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When should you get to the airport? Experts weigh in during record-breaking travel week 06/29/2024 04:10am • With record numbers of holiday travelers expected to take ��� or have already taken ��� flights��� this weekend, WTOP hit the airport to ask: How early should you arrive for a flight? "I'm a planner. So I'd say two hours," passenger Christina Benson told WTOP. "For me, that seems to be the mag Grill power: How to grill safely through the summer 06/28/2024 01:48pm • Lots of us will be grilling this weekend, maybe for the first time this summer. Loudoun County, Virginia's fire chief is offering some safety tips to keep the focus on the tasty food ��� and prevent a fire or trip to the emergency room. "Above all, keep that grill at least 15 feet away from anyth July Fourth celebrations in the DC area 06/28/2024 09:44am • Every year, thousands head to the National Mall to see D.C.'s famous Fourth of July fireworks show. However, there are a lot more ways to celebrate Independence Day across the D.C. area. From parades filled with spectacular music and floats to mouthwatering barbecue, events will take place across DC barbershop owner prosecutors call a 'dangerous predator' takes plea deal in rape case 06/28/2024 09:30am • A D.C. barbershop owner accused of drugging and raping multiple teenage girls has pleaded guilty to four of the sexual assaults in a plea deal with prosecutors. ���We are pleased with the plea agreement, because this will take a dangerous predator off the streets,��� said Prince George���s County Fire that gutted DC apartment building caused by fireworks, officials say 06/26/2024 02:40pm • Young people shooting off Roman candles on a balcony caused a massive blaze that tore through a D.C. apartment building Tuesday and displaced more than six dozen people, authorities say. Seventy-six people lost their homes in the fire Tuesday afternoon at the Oxford Manor Apartments in the 26 'There's not a mystery about what needs to be done': Local transit officials on increase of fatal pedestrian crashes in Md. 06/26/2024 05:09am • After a big surge in fatal crashes that claimed the lives of pedestrians in recent years, a new report from the Governor's Highway Safety Association showed nationwide there was a more than 5% decline in such crashes in 2023 compared to 2022. But as encouraging as that sounds, the numbers are sti One-way traffic, bus lane could be coming to access road near Bradlee Shopping Center 06/25/2024 06:50pm • Bike lanes, one-way traffic and a dedicated bus lane could be coming to a stretch of the access road near the Bradlee Shopping Center in Alexandria, Virginia. After months of data analysis, brainstorming and community engagement, Sara Brandt-Vorel, the city's transportation capital project manage How the latest cyberattack is affecting prospective car buyers in Maryland ��� and nationwide 06/25/2024 06:17pm • Car dealerships around the country are the latest victims of a cyberattack. Hackers went after a company, CDK Global, that makes software used by car dealers both here in the U.S. and in Canada. It started last week and fallout continues to be felt Tuesday. Peter Kitzmiller is the president 'Where are we going to live?': Fire tears through DC apartments, sending 2 to hospital, displacing 76 06/25/2024 03:45pm • D.C. firefighters battled a large blaze that sent thick clouds of smoke billowing into the sky, sent two people to the hospital and displaced several others. One person and a firefighter were taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, D.C. Fire and EMS said. Crews als What could the new Baltimore Key Bridge look like? 06/25/2024 03:08pm • Read more about the��latest on the Key Bridge collapse and recovery in Baltimore. With the aggressive goal of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore by fall 2028, some companies are vying for the $73 million contract for the project development phase. The Maryland Transportation After earlier disruption stemming from fire at Harpers Ferry Bridge, train service restored 06/25/2024 01:08pm • A Monday afternoon fire at the Harpers Ferry Bridge that connects Maryland and West Virginia disrupted train service into the D.C. area Tuesday. There was no service on the MARC Train's Brunswick Line out of West Virginia stations Tuesday morning, according to an advisory from the Maryland Depart Car Review: 2025 Lexus UX 300h adds more power while keeping its high MPG ways 06/24/2024 06:09am • The 2025 Lexus UX 300h is coming out with a new hybrid powertrain that offers more power than before. No longer will you wonder if you can blend in with traffic, because now you can. The nearly 200hp version of the UX is still an efficient ride. I easily managed over the sticker for MPG in my nearly Record heat didn't stop the fight against liver disease 06/22/2024 10:30pm • People gathered on the National Mall for The American Liver Foundation's Liver Life Walk DC on Saturday morning, despite the blistering heat. "The goal of this walk is to raise money, help patients, to aid in research and reduce the burden of liver disease," said Rohit Satoskar, Medical Direc 'You were everything': Kind words, rubber ducks serve as tributes to Md. parole officer killed in line of duty 06/22/2024 08:40pm • A funeral service was held Saturday for Maryland parole officer Davis Martinez, who was killed while conducting a routine resident check in Chevy Chase in May. Following an opening prayer at the service held at the International Christian Church in Silver Spring, Martinez's girlfriend, Gypsy 3 arrested after stealing, crashing Fairfax Co. police cruiser 06/22/2024 08:26pm • Three people were taken into custody after stealing and crashing a Fairfax County, Virginia, police car into another officer���s cruiser during a stolen vehicle investigation Friday at Fair Oaks Mall. Police said Eric Gutierrez, 30, of Ashland, was charged with grand larceny auto theft, grand la