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DC road closures, parking restrictions ahead of National Capital Barbecue Battle 06/22/2024 04:20am • Get ready to steer clear of smoke signals and gridlock this weekend! From Friday evening through early Monday morning, the annual National Capital Barbecue Battle will be shutting down streets and gobbling up parking spots from Constitution to Independence avenues. D.C. Police has announced 2 teens dead after fiery 3-car crash on I-270 in Montgomery County 06/21/2024 03:58pm • Two teens were killed in a fiery, three-car crash on Interstate 270 in Montgomery County, Maryland, early Friday morning and police are now searching for the driver of a BMW who they said fled the scene. The two teens have been identified as 17-year-old Luis Isaac Bran, of Gaithersburg, Maryl Cruiser crash: Fairfax Co. police officer investigating stolen vehicle has own cruiser stolen 06/21/2024 02:50pm • A police officer in Fairfax County, investigating a stolen vehicle at the Fair Oaks mall, had his own cruiser stolen by one of the suspects who then crashed into another police cruiser, authorities in the Virginia county said. Two officers suffered minor injuries in the crash as did the suspect. After decades of advocacy, Fairfax Co. community gets school bus service 06/20/2024 10:40pm • For decades, students who lived in the Mount Vernon Square community have had to cross busy residential streets and walk along an unpaved and unmaintained path to get to the nearby Hollin Meadows Elementary School. Some of the trek for the Fairfax County, Virginia, students included a wooded area Former Prince George's Co. Council member Mel Franklin charged with theft, embezzlement and perjury 06/20/2024 04:31pm • Former Prince George's County Council member Jamel "Mel" Franklin has been charged with multiple counts of felony theft scheme, embezzlement and perjury after prosecutors say he used campaign funds to pay for personal expenses, including cosmetic procedures for himself and a friend. Franklin abru Extended heat wave continues Thursday with triple-digit temps possible over the weekend 06/20/2024 02:50pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. The DC area faced some scorching temperatures Thursday and Friday doesn't look to be any better. Friday will see the area under a heat alert with temperatures expected to peak in the 90s during the afternoon, but it will feel like the Are Virginia toll roads costly and confusing? A state study shows many drivers think so 06/20/2024 10:03am • Researchers found that some complex toll roads in Northern Virginia are ���less understandable��� for people who drive high occupancy vehicles and that inconsistent toll signage in Virginia may also cause driver confusion. The findings come after a months-long study into easing vehicle traffic conge Comedian Kathleen Madigan visits West Virginia, come find out why Ron White says 'nobody better' 06/19/2024 04:48pm • Comedian Ron White heaped praise on her, saying, "There's nobody better than Maddy. She's smart and just crushes it every time. She's not just one of the best 'female' comics, she's one of the best comics, period." See for yourself as Kathleen Madigan cracks up the Hollywood Casino at Charles Safety upgrades coming to intersection where college student was hit and killed 06/19/2024 04:16pm • New safety features will be added to an intersection where a Howard University student was struck and killed by a car on campus. One Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner suggested these updates should have been done earlier. ���My understanding is that there was a safety walk about eight months ago Suspected impaired driver strikes Maryland State Trooper patrol vehicle in work zone 06/19/2024 11:36am • Maryland State Police said a trooper was struck while inside his patrol vehicle by a driver suspected to be under the influence. It happened Wednesday just after 1 a.m.��The trooper was inside his marked car with the emergency lights on in lane 1 of a work zone on the Outer Loop of Interstate 495 Citing heat emergency, DC opens some pools and rec centers on Juneteenth 06/18/2024 10:35pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. D.C.'s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency is the point team that works with the National Weather Service as the city tries to plan ahead and learn what future weather patterns can bring. Early last week, the city age Teen killed in Prince William Co. shooting; suspect at-large, police say 06/18/2024 01:39pm • A 17-year-old is dead after a shooting in Prince William County, Virginia, early Tuesday. Police say they're still searching for the suspect. Around 12:45 a.m., officers responded to the Misty Ridge Apartments on Lost Canyon Court in Woodbridge for reports of a shooting, according to a news relea Former Md. police officer found guilty of excessive force during traffic stop 06/18/2024 08:57am • A former Maryland police officer has been found guilty by a federal jury in D.C. of violating the civil rights of a driver when he used excessive force during a traffic stop. On Aug. 4, 2019, 40-year-old Philip Dupree, who was working for the Fairmount Heights Police Department, pulled over a spe DC ���Maserati shooter��� gets more than 30 years behind bars 06/17/2024 09:44pm • The Maryland man convicted on a slew of charges connected to a 2021 road rage incident where he got out of his car while in rush-hour traffic in D.C. and fired shots at a woman, children and bystanders has been sentenced to more than three decades in prison. Kenneth Miles Davis, Jr., 45, was sent Heatstroke can be 'sneaky.' Here is the 'major red flag' you need to pay attention to 06/17/2024 09:00pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. Hot weather is forecast this week with the heat index possibly breaking 100 degrees on some days. What's certain is that extreme heat can be dangerous to your health. "The first and foremost important thing to remember is that he