William School Board, administrators face federal complaint after gay former student alleges bullying 08/28/2024 02:46pm • Claims that the Prince William County School Board and school system failed to stop the bullying of a former student who identified as gay are set to move forward in U.S. District Court in Alexandria after a judge denied the School Board’s motion to dismiss. The School Board and two individual Cruising the Commonwealth: Virginia Tech, Virginia and James Madison prepare for the CFB season 08/27/2024 07:48pm • Is Virginia Tech back? After enjoying eleven 10+ win seasons from 1995-2011, the Hokies have posted just one double-digit victory year (2016) since. And that season was last time they finished in the Top 20. Last fall looked like more of the same (Tech went 14-21 from 2020-22) when they started 2 Former Prince George’s County Council member pleads guilty to felony theft scheme and perjury 08/26/2024 03:27pm • Former Prince George’s County Council member Mel Franklin faces up to a year in prison after pleading guilty Monday to charges of a felony theft scheme and perjury. Prosecutors said that from 2020 through at least October 2023, Franklin embezzled more than $124,000 from his campaign committee, Bus lane tickets in DC are declining, but thousands are still getting caught 08/26/2024 02:12pm • Thousands of drivers are getting caught parking or standing in one of D.C.'s dedicated bus lanes or bus zones, but the number has started to decline, according to Sharon Kershbaum, acting director of D.C.'s Department of Transportation. In January, the agency started giving citations to a Car Review: Evoque has look of a big Range Rover without the price and size 08/26/2024 01:07am • The 2025 Range Rover Evoque is a good cruiser, providing a quiet cabin on the highway. (WTOP/Mike Parris) Luxury SUVs are a staple for Range Rover, and now their smallest ride, the 2025 Evoque, was refreshed last year to better fit the Range Rover image. The new front-end styling is borrowed from th Temple Hills man dies after single-vehicle crash in Prince George's County 08/25/2024 11:50pm • A man from Temple Hills, Maryland, has died following a car crash in Lanham early Sunday morning. In a news release, Maryland State Police said officers responded to the area of westbound U.S. Route 50 near the Capital Beltway in Lanham around 2 a.m. for reports of a single car crash. At the s More officers, speed cameras added to Howard Co. back-to-school enforcement 08/25/2024 05:32pm • Drivers passing through school zones in Howard County, Maryland, this week will see some extra police cars, cameras and new lighted stop signs to help keep students safe as they head back to class. The extra enforcement is part of an annual plan called Helping Arriving Students Through Enforcemen Driver killed in Woodbridge crash had gasoline in cab 08/25/2024 10:54am • A man who died in a fiery crash in Woodbridge, Virginia, had placed gasoline in the passenger area of the car before it caught on fire, according to Prince William County police. The crash happened just before 7 p.m. on Friday at the intersection of Old Bridge Road and Occoquan Road. The crash