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Freight train cars derail, striking wall that collapsed garage buildings in Fredericksburg, Va. 07/21/2024 12:31pm • Five cars from a CSX freight train derailed, striking a wall that collapsed four garage buildings in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on Saturday night. As of Sunday morning, two of the derailed cars have been removed and the remaining three are expected to be removed by the end of the day, according to Montgomery Co. police investigate set of deadly crashes 07/20/2024 11:06pm • A woman and man have died following two separate crashes in Montgomery County, Maryland, according to officials. The first two-car crash happened early Saturday morning in Montgomery Village, according to Montgomery County police. First responders were called to the area of Goshen Road near Ro How the global technology outage affected the DC region���s hospitals, transit services 07/20/2024 03:10pm • Listen live to WTOP for the latest traffic updates on the 8s. D.C.-area institutions ��� including hospitals, courts and transit services ��� modified operations Friday due to a global technology outage. The three major D.C. area airports saw delays and cancellations Friday morning, with some DC man sentenced to 20 years for deadly 2023 July 4 shooting in Northeast 07/20/2024 02:49pm • A D.C. man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday for his role in a Fourth of July shooting that left another man dead in Northeast last year. In a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in D.C., prosecutors said D.C. resident Brandon Smith, 38, pleaded guilty on Feb. 4 to second-degree Where new red-light cameras are being installed in Arlington 07/20/2024 04:28am • Nearly a dozen more red-light cameras are coming to six intersections across Arlington, Virginia, this year. The county said the cameras, which will be installed in phases, are aimed at improving safety. Ashley Savage, a public information officer with Arlington County Police, described th Dog stolen from car in Southeast DC is back home 07/19/2024 05:49pm • Theo���s back home. The 2-year-old Shih Tzu was reported missing Saturday, when his owner found that the little dog had been taken from her parked car near the Anacostia Community Boathouse in Southeast D.C. Police say the woman also left her purse in the car, and that was taken, too. D.C. No charges for DC police officer who shot man experiencing mental health crisis, prosecutors say 07/19/2024 10:38am • A D.C. police officer who shot and killed a man that escaped from an ambulance during a mental health crisis in late January won't be charged in his death. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. said they reviewed physical evidence, video from surveillance and body-worn cameras, amb As he prepares to enter DC Sports Hall of Fame, former WTOP sportscaster Dave Johnson reflects on ���joyous journey��� 07/19/2024 05:08am • When Dave Johnson is spotted by fans at a D.C. United game at Audi Field, he generally draws a crowd. Famous for his boisterous exclamation, ���It���s in the net!��� when a player scores during his play-by-play for the Major League Soccer team, Johnson is almost as popular as some of the play Montgomery Co. police expand drone program to Bethesda, where crime is down 07/18/2024 06:00pm • The Montgomery County Police Department is expanding the use of "drones as first responders" to Bethesda, Maryland, at a time when crime there is down. During a town hall meeting at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Montgomery County police 2nd District Cmdr. Amy Daum told the audience, "There's Scholarship at HBCUs, including Howard University, hopes to diversify health care industry 07/18/2024 02:40pm • Diversity in the medical field could lead to better health outcomes for everyone. But, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges, only 5.7% of U.S. doctors are Black and minority representation in medical schools has declined over the past year. For Jermaine Blakley, a third-y Pointer Sisters are so excited ��� and they just can't hide it ��� to play MGM National Harbor 07/17/2024 04:06am • D.C. music fans are so excited ��� and we just can't hide it ��� for a triple dose of nostalgia next week. The Pointer Sisters will join The Commodores and The Spinners for a trio of legendary groups at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on July 26. "This is the first time I've wo DC woman accused of stealing, crashing car with ill woman inside found incompetent to stand trial 07/16/2024 08:11pm • The woman accused of stealing an SUV outside a D.C. hospital with an ill patient in the passenger seat was found incompetent to stand trial Tuesday. Kayla Kenisha Brown, 22, of Southeast, is accused of crashing the stolen car into a downtown D.C. building in early June. The passenger, 55-year-old Where's Theo the Shih Tzu? Dog stolen from car in Southeast DC 07/16/2024 08:16am • Police are asking for the public's help in finding a dog that was stolen out of a woman's car in Southeast D.C. on Saturday. The dognapping happened around 1 p.m. on M Street near the Anacostia Community Boathouse. A woman had left her dog, a 2-year-old Shih Tzu named Theo, and her purse inside h How to keep your summer picnic foods safe 07/16/2024 07:54am • Picnic season can also be food poisoning season, if you're not careful in how you store and serve foods during a family picnic. If you're serving foods, such as potato salad, coleslaw and macaroni salad, Britanny Saunier, executive director of the Partnership for Food Safety Education in Alexandr These 2 Northern Virginia high school students just got a $15,000 grant to use AI to prevent deer from running into cars 07/15/2024 05:38pm • Because of the high deer population, driving some D.C.-area roads at night can be fraught. A pair of seniors at Thomas Jefferson High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, have been hard at work on a device that could steer deer away from cars. Anmol Karan and Shaurya Jain are in the process of dev