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Dozens line up to give up firearms for gift cards in Rockville 08/17/2024 02:18pm • Gift cards for guns? That's how the Rockville Police Department gathered unwanted firearms in their third annual gun buyback event at Red Gate Park in Maryland on Saturday morning. Cars started lining up an hour before the event kicked off. When officers started receiving the guns, no one got out 9 injured after multicar crash during rush hour on I-270 in Clarksburg 08/16/2024 07:17pm • Nine people were hurt after a multicar crash on Interstate 270 in Clarksburg, Maryland, during rush hour Friday, according to the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. All traffic was stopped on the highway around 5:30 p.m. and I-270 reopened about an hour later, according to WTOP Traffic re DC man who said he shot 13-year-old boy in self-defense convicted of manslaughter 08/16/2024 03:09pm • The D.C. man who said he shot a 13-year-old boy in self-defense after encountering the teen in his neighborhood last year has been convicted of manslaughter. The jury acquitted Jason Lewis of a more serious second-degree murder charge. The verdict came after the jury in D.C. Superior Court 'Feared for my life': Jury now has case of DC man who says fatal shooting of 13-year-old was self-defense 08/15/2024 03:30pm • Was it self-defense or murder? A D.C. jury is now weighing the fate of a man who fatally shot a 13-year-old boy after encountering the teen breaking into cars in his neighborhood last year. Jason Lewis, 42, is charged with second-degree murder while armed in the shooting death of Karon Bla Using data and technology to make streets safer in Falls Church 08/14/2024 05:55am • A new traffic control box has been installed at a Falls Church intersection, the first step of a yearslong initiative that aims to turn the Northern Virginia jurisdiction into a "smart city." The project, which the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute's Division for Technology Implementation is Cassette tapes are making a comeback with Gen Z. Do they know the pencil trick? 08/13/2024 02:06pm • For a generation that's grown up with streaming music, the act of holding a physical recording is something a lot of young music fans have never experienced. My teenage son asked for a turntable, to play what young people these days now call "vinyls." His almost-new turntable and the one LP h Northeast DC community members call for safety upgrades along South Dakota Avenue 08/12/2024 03:47pm • Every time Sara Wilkinson leaves her house to walk somewhere, she said she fears for her life. She lives near the intersection of Taylor Street and South Dakota Avenue in Northeast D.C., and for years, her son attended a school along the busy corridor. It was about a half-mile away, but Wi A car plowed through her Manassas property. She says the driver offered $50K not to call police. 08/12/2024 03:31pm • A Prince William County homeowner is reeling after a car smashed through her fence, all the way through her above-ground pool and into her deck. It happened at about 2 a.m. Friday in the 7600 block of Rugby Road off Route 28 in Manassas, Virginia. "He must have come barreling down that hil Car Review: Want a midsize luxury SUV with a big V6? Better hurry, it's the last year to find it in the Infiniti QX60 08/12/2024 10:52am • The Infiniti QX60’s V6 power moves this big luxury SUV swiftly. (WTOP/Mike Parris) Infiniti has been making large luxury SUVs for some time now, and the QX60 has been the company’s big seller lately. The 2024 boasts the final year for V6 power. Starting with the 2025 model, a smaller four-cy Man riding motorcycle dies in Montgomery Co. crash 08/11/2024 09:06am • A man has died after a car collided with the motorcycle he was riding in White Oak, Maryland, on Saturday. Montgomery County police said the deadly collision happened around 6 p.m. near the intersection of Lockwood Drive and Columbia Pike. The man riding the motorcycle was pronounced dead at t Montgomery County fair brings a taste of country living to the DC suburbs 08/11/2024 04:56am • The gates opened Saturday on the 75th Montgomery County Agricultural Fair at the fairgrounds in Gaithersburg, Maryland. In the cattle pavilion, young 4-H members paraded their Heifers, which they've been raising since last fall, before judges and a wide-eyed audience of suburbanites and city dwel Review: Affleck & Damon banter like Butch & Sundance in Apple's heist comedy 'The Instigators' 08/09/2024 04:41pm • "Affleck & Damon" has been a Hollywood brand since their Oscar-winning script for "Good Will Hunting" (1997). That was back when Matt Damon first showed main-character energy and Casey Affleck was still breaking in his baseball glove in a supporting role. While older brother Ben Affleck got How this Howard U. alum's nonprofit is making transitions into college smoother for students in need 08/09/2024 02:57pm • It’s the time of year where kids are going off to college, and in most cases, those new students will have a parent to help them move in, make sure they have what they need in their dorms, and then send a few other things to help them get by as the school year begins. But what if you grew up bo Debby cleanup: Tree topples into house in Montgomery Co.; heavy rain leads to major flooding in Annapolis 08/09/2024 12:30pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. The remnants of Debby have wound down and cleanup efforts are underway in the D.C. area, after the storm brought major flooding and several downed trees. Severe weather spurred by Debby knocked down trees, including one that sm How Debby could be a 'drought buster' for the DC region 08/08/2024 08:40pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. Tropical Depression Debby has the potential to be a "drought buster" for the D.C. region, but that will depend on the intensity, duration and location of the rainfall expected. That's according to Michael Nardolilli, executive dire